gortex2 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 31 minutes ago, WSAH452 said: I'm New to all of this Me and a few Friends Go camping in and around the Tri-State and there are Repeaters in nearby towns But we get weak signals I figured if they made a portable How far of a range it would extend All depends on location. Same with every repeater. I've posted before on my repeater in my Motorhome. Was a GR1225 and switched to the RT97 before we sold it. Worked for a good mile around the camper with some places more. At the wide open race tracks it worked perfect for our use. While camping in the woods it covered most of the campgrounds we were at. If I were camping with that kit I'd grab a 15" antenna cable and stick in on a 10' pole and be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSAH452 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 3 hours ago, gortex2 said: All depends on location. Same with every repeater. I've posted before on my repeater in my Motorhome. Was a GR1225 and switched to the RT97 before we sold it. Worked for a good mile around the camper with some places more. At the wide open race tracks it worked perfect for our use. While camping in the woods it covered most of the campgrounds we were at. If I were camping with that kit I'd grab a 15" antenna cable and stick in on a 10' pole and be done. I've heard Mixed reviews on the Revis 97s mostly good and a few not so good But for what I want to use it for I think it would be perfect Especially if the Kit itself is less than $500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santiam Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 I really like my RT97..Works great for what I need, which is occasional use in the mountains for communications. I can get about a 30 mile circle which is more than enough for my needs. gortex2, SvenMarbles and WSAH452 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvenMarbles Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 On 2/4/2024 at 7:35 PM, Santiam said: I really like my RT97..Works great for what I need, which is occasional use in the mountains for communications. I can get about a 30 mile circle which is more than enough for my needs. Some people on here don't recognize that their particular situation doesn't extrapolate evenly over the country.. Yes, you would like to have your own repeater, and it looks like you do for your needs. nice work.. Santiam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRKW564 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Glad to have a repeater near me that I can connect to sitting on my couch with my HT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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