yup.. walkie talkie does present a new hurdle .. gud luk
----- Original Message -----
From: tahrens301
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:56 AM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Low Power VHF Repeater - Solar
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
>
