Houston has a wealth of repeaters but nothing wrong with gaining the
knowledge(that's the main reason I built one). I'm in Houston too, feel
free to give me a call, or email and I'll point you in the right direction.
I might be interested in your location since mine is in need of a better
Not that I think copper pipe is a good alternative to strap, but Gary's math is
slightly off.
If you are saying 2 inch strap has 4 inches of surface area by counting both
sides of the strap, then you need to count both sides of the pipe. Inside and
outside surfaces of a pipe equal to 5/8OD
Since everyone is giving you the advise and links to more advanced subjects
of repeater building I'll list the overly simplified basics.
List of equipment needed:
Receiver
Transmitter (this might be 2 parts-and exciter and a power amplifier)
Controller (to tell the transmitter when to transmit)
I'm trying to get my Kenwood TKR-820 tuned and programmed to my 443mhz
repeater pair.
If anyone on list can do this for a reasonable amount please email me direct
at k...@ad5ou.com
Equipment is located in Houston, TX so the closer the better for shipping.
Thanks
Kirk
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