we have a lot of repeaters in eastern MA and really don't have much drop 
out, the mobile flutter is there but that's what hear clear is for and/or 
the flutter fighter features in the repeaters and radios. We have them 
working great around here, I have a base radio, it's a Motorola MCS2000 
mounted in a E.F. Johnson base consol, I made that up a couple months ago 
and was running another MCS2000 before that which is probably going in the 
car before long. I'm moving in with my girlfriend so probably will get it in 
her car before the move so I can keep an ear on my repeater though I do take 
the hand held everywhere. That's a bit spotty but works reasonably well, 
probably as well or better than it would on 440 around here. I like 900 MHz 
because I can get out of most buildings that no other band can with an 
antenna indoors.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: 900 meg repeaters


> Yep, 900 is a fun band, but very very strange.  I had a base rig here for
> a while, a motorola of some sort.  There was a guy here in town who was
> putting up a lot of 900 stuff.  It was very very spotty and if you think
> you get flutter on 440 (my favorite band), you should see it on 900.  I
> had an ht at first, and couldn't get a thing from my house, I'm just in a
> bad location I guess.  I often wish I'd kept my rig and antenna, but I
> just didn't get on 900 much.  I may get something again some day.
> 73
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
> open Node 3148
> Las Vegas