On Sun, 4 May 2014 18:49:42 -0700, Russell Conner wrote: > Except I keep saying over and over we ARE IN THOSE TWISTIES. > and the hand helds are effective only part of the time. And yet, no one > seems to be listening to me on that point. It gets frustrating. Hell, I am > very frustrated.
You're also missing a point. What you are asking is nearly impossible. Low band (six meters) works fairly well for that, but it takes a little power (that will cost you with the MC electrical system), and reasonable antenna (1/4 wave or so). I've seen it work in mountainous terrain, and heavily wooded areas, something that 70cm and even 2m don't do well without help. Decades ago, the law enforcement community found the answer, and they implemented it. It takes mountain top repeaters to cover things properly. Even then, you'll have some dead spots, depending on terrain. You seem to know little about propagation, and unwilling to accept that there isn't always a good answer for your situation. The best you can do is choose the right frequency for the job to be done, that of covering everything between the front of the pack and the rear of the pack, and then do the best you can do to get that job done. That means the best antennas you can find, the highest power you can run, and training your operators to know what to do to make the best of them. Obviously, there is a practical limit to all of those things and what you can do because of cost, size, environmental concerns, electrical capacity, etc. Do your best, and deal with the rest. Gary - AG0N ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
