Larry, I agree with you on the coverage issue.
My 2 meter repeater very near you, the PA deck quit several years ago. Ran the repeater on the 400 mw output exciter until we got the PA deck fixed. Like you, by the time the RF got to the antenna, I'd be surprised if there was more than 100 mw. The users apparently never noticed the difference in power output or they never said anything about it. 73, Neil - WA6KLA "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > I have a 2-Watt MICOR UHF Ham Repeater (came from the factory in > the 2-watt version) in service locally. The coverage is excellent. > > I've cooked a few 2-Meter PA decks over the years, and had to jumper > around the PA deck to use just the 400 milliwatt exciter as the > transmitter, while the PA deck was getting fixed. By the time it > went through the three transmit cans of a 6-cavity duplexer, another > pass can, all the jumpers, several hundred feet of old feedline, > etc., I'd bet that there wasn't 100 milliwatts of power actually > reaching the antenna. The coverage was excellent, only the people > using mobile and portables behind some hills that were completely > blocked seemed to notice that the Repeater wasn't up to its usual > strong signal. This is on a very small hill, not some high > mountaintop. > > If you have 10-20 watts for your repeater, you'll probably be > surprised how well it works. > > LJ > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Dakota Summerhawk [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:44:24 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters? > > Portables are great but I need the 35W (UHF) and the 50W (VHF) out > to assure that the coverage is adequate. > Thanks for the suggestion. > Dakota > > -----Original Message----- > From: mch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters? > > Use portables... > > Joe M. > > Dakota Summerhawk wrote: > > > > Is the best way to have a mobile repeater up and running with two > > mobile radios and a duplexer? Looking for a way to be able to run a > > couple of repeaters, one VHF, one UHF for a mobile communications van. > > Can anyone recommend ways to cut down on weight and space? Thanks > > Dakota > > > > - Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
