Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Portable repeater and RSSI issues

2009-08-06 Thread no6b
At 8/5/2009 15:40, you wrote: Gareth, I like your portable repeater! Is it Yeasu/Vertex based? I agree that an RSSI controlled repeater could be problematic for outlying areas, so if it was implemented, we would want to take careful steps to make sure it was appropriate. My thinking was that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Portable repeater and RSSI issues

2009-08-06 Thread Gareth Bennett
Hi Bob, 90% of the weight of our PRU is the battery alone. We think around 10 Kg is pretty good for a complete repeater, incl duplexer, battery and radios. We wanted to have the battery inclusive as then anyone can deploy the repeater and not have to worry about batteries or anything that

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Portable repeater and RSSI issues

2009-08-05 Thread vhsproducts
Gareth, I like your portable repeater! Is it Yeasu/Vertex based? I agree that an RSSI controlled repeater could be problematic for outlying areas, so if it was implemented, we would want to take careful steps to make sure it was appropriate. My thinking was that the relatively small footprint

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Portable repeater and RSSI issues

2009-08-05 Thread Gareth Bennett (Ihug)
: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Portable repeater and RSSI issues Gareth, I like your portable repeater! Is it Yeasu/Vertex based? I agree that an RSSI controlled repeater could be problematic for outlying areas, so if it was implemented, we would want to take careful steps to make sure