jpasini Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 Hello, new to the forum here. I hope this is an easy question. There's a repeater near me that says estimated range is 5 miles, but the circle on the map has a radius of about half that. How is the radius shown on the map computed? Shouldn't it match the estimated range? Thanks in advance, Jose Miguel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 The range maps are estimated based on a percentage reliability scale. Some people draft the maps with a 70% reliability rate (looks larger) others use an 80% or 90% reliability rate, which makes it look much smaller. If you move out of the mapped area, that doesn't necessarily mean the repeater isn't usable. It just means service will be spotty and weak. Possibly 50% reliability or less. WRXB215, SpeedSpeak2Me, Sshannon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpasini Posted August 22 Author Report Share Posted August 22 Thanks for clarifying that this is a map-dependent convention. Best regards, Jose Miguel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrfc Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTRA2 Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 On 8/28/2023 at 9:54 AM, wrfc said: The web site now is hard to navigate or use unlike the old one that was easy . As always there will be new features that someone will not know how to use at first but once you get used to it it will become easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPG818 Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 The Orlando 700 covers Disney World according to my test and that's way beyond the coverage map. It varies. In Tennesse I find the coverage maps are mostly accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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