Combining 2 vhf high band antennas

[southofi-10]

Whats the best combiner to use for stacking 2 vhf high band antennas?
I can;t find vhf only combiners unless it's for high/low band combining.
I have several pico macom uvhf combiner/splitters.
I'm guessing these would be the best?

 

[renegade734]

You can use a splitter in reverse. Just remember to use two cables of equal length when combining antennas

 

[boba]

Whats the best combiner to use for stacking 2 vhf high band antennas?
I can;t find vhf only combiners unless it's for high/low band combining.
I have several pico macom uvhf combiner/splitters.
I'm guessing these would be the best?

Are you stacking, or combining antennas aimed in two different directions? A UVSJ would be the worst thing to combine VHF signals. The UHF leg is designed to block VHF signals. There are commercial VHF combiners but they are expensive.

 

[southofi-10]

Yes-I'm stacking 2 identical antennas.
I've the the more expensive combiners.
Guess I'll go that route.There only around 20.00,and it's worth that to get good reception.
Thanks

 

[southofi-10]

I was doing some searching for phasing harness last night and came across a 75 ohm T.It's just like the barrel,but only a T.
Very interesting...so I ordered a few.
This would be just like a phasing harness with no electronics or losses at the coupler.Hmmmm
The phasing harness I was looking for would be the simple 2 sections of aluminum with a center feed point.I've seen these many moons ago,most likely provided with the stacked antenna system (since the antenna were very small and vhf only)

 

[boba]

So much old equipment has disappeared as the economy dried up and TV antennas usage declined. I was searching for some old Pico/Macom or Blonder Tongue commercial head end equipment to answer your post. I couldn't find any signal combiners that I thought would work just single channel combiners where you would need cut to channel antennas.

 

[mike123abc]

They used to make single channel filters, might be able to find them on ebay.

 

[southofi-10]

Channel master used to have a whole line of channel filters made I presume for head ends.
I used to have several cut to channel antennas.They are cost prohibitive or I would pick up a few more.
I've taken down several MATV systems at apartment complexes.They wanted the tower and all removed.I did it for free and kept everything I took down.
Man I had single channel antennas and single channel amplifiers running out my ears.
I finally got rid of all that a few years before digital arrived.I wish i would have kept the channel 9 antenna.
But the thing about the digital channels are.....it might be channel 2,but it's broadcasting on channel 13 frequencies.LOL