can a vhf aerial also work as an aerial for normal radio?

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I have lightning protection. If you start a thread asking the question I will tell you about it.

Yes, Nigel when I posed the question I thought you'd be one that would definitely have it. I most certainly would like your thoughts on the problem and will start a thread (but not right now). Cheers
 

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it's not the ground planes that is important here, and plz tell me why groundplanes are important to the OP when he just wants to listen to radio one and his FM radio is not Tx?... My original post still stands, if it's not broke don't fix it, keep your VHF for emergencies, you may need it someday.

They are not important in this case, that's why it's just simpler to connect a single cable to a pushpit or pulpit rail mounting inside the hull. No holes to drill and couldn't be simpler, most entertainment radios will work on a coat hanger so a rail is plenty good enough and introduces no further projections or the need to drill holes.
 

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They are not important in this case, that's why it's just simpler to connect a single cable to a pushpit or pulpit rail mounting inside the hull. No holes to drill and couldn't be simpler, most entertainment radios will work on a coat hanger so a rail is plenty good enough and introduces no further projections or the need to drill holes.

Would the mast work as as well as a pushpit rail?
 

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I can understand people having an aversion to splitters, although I use one myself. The reasons for having it are simply that my mooring is close enough to a marina for the forest of masts to make reception close to water level almost impossible! So on the mooring, a masthead antenna is actually needed for broadcast VHF reception (radio 3 or 4 for preference). I rarely sail beyond the Solent and don't find the losses too great - indeed the article showing splitters may not be applicable as the type for sharing a masthead aerial are frequency splitting, not sharing a signal as such. Installing it, I placed it right by the R/T, so that should it fail or should I venture further afield, it is a matter of seconds to plug the antenna lead directly to the R/T.

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They are not important in this case, that's why it's just simpler to connect a single cable to a pushpit or pulpit rail mounting inside the hull. No holes to drill and couldn't be simpler, most entertainment radios will work on a coat hanger so a rail is plenty good enough and introduces no further projections or the need to drill holes.

agreed, there is no reason not to use the pulpit or pushpit. I just thought a dedicated rubber ariel could be a better choice but if it's just easier then maybe a stancion behind the radio might work just as well.
 
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