Gareth, There are pre-amps on the input side. I have considered the possibility of rf getting back into the receive side. I am running a similar configuration now with a mono-band Antenex vhf antenna and Wacom 641's. It seems to be holding its own.
Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Hutchison To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 19:35 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Advise Devils advocate......explain what you mean? Perhaps the fellow/lass knows not what you imply? On 17/07/2010 23:18:34, Gareth Bennett ([email protected]) wrote: > 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 [link: mailto:[email protected]] > 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 thi
