What about the receive side of the equation? ...After all the mobile still needs to access the repeater in the first place.
Cheers Gareth Bennett RadioSystems Limited P.O. Box 5202 Dunedin 9024 New Zealand [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: w6ghz To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 10:41 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Advise Hello Group, Thank you for being here and reading this. I am new to this group and need antenna advise for a repeater system I am attempting to build. My electronics skills are very limited, but I know enough to assemble a system and get it on the air. This system consists of two repeaters linked by one controller in the same enclosure: 1) Motorola Micor vhf w/140W amp 2) GE Master Exec II uhf w/250W amp If one asks why I'm considering this much power, the reasons are: 1) The amps are available. 2) The terrain this system will be operating in is hilly with a lot of trees and vegetation. 3) The system is not on a hill top. 4) The antenna(s)for this system will only be on a 100' alum tower. 5) Several users are out in a fringe area. I am aware a good antenna can trump an amp and I'm open to alternate solutions. I have enough hardline and connectors to make a few runs up the tower if needed. Is there a practical, cost effective solution to antenna both of these repeaters? How do I go about acquiring the solution? Money is an object and one that is becoming less available as this project moves forward. Any thoughts are much appreciated. Thank you, Richard Young W6GHZ Shelby, NC.
