We had a 6 meter repeater in the '70s, Tx & Rx a quarter mile apart, using a telephone company "RT" loop. It passed the DC and cost 75 cents a month. Of course, it went through the CO, with a total path of about 3 miles, but the rate was based on air miles. It worked great.
Al Hajny WB9LIV --- In [email protected], Doug Bade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would disagree on the later comment as in the commercial world it would > be quite incorrect.... > > We have been using telco 2 wire and 4 wire DC control and Tone control > lines for years. I know of some dispatch operations which use them hundreds > of miles, while not the cheapest method, it still works.... Telco has been > providing them since the 50's or 60's at least....and still does, although > getting DC continuity is no longer very easy.... > > Thousands ( probably millions ) of them in service in this country alone, > let alone the rest of the world... > Newer technology is replacing some of them with VOIP technology over > Internet circuits instead of full period lines where time of arrival is not > critical.. > > Doug > KD8B > > > At 09:18 PM 8/1/2005, you wrote: > > > > > OTOH, if you can put your receiver and transmitter > > > any appreciable distance > > > apart, and use two antennas and feedline, then you > > > just need to wireline the > > > audio signals between them. > > > > > > > >Wireline from about 1000 feet to a couple of miles ? > >I don't think so. Sepreation of this distance for 10 > >meters usually means a radio link. > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > 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/
