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Thanks for all your suggestions.

There is an open repeater in Ocala, 20 miles north of us.

But cheap tone encoders and open repeaters may be a moot point given the experience we had today testing this old radio with a ham friend at his house.

The radio receives OK, but transmit doesn't give a strong signal across the street. As soon as I acquire my own antennae, I will do some more testing with this radio, such as determining the actual wattage it puts out. It is drawing the appropriate amps when the mike is keyed, but something between the mike and audio section seems to be a problem.

[QUOTE="Need2Know, post: 353193, member: 23916"] Thanks for all your suggestions. There is an open repeater in Ocala, 20 miles north of us. But cheap tone encoders and open repeaters may be a moot point given the experience we had today testing this old radio with a ham friend at his house. The radio receives OK, but transmit doesn't give a strong signal across the street. As soon as I acquire my own antennae, I will do some more testing with this radio, such as determining the actual wattage it puts out. It is drawing the appropriate amps when the mike is keyed, but something between the mike and audio section seems to be a problem. [/QUOTE]

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