Re: Does a VHF antenna work for am/fm?
Use a
splitter if you are going to do this.
Because it's just a fishing boat we plan to use within a mile off the north WA coast, I'm swapping out the VHF for my cell phone. Between people sitting on their mics (and have both the Canadian and US Coast Guard telling them to hang them up, which they don't seem to pay attention to), radio checks on the wrong channel, babble between boats (which is again warned by both coast guards), and a lot of dead air, I'd rather listen to music and call the Coast Guard if I need them, than spend all day listening to that garbage. If I have one, it's supposed to be on. If I don't, .....I'll be putting on some little easy listening that will keep time with the ocean swell.
I'm also downsizing my big gel cell battery for a 6AH AGM to run just the GPS and am/fm radio.
Yup! Life onboard 16' 'Seafood Sally' is gonna bet a whole lot more ......relaxing!
