Hi Linda,
Well, a couple things:
1. With 2 and 440, they're line of sight, and if you move a few feet or a few inches, you lose the signal, or, the receive on the repeater loses your signal on transmit.
When I had my ht, no matter which one I had, I always turned up the power on it. I was not a fan of the lower power setting.
Trippy, ac8s
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Linda C. Knight 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 8:10 AM
  Subject: ht power level question




   

  Hi all, 

   

  Here is my problem with the ht (wouxun) I have the 2m and 440.

   

  I have tried a longer antenna and still the following problem exist.

   

  I do live in new port richey and should be able to get reception from some
  of these repeaters. The question is: Is the default setting on the radio low
  power and should I change it to high power? 

   I am having trouble getting a couple of the local repeaters to get good
  reception on my ht.

  I have the repeaters for (146.670, [new port richey where our club hangs
  out]; 145 350 no tone; [new port richey; 

   

  145 330 no tone

  [Land 0 lakes];             147075    103.5

  Hudson; and the 146 520 no tone

  Which have no reception within the condo or outside.

  The following repeaters are about the same distance and I get excellent
  reception and transmission.

   

  The 146.640 (holiday); the 147.150 holiday; are excellent reception within
  the condo.

   

  It appears that all offsets are correct.

   

  The 146.670 repeater comes on in short spirts and if I move a tad reception
  is lost.

   

  I am assuming that maybe because the others are in a different dirrection,
  its hard to get reception? But if that is the case, why does my friend who
  came over to help me have great reception in my condo?

   

  Any advice would be appreciated. 

   

  I don't want to do a reset unless I have too.

   

  I love this radio because it has such a clear sound and people come in just
  like they are in my living room and I can't hear well on echo link so I want
  to make my ht as my main radio for 2 meter and 440. I don't want to have to
  attach a coaxial cable though. People I have talked to thus far on the ht
  just love the sound of it.

   

   

  Thank you,

   

  Linda

   

  Kk4hrg

  Hugs and 73

  Linda C. Knight & shirley

  CallSign: kk4hrg

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  Hugs and 73

  Linda C. Knight & shirley

  CallSign: kk4hrg

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