When we did some ground test off of ridges in our area we got clear comms well over 15 - 20 minutes driving distance ; I'm guessing about 7-10 miles , that was from NW towards SW mostly directional and some clear comms from home base to NNW areas
Wow , that's more than I was hoping it would be and yes you made some good points . We are a group of people in a small mountain community trying to set comms for varied emergency situations . We all have GMRS , Btechs and simplex is limited without trekking up to certain higher peaks etc in our area . What are your thoughts on trying to improve with a good base station and antenna system
Hello , new to the radio world and learning about setting up either a repeater or base station or both for small group of GMRS radio operators in a mountainous area of Va . Interested in suggestions and discussions regarding pros and cons from experienced operators AlphaTango15 73