Hi Mac, Thanks for the reply.
I thought about low band, but they want to use a number of handhelds, & I've never been much impressed about the antenna selections on low band handhelds. That has been a couple of years tho, perhaps things have changed some. Tim --- In [email protected], "Mac McCullough" <w...@...> wrote: > > go with Lo band, way good coverage, lo band maratracs are in abundant > supply, 50.00 or less, no repeater to mess with .. lo band would work well. > ymmv mac/mc w5mc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: tahrens301 > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:42 AM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Low Power VHF Repeater - Solar > > > A friend of mine who is the foreman for a large > ranch asked me about providing radio coverage. > > As there are a couple of hills (2000' AGL) around the > ranch, coverage in some places would be spotty, so a > repeater on one of the hills would be the best solution. > > However, there is no power available, so a solar/wind > power solution would be necessary. (we get a lot of sun > here!) > > I've done a couple of solar projects, but this needs to > be pretty much commercial quality, so I was wondering > if there is a commercial repeater available that would > be a good candidate for solar power. > > I figure the RF power out could be 5 watts or less and > still give good coverage throughout the ranch. > > Thanks, > > Tim >
