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Roughing it has gotten a lot easier.
 
Reminds me of people claiming to go camping when they really me glamping.

Roughing it has gotten a lot easier.
 
Reminds me of people claiming to go camping when they really me glamping.

More like Goose Pate' 😁

Roughing it has gotten a lot easier.
 
Reminds me of people claiming to go camping when they really me glamping.

11.76dB 4w > 60w

When I was young, I wouldn't have followed this advice, but I'm older and if not wiser, at least I know a bit more. Don't go into remote areas alone. If you're traversing difficult terrain, do it one at a time so there'll be at least one party uninjured if an accident happens. Make sure someone who isn't going knows where you're going and when you expect to be back. If communication isn't impossible, arrange a check-in schedule with someone who isn't with you. Don't try to pet bears. 

Line of sight you won't see a huge difference most of the time.  It always comes down to when something is in your way.  And the state I'm in is full of trees and hills and small mountains.  The attenuation factor of the trees winter vs summer is something fierce.  Signals in the winter making it with ease and those same setups in the summer not being able to touch the repeater.
Did a job that was an hour away and in the winter I could talk with my wife most of the time through the Glastonbury repeater.  As the leaves got on the trees my signal got much worse and I could only contact her sometimes instead of most of the times.  I'll bet if I changed out from my 20w to a 50w it might have made a difference.  Only because I know I was right on the edge.

As soon as he said mountainous region the answer was probably not.  Running with your buddies it would probably work.  As an emergency device in a rural area not so much.

37 continuously, 50 amps at a 50% duty cycle.

Not exactly the same thing but I have a Comet CA712EFC at the house and was using a Wouxun XS-KG20G+ which puts out 25 watts and to my repeater at my shop with a 7.2dBi Retevis antenna through 1.6KM of thick dense trees and it was hit or miss almost all the time.  I switched up to a 50 watt KG1000+ and it's R7 or better all the time. 3dB difference in power level.
I have a Tidradio H3 that puts out 4.7watts and a Baofeng UV26 that puts out 9.7 watts.  I have a spot near my house behind a church that the H3 can't ping my repeater from whereas the UV26 will ping it with ease.  But it doesn't matter neither can get any modulation through the repeater at that spot.  But the wattage difference does allow the repeater to hear one and not the other.

I think the Astron 50 said it could deliver 35 amps continuous.

Off is not off with a cell phone.  It's still pinging unless the battery is removed.

That Terry dude has really made me reflect on my behavior in a life-changing way.

You are not to nice.  You are just maintaining great restraint.😄

New duplexer from Btech.  Same one that's in my repeater with the same tuning.  Marc said he's going to try it out as is and get a base level to compare to.  I haven't put this one in my repeater at all.  Had it in my possession for about an hour before it was on it's way to Marc.
The 1st trial was from the repeater that was replaced by Btech and it exhibited the same reception problem I had with it originally that the one they sent me to replace it solved.  Marc said on his system it worked nearly as well as what he was running for a duplexer currently.
All just experiments to see if I/We can improve on my system.  The only thing that should improve is less desense in the system letting weaker signals in without interference.  Just how much....
That's why we experiment.😎
 

If at first you don't succeed, try try again...

If at first you don't succeed, try try again...

All I have is the GMRS and cell phone.  I know when the cell phone quits the GMRS will work.  But what I don't know is if there will be someone on the other end that will answer or help.  But it's certainly better than having a useless cell phone and nothing else.
On top of it the GMRS radio I have can transmit on a whole host of bands by just putting it into open mode.  If it's an emergency, anything goes.  If the eff sea seas comes to arrest me for using it without a license it still means someone is coming. 😁

All I have is the GMRS and cell phone.  I know when the cell phone quits the GMRS will work.  But what I don't know is if there will be someone on the other end that will answer or help.  But it's certainly better than having a useless cell phone and nothing else.
On top of it the GMRS radio I have can transmit on a whole host of bands by just putting it into open mode.  If it's an emergency, anything goes.  If the eff sea seas comes to arrest me for using it without a license it still means someone is coming. 😁

This is where I tell the "cell phone" people you need an alternate means of communication.  You know the one's.  Walkie Talkies aren't crystal clear and I can't call someone on the other side of the world.
 
Sometimes the $100 option beats the $250 billion dollar option.

This is where I tell the "cell phone" people you need an alternate means of communication.  You know the one's.  Walkie Talkies aren't crystal clear and I can't call someone on the other side of the world.
 
Sometimes the $100 option beats the $250 billion dollar option.

Oh.  "L".  Sorry.  That's the higher power one.  Like I said in the beginning.  Regular power supply and cut off the cord to attach.

He's the only one in most of the videos.

As soon as he said mountainous region the answer was probably not.  Running with your buddies it would probably work.  As an emergency device in a rural area not so much.