John Poindexter wrote: > The ham building it is very experienced as he owns multiple repeater > systems now. The antenna he shows up was a 4 bay antenna. > > We need coverage to the south, south-east and south-west from the > location of the repeater. We are not to worried about the north as > the county ends ten miles north. WE are just wanting to be able to > cover the county for emergency use. > > I have been a ham for 30 years, but am new to the repeater business. > This is why I am researching and checking into different sites on > repeaters. Ran across this one today and signed up. > > Thanks again for the help. > > 73 John, W3ML
Another thing that is nearly as important as the antenna, is the feedline. Stay away from the LMR series of cables, or any other cable that has a braid shield and a foil shield. Most people who have tried to use them in full duplex service have had problems with noise generated by the dissimilar metals rubbing against each other. Not everyone has had the problem, but more then enough have that it's best to just not use it. Find some 1/2" hardline, LDF4-50 or similar.
