At 9/30/2008 07:08, you wrote: >Louis wrote: > > I apologize if this has been addressed previously, or even close! Do > > not have a substantial amount of time to complete this research! > > > > Situation: An event in a remote area, one hill top is well enough > > that coverage at around 10 watts VHF for the repeater could cover most > > of our Aid Stations, 2 with HT's, the other 3 with Portables at 25 > > watts or so, could get into the repeater! > > > > In the past, we have used crossband UHF in, VHF out, and it worked ok! > > Except for issues with a couple of HT's not being able to cut the > > input out during transmit! My goal, is to design a lite weight, low > > power consumption (i.e. fewest batteries possible, as the hill top is > > only assessable by hiking or horseback! > > > > What I have on hand: > > > > Single band 2m HT for receive > > Single band Yaesu 2M FT2800R for transmit @ 12.5 watts! > > Pair of homebrewed 2 m aluminum j-poles > >Don't bother with those radios. Very poor receive isolation on the hand >held (it's a made-for-ham handhled, it WILL be bad!), dirty transmitter >(again, made-for-ham, it WILL be bad!)
I actually tried using a pair of HTs in place of a G.E. MVP & the difference was night & day. The MVP will be a bit bulkier & heavier, but there is no comparison in performance. Use a real radio! Bob NO6B
