I really like the first suggestion however my boss, the Sheriff, would
probably frown upon it a little bit. I just wonder if I could get on the
work release program.
Terry
-Original Message-
From: Matt Krick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 10:25 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]
Find a telephone company storage yard and steal it.
Or if you are not that adventurous, or just plain out of shape...
You can get CAT-5 Shielded Twisted pair. But you will need to splice it
your self, And I think the longest you can get it is 1000 feet. And
look to spend $80 to $150 per box times 4. And then you have to worry
about line loss, ground loops and lightning strikes, Oh and did I
mention what happens when some one inadvertently digs it up?
A cheaper and often overlooked alternative is using 2 pairs of modified
2.4 GHz Wavecom wireless video links. These provide 1 video path plus 2
audio channels and you could send 15 kHz Cue Tone down the video line
to signal COS and PTT back and forth, and the audio bandwidth is
sufficient (50Hz to 15kHz) to pass PL tones or straight discriminator
audio. Or if you are really psycho, you could send the 455 kHz Second
IF of the RX down the video line.
Going into 2 coffee cans for antennas it should make 3500 feet easy, and
it should cost about $100 - $150 for both pairs, depending where you get
them. And they can run on 12 volt battery power, Ideal for solar
applications.
--Matt
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