True ... Before 6 meter repeaters became really popular in Oregon - last several years - DB Products 40-50 MHz cans were going for $25 or $50 at the local swapmeets.
Neil Paul Finch wrote: > > Neil, > > In Texas it's 1 MHz. At least it's better than 500 KHz. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Neil McKie > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 2:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 6 meter repeater duplexer (not > used) > > Another nice item about living the Pacific Northwest ... the > six meter band plan in western Washington and all of Oregon has > a 1.7 MHz in/output split. > > Neil - WA6KLA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > At 11/26/2005 10:19, you wrote: > > >One of my first (Hamtronics) 6 meter repeaters > > >worked fine... same site no duplexer. I had > > >65 ft antenna separation, a ground plane (converted > > >CB 5/8 wave) for rx at the top and a low gain > > >1/2 dipole (converted scanner antenna) at the > > >bottom. > > > > > >The elevated site worked an easy 30 mile radius with > > >a whopping 2.3 watts output. Talk about a smoker... > > > > > >Who says you need a duplexer..? > > > > > >Just drop the power down... > > > > > >cheers, > > >skipp > 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/
