Mac - the guys often go out on the 4 legged mobile units, & trying to plug in for +12v is a bit tough! :-0
Thanks Stan, yeah, that's why I was looking for a commercial unit that would be battery friendly. Will probably take some additional mods, but that's ok. Will continue to look. Thanks, Tim --- In [email protected], "tahrens301" <tahr...@...> wrote: > > 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" <w5mc@> 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 > > >
