ermmm, being in the UK, what's an aligator ? Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Kirby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 200 watts on a repeater transmitter - was something else...
> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010, nj902 wrote: >> It should also be noted that he is planning a system with voting >> receivers. It is very possible that these receivers will improve the >> talk-in sufficiently that the system will be talk-out limited even >> with 200 Watts. > > Until he has those recievers deployed and working, it's an alligator. > >> >> --- In [email protected], Kevin Custer <kug...@...> wrote: >> >> " We have been over this many times. If a system is balanced with a >> receiver at -116 dBm running 50 watts of power, then it will be >> balanced with 200 watts and a properly deployed preamp adding 6 dB of >> gain. The added power level on the repeater transmitter helps with >> noise that is common in urban locations experienced by the mobile; >> noise that is not experienced by the repeater receiver. ..." > > I think that one would be better served by choosing an antenna > appropriate to the purpose of the repeater. If you need urban coverage, > choose an antenna with more null-fill, or less gain. > > If you have to pay for power (or make your own power!), you'll spend > more time working on an antenna that will cover what you need so your > transmitter can be ten watts or less. > > -- > Kris Kirby, KE4AHR > Disinformation Analyst > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
