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I have a shed with a metal roof, but it surrounded by big oaks. I have an area that is more open but no metal roof. Which is better?
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The city water system. I may have found access to a 20 story building free of charge. One of my computer network friends has a microwave tower there and they own me a BIG favor.
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Thanks, it won't hurt to try, but I'll not get my hopes up. He is 4.8 k (crow flys) away with the water tower 2.8 k from me and 2.5 k from him. I sure would like to have space on that water tower for a repeater but it already looks crowded and I bet it is expensive. I have a friend that does microwave networking here, and I once installed a T1 for a TV station to run over their microwave running between Pensacola Fl and Ft Walton Beach FL, but that was as simple as plugging in a box on each end and they had deep pockets which I don't have. I may check with him to see if I can ride on one of his towers and set up a GMRS repeater.
PS, just getting started with radio and was ready to test for ham, but no ham tests being given so I decided on GMRS in case the government (or China) turns off cell and internet which wouldn't be hard to do.
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There is a high ridge between my home and my son's home. On top of that ridge is a big water tower that hosts cell antennas etc and is at 45 deg between our homes. Now the possibly dumb question. Since UHF is a fairly short wave, would it be possible to bounce our signals off of the water tower using directional antennas? There are no GMRS repeaters in our area.
Antenna placement Which is better ground plane or no trees
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So which type of antenna is best to take advantage of the metal roof?