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Repeater building question.
- Thread starter cheewooi
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Well you will need a controller. That interfaces the two rigs to make the repeater. You can build one yourself or purchase one ready to go. Many models to choose from.
The best thing to do is Google "build a 2 meter repeater".
Then you may find more of what you are looking for.
You only need one power supply to handle both rigs and the controller if it is big enough. You also have to think about tower space. Since you said two antennas you will need to separate them quite some distance to prevent de-sence. 50 to 75 feet on vertical. 3 times as much on horizontal.
If you can get or build a duplexer it makes things work much better.
I have ran many repeaters, (ham and business band, homebrew and commercial) for many years. It just takes $$$ to get them right.
The best thing to do is Google "build a 2 meter repeater".
Then you may find more of what you are looking for.
You only need one power supply to handle both rigs and the controller if it is big enough. You also have to think about tower space. Since you said two antennas you will need to separate them quite some distance to prevent de-sence. 50 to 75 feet on vertical. 3 times as much on horizontal.
If you can get or build a duplexer it makes things work much better.
I have ran many repeaters, (ham and business band, homebrew and commercial) for many years. It just takes $$$ to get them right.
Also if you're going to use mobile rx/tx's you should reduce the power out-put of the tx radio because it's tx duty cycles where not rated for repeater use.
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