Flash Sale Ends 11/17/23 8PM Eastern. Online order only!…
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Here are some things to consider before buying a repeater for the amateur bands:
* if permanent, work out your coordination. the vhf and uhf band plans in many metro areas are quite full. for norcal, go here: https://www.narcc.org/ there's also https://ncdcc.net/home/ but narcc is official. (it is complicated)
* go talk to someone who operates a repeater to find out what it is like. (I run W6OTX on 33cm, 70cm and 2m, someday 23cm)
* secure a location.
* budget for feedline, antennas, tower climbing (if you can't do it yourself), cavity filters, power, test equipment, real estate, software updates/licenses, networking,, computers, racks, etc.
* for 70cm, understand PAVE/PAWS. the military is primary in the 70cm band; part 97 is secondary. we must adjust or turn off as required. the sac area folks know this all too well given their proximity to Beale.
BIG sale on 3rd generation Icom D-Star Repeaters only for another few hours today (Friday 2023-11-17)!
This is going around a lot of lists.
Yes, the price is great.
Here are some things to consider before buying a repeater for the amateur bands:
* if permanent, work out your coordination. the vhf and uhf band plans in many metro areas are quite full. for norcal, go here: https://www.narcc.org/ there's also https://ncdcc.net/home/ but narcc is official. (it is complicated)
* go talk to someone who operates a repeater to find out what it is like. (I run W6OTX on 33cm, 70cm and 2m, someday 23cm)
* secure a location.
* budget for feedline, antennas, tower climbing (if you can't do it yourself), cavity filters, power, test equipment, real estate, software updates/licenses, networking,, computers, racks, etc.
* for 70cm, understand PAVE/PAWS. the military is primary in the 70cm band; part 97 is secondary. we must adjust or turn off as required. the sac area folks know this all too well given their proximity to Beale.