I want to setup some fixed stations. Im looking for the best antenna setup to be able to VHF (150-175), UHF (450-470) and 800 (801-869), with no user intervention. Main focus would be UHF followed by 800.
Thanks.
Do you want to run all three bands simultaneously or switch between them?
Switching between them. This would be for interference tracking, so one day may be UHF and the next day might be 800; changing between bands without having to go to these remote sites to swap or modify the antenna array.
The range of the bands of interest does require an antenna switcher. We have one in development, but nowhere near ready to release. Unless you build a switcher yourself, the only other option might be to add an additional antenna array and KrakenSDR to each fixed location.
What about using 5 multiband NMO mount antennas? I’m thinking about something like the PCTEL pctwslmr. The only thing I would be concerned of is finding a spacing that will work good enough for all the bands.
The spacing is more of a problem than the antenna.