I have about 30 miles range for mobiles.  Most of the repeaters in this area
get quite more range than that.  And my repeater is on UHF.  Most hams in
this area is on VHF.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: Open repeater


> If you use a half decent vertical and at least twenty-five watts you
should
> have some good coverage. If I was to run a link station I'm reasonably
> confident of my range so I think it would work fine. I would probably have
> the station set up on an abstract frequency that people haven't really
heard
> of. Not to deny access to the general public but vhf and uhf is really
> cluttered here in Ontario that in order not to bother others you'd have to
> find something out of the way.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob -- KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Open repeater
>
>
> > I have just the other problem here.  I own my repeater and it does not
> > belong to a club so I can not get it very high, so no one uses it.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:31 AM
> > Subject: Open repeater
> >
> >
> > > We have no access tones and no sub tones and the machine is fully
open.
> > > Node 224 698 by N0O U L and the machine is K E 0 S J and we have a 450
> > link.
> > > The club owns two other repeaters.  We are also poor.
> > >
> > > Phil.
> > > K0NX
> > >
> > >
> > > I Flew Kites With Jesus
> > > www.safeplacefellowship.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
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