I agree, it depends on the building. We have a metal-skinned
building 2 miles from a UHF repeater, which is working just fine. It
is very difficult to access this repeater from inside this building,
while the same portable can access the repeater 15-20 miles away
outside.
I know this
Many modern buildings are using a coated glass - if you are
outside and looking at the building and at certain angles the
glass looks a grey or bronze color then you have that coating.
I was working in a building in downtown Los Angeles and the
glass men were replacing a broken window. I could
We joke about our building being a Faraday Cage...
Same glass, with a metal roof... not much sneaking through the masonry.
I have also noticed odd things regarding the same glass and it's effects on
our FLIR camera...
mikey
At 08:13 AM 12/05/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Many modern buildings are
I would say the repeater system preformance is
not nearly as good at it could/should be.
For the most part 9 miles should be a cake walk on
a well done VHF system as long as the portables
have min 4 watt output.
I would first turn my attention back to the
repeater and antenna system.
I would say the repeater system preformance is
not nearly as good at it could/should be.
For the most part 9 miles should be a cake walk on
a well done VHF system as long as the portables
have min 4 watt output.
I would first turn my attention back to the
repeater and antenna system.
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Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:07 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Passive repeaters
I would say the repeater system preformance is
not nearly as good at it could/should be.
For the most part 9 miles should be a cake walk on
a well done VHF system as long as the portables
have min 4
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