Question on RF linking. I'm getting a good 5 mile portable coverage and about 10 mile coverage on mobile on my GR300 repeater. I'm only up 50' on 1/2" hardline with a 6 dBd comtelco antenna, and happy with the coverage on the limited height of the antenna. Base station operators could see somewhere from 10-20 mile coverage depending on their situations.
I have a friend that has a tower up and I'm kicking around the idea of a RF link. His station is approximately 10 miles from mine. We have good simplex signals between us. The idea is to provide better portable coverage for others operators, and ourselves, in the area. I have another GR300 that could be utilized at his location. Plenty of mobile radios for the link radio, and would only need the controller for the link radio.
Question is do both repeater sites need link capable controllers? Are repeaters on different frequencies? Do both sites need yagi's pointed at eachother? Is it worth it?
If anyone has any info on this setup please fill me in on details, thanks!
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Question on RF linking. I'm getting a good 5 mile portable coverage and about 10 mile coverage on mobile on my GR300 repeater. I'm only up 50' on 1/2" hardline with a 6 dBd comtelco antenna, and happy with the coverage on the limited height of the antenna. Base station operators could see somewhere from 10-20 mile coverage depending on their situations.
I have a friend that has a tower up and I'm kicking around the idea of a RF link. His station is approximately 10 miles from mine. We have good simplex signals between us. The idea is to provide better portable coverage for others operators, and ourselves, in the area. I have another GR300 that could be utilized at his location. Plenty of mobile radios for the link radio, and would only need the controller for the link radio.
Question is do both repeater sites need link capable controllers? Are repeaters on different frequencies? Do both sites need yagi's pointed at eachother? Is it worth it?
If anyone has any info on this setup please fill me in on details, thanks!
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