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WQWG565

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  • Birthday 01/02/1984

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    Clifton, Colorado

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  1. Hey there Fellow Colorado dweller I'm in Grand Junction, we have a repeater set up here if you'd like to use it if you come out this way. Glad to see that there's more Western Slope people out this way. Our Web Page is www.westerncoloradogmrs.com if you want to check us out and request access to the repeater.
  2. Yeah, I get that the results may vairy when it comes to the mountain country big you look at I-70 MM 37 on the map, and MM46 on the map, there is a canyon between them. Even with this canyon, there is a clear transmission betwee the repeater and the 40watt radio in my truck. You can't see the repeater location at all, but at 50 watts of output, the repeater is perfect. The dips and hills in the area make it more difficult to properly calculate range. Driving around and pinging the repeater works best in the mountains
  3. I'm going to be using these links for sure! Thank you for all the valuable information!
  4. For this area the repeater serves the down town area great. The valley isn't too long, so even a 15 mile range would be just fine. The feedback is greatly appreciated
  5. It's up higher, I put the wrong calculation in.... It's more like 250 AAT. Still testing distance, but it's shooting way over 15 miles. I'm able to hit Mile Marker 64 on I-70 from its location on the map. The repeater is WCG1. Will follow up with real world test results in the coming weeks.
  6. After having the repeater on Black Ridge for a couple days, we realized that we needed a Notch Filter in order to communicate further than 5 miles from the repeater location. All the Broadcast equipment on the site was numbing the receiver really bad. So today I was able to get the repeater 100' above the average terrain, and it is now online and running.
  7. Update: I'm moving the repeater to Black Ridge tomorrow. This should provide a lot more coverage for the area as the radio will be 2,847 feet above the average terrain. I'll keep this thread updated.
  8. One of the Grand Junction Area Repeaters is online It's only 38' off of the ground, but will serve the area it's in really well. I have two or three more repeaters planned for the area, Just need to gain interest in the area for more users.
  9. The repeater didn't make it fully up, went online for a bit, then had some issues with the power in the shack. I'll update when it's online again
  10. Making a ground plane antenna is pretty easy if you don't want to spend a lot of money. For $50 I was able to get enough materials to make several antennas. Just need a soldering iron, some patients, and a few hours to get it perfect. I've made all of my antennas, and get almost a 1:1 reading on all of them after the tune.
  11. Repeater is going to its final home this weekend! I'm building a more robust antenna tomorrow, tuning it, and then enclosing it in PVC. The rig will go on a 15' poll that will be on a 20' tower ~550' above the city on the south side ov the Valley. Just have to get the output PL tone set fully, and the install will be complete.
  12. LOL! CCR... That makes sense, and pretty funny. I have a yaesu rig in my truck, and the hand helds are the Baofeng uv-5r. I will be setting a RX tone for the repeated, and probably a different pl for the TX of the repeater as mentioned above. I've also toyed with the repeater TXing in the clear with a pl for RX... Probably do that with the next repeater install that I have planned... I've just have to secure another site on top of the mountains to the east now. My future plans for the area include remote areas for hunters, hikers, and other recreational stuff. Just need funding to get things set up. There's no GMRS radio provider in the area at all, so for me, starting a for-profit club is not an issue.
  13. Apologies for my limited knowledge on this, What is a CCR?
  14. Thank you I've got a Facebook page that I'm editing, and I'll post that information. Also looking at a website as well All the folks that I know that will be using this system are licensed properly. I appreciate the page you guys run! TTFN WQWG565
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