Re: CB Radio Band Repeaters and Remote Base Operation > I have heard numerous urban legends of 27 MHz CB repeaters > being built. Has anyone ever come across such a thing?
They are not legend, there are or have been many examples of CB Repeaters and/or Remote Base Operation out here in California. > If not does anyone think it is even possible from a > technical standpoint? It's quite possible, quite doable and done more often than you might imagine. > the limitations are AM mode, and using any of the 40 CB > channels with 4 watts PEP AM or 12 Watts PEP SSB ie: using > completely unmodified type certified CB gear. Why..? Depending on your motives for wanting a CB Repeater or Remote Base... the equipment and power level are just minor issues. > Legally a repeater is illegal on CB, Class D, AM mode CB Radio voice audio repeaters in the USA are not normally licensed. There are other legal examples out there if you want to spend a lot of time looking around. > but i just want to do an exercise in thought as to what > problems someone may run into with such a project, etc. Location, vandals, wanna be FCC police types, angry hams, angry CB'ers, bad equipment, interference, crappy equipment, shotguns, hand-guns, broken antennas, bad swr (antennas), pulled down antennas, crappy power supplies. Cut, pinned or poor quality coax, divorce, drive by and phone threats, lost wives and girlfriends, wrecked vehicles, flat tires, spent rent, pot and booze. Pretty much the same issues you find with legal repeaters used by/for hams. > i have seen this questioned asked numerous times through > the years and even heard rumors of it actually being done. The rumors are true... > no one though has actually went deep into the technical > aspects of such a project or could point me out to the > people who are operating or operated such a setup. Most of the people operating CB Repeaters and Remote Base setups don't want the extra attention, but their mouths, operating practices and other nefarious activities get them in trouble anyway. There are and have been so many examples here in Northern California... > Thanks, > Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis cheers, s.
