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YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! Yes. First day here and I'm here for this.

In both of my setups I had a noticeable degradation of reception when the SWR got over 1.7 The base station issue was water so that might be the degradation effect. But now my repeater is at 1.76 and I'm noticing a bit of loss. Or I'm nutz

Sounds great!

The rule of thumb is that the tone is always [N]ormal unless specified as [i]nverted.

"I" Stands For Inverted - "N" Stands For Normal. Most All Repeater Owners Use The "N" Normal DPL. Try "N" First.......

I am setting codes for repeater Dennis725 in Mass---it has Dpl codes, specific listed as dpl051. I have 051i and 051n options in my BAOFENG radio. Any ideas for which I should use? Thank you. wfse677

That is always an option. I would like to keep everything self contained into one case if all possible. I am also trying to avoid any unnecessary holes in the case if possible. I have enough room to mount a 15" portable monitor and the remote faceplate of my radio into the lid of the Apache 5800 case. The 5800 has standoffs in the lid for mounting stuff. I'm still in the planning stage right now with the setup. I did buy some 1/8" x 1" aluminum stock to mount the monitor and faceplate to the lid. I need to get the radio main unit and mini pc mounted and then see how much room I have left. The Beelink S13 runs off of 12v DC. PS; sorry for the thread drift.

If a deaf person can't hear you some would say it's OK.

Won’t it transmit on RP15-RP22 (aka 23-30), the repeater channels?

I think his statement was directed towards Randy, not you.

That’s a better choice. When you mentioned HF I figured you meant 10 meters. 6 meters is actually VHF (VHF is 30 MHz to 300 MHz). The Yaesu vx-7 is the radio I would suggest. It’s no longer manufactured but they’re out there. 6 meters, 2 meters, 1.25 meters, and 70 cm.

Im looking at the retevis rb48p with the mics. 6 pack.

Why not use a small solar power station to power your radio? Add a small solar panel to the mix and you'd have unlimited power as long as you could get some sun light.

Handhelds below the 100 MHz frequency are not really worth trying to use. They are bulky because of their antenna requirements and loaded antennas (which are the short ones) don't work well because they don't have the bandwidth to cover the entire band.

Just wait until you try to find one antenna that works on that mount, that covers 2m, 70cm, and GMRS. You'll be quite happy with anything <2.0:1. And yes, it'll work fine.

I'm actually leaning toward 6M over 10M because of antenna size.

If I were you (and I'm not) I would just put aside the idea of getting a 10 meter handheld and improve my 2M 70cm transmission and reception by focusing on better antennas and mounting. You WILL disappointed with the 10M handheld.

I have kicked around the idea of picking up a mobile multi-band radio and plugging it in to one of my solar power stations. Add an antenna and I'd have a good, portable HF/VHF/UHF radio.

I don't know about that. The $16 UV-K61's I've bought have been excellent Tri-Band radios. Price doesn't always reflect quality. Many times you're paying extra for the name.

In 1970 my mom thought One Toke Over The Line by Brewer & Shipley was a church song (we didn't go to church). While I didn't partake back then, and still don't, I had to explain it to her. I really thought she was joking. She was not.

I think I will have to program my unit then (still learning how to use it) as the only 467 mhz channels that are pre-programmed are 8-14 which the unit will not transmit on. Will do some more research and report back ! Thanks!

You’re not part of the Gang I was referring to… And, shouldn’t you be making Oklahoma hypocriticals?

You can still check the SWR on repeater channels even without actually connecting to a repeater. And you don't need to worry about tones when testing SWR. Just say your "call sign testing" just in case.

The bigger (i.e., taller) antenna is likely to help. More power is less likely to make much difference. I'd definitely invest in the antenna first.