WRPL657

Welcome to the club, been there, done that... getting older is not what it is cracked up to be that's for sure.

Something like this is what I was wondering about setting up. Our area can not be covered with handhelds in the entire area (mountains/terrain) but the repeater now in use can be heard in all locations. We're using it for assisting EM/Storm Watches, etc. The current repeater is on top of a mountain 2,184 elevation. In one direction a handheld can work the repeater from 28 miles away without a problem, in another direction 7 miles away it is impossible to use a handheld.

Can two repeaters with same input and output frequencies but with different transmit and receive tones for each repeater work without creating a feedback loop or some other problem? Our situation is we have two repeaters, one is in operation now. It does not cover a critical location in a mountainous area. We have a second repeater set-up that is identical in frequency and tones. If the second repeater's tones were changed to be different from the first repeater could they operate in close proximity (10 miles) with out creating a problem? Anyone out there with similar experience?

Not in the northeast but down in the southeast.... Kiamichi Valley area. I have talked into the Tulsa repeater using a 25watt mobile from up on Talimena drive, 113 miles as the crow flies, with about 2,000ft in elevation. We have a club down here with a gmrs repeater... info: KARC.club, also Facebook page. It's an open repeater so if you ever recreate in the area or passing through feel free to use it.