this is going to sound smart-$%^ but isn't really intended that way...
why bother putting a repeater in 'net control'?
1. if you can hear them simplex, you don't need a repeater.
2. if you can't hear them, 'being' a repeater won't let you hear them.
3. a directed net means that they don't get to 'chat' with the other
teams.
if your 'mobile communications van' is like ours, it is basically a
mobile
command post where i am able to contact all the field units regardless of
their location. since i'm 'important' and so are the other people in 'the
bus', i park where we can set up the lounge chairs and tables and have our
meals delivered..... actually, i set up in an area which is readily
accessible by the people who are really important -- the people reporting
for field assignments... but that rules out the remote mountaintops which
would be appropriate for installing repeaters........... 30' motorhomes
don't follow deer trails all that well - especially between trees...
instead, i use existing (high-quality) repeaters on existing
(high-altitude) towers to do the work for me EXCEPT where we have coverage
problems. in those instances, i can send a couple of loonies with 4x4's up
on the #$%^ ridge that's in the way. they have crossband rigs and can park
a decent distance apart. for the wierd situations, we have a portable
repeater with 'regular' duplexers. it's a rock-bound 10-watt oldie (yaesu
ftr2410, i think). we can carefully (don't want to forcibly re-tune the
duplexers) cart it up to a ridge with an ugly battery and a 24' mast with
unity gain antenna to get the maximum vertical beamwidth. those noisy ATV's
work wonders. 10 watts is enough considering that we're working with 5 watt
handhelds in the field teams.
>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
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Jack Swift
I.E. Swift Co.
402 Shelden Ave.
Houghton, MI 49931
906-482-0530, 0531, 7766
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