[Is the range shown on map half the estimated repeater range?]

The circle for my repeater is about 8 to 10 miles shorter than it was on the old web site . My repeater has a normal range of 30 miles  to a mobile . When conditions are good it is 50 miles to a mobile.  The web site now is hard to navigate or use unlike the old one that was easy . WRFC958 

[New base station with Kenwood TK-880-1 radio]

I have 4 TK  880-1 RADIOS . They are great radios for GMRS 

[Base Station Antennas]

About a foot above your TV antenna will work fine for your radio . Thats how I have mine for the last 5 years now .

[interference]

There's a new repeater 70 miles from my repeater in Kaufman on the same frequency .625 with the same pl tone 136.5 that ID's about every 10 minutes .

It interferes. with guys using my repeater and our Tuesday night net . Not sure what can be done about it if anything . My repeater has been up and running fine for the last four years with no problems what so ever till now .  I have tried to contact the owner WRBQ478 with no response .

Anybody got any ideas ?

[Retevis RT97 Heat Dissipation]

Thanks for sharing that .  My RT97 is mounted in a box on the side of it's tower in the Texas sun .  I tested it buy talking to a motormouth that lives in the next town 15 miles away  in 105 deg summer heat . He talks nonstop sometimes for 9 to 12 minutes without unkeying .  I did put an air vent in it's box made from pvc pipe that came out top and turned down to keep the rain out .  It's been up and working fine for 2 years now with no problems .  It is at 70' with a 30 mile range to a mobile .  I am well pleased with it .