grantgfisher
Newbie
Hello;
I've been trying to hit some repeaters in the states adjacent to me. I live in east TN near Gatlinburg. I've tried to hit repeaters in NC and KY. I got excited when I got a confirmation message back, but later on I noticed that there are repeaters in my state with the exact same frequency and offset, but not the same tone. I actually found one repeater in KY with the same frequency and offset as one that I normally use close to home. When I talked on it, I was able to talk to my friend who was tuned into the TN repeater. My question is, how do I hit those repeaters in other states with the same frequencies, offsets, etc??? I've only been into ham radio for about 2 months now so I'm still new to all this. I thought it might be a power issue because I'm using a Baofeng UV5R hooked into a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna I made. I've been able to successfully hit repeaters in TN over 50 miles away. From my house, there are NC repeaters only about 10-15 miles away. Granted there is a huge mountain range in the way, but I feel like I should be able to hit them. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Grant
KN4JFH
I've been trying to hit some repeaters in the states adjacent to me. I live in east TN near Gatlinburg. I've tried to hit repeaters in NC and KY. I got excited when I got a confirmation message back, but later on I noticed that there are repeaters in my state with the exact same frequency and offset, but not the same tone. I actually found one repeater in KY with the same frequency and offset as one that I normally use close to home. When I talked on it, I was able to talk to my friend who was tuned into the TN repeater. My question is, how do I hit those repeaters in other states with the same frequencies, offsets, etc??? I've only been into ham radio for about 2 months now so I'm still new to all this. I thought it might be a power issue because I'm using a Baofeng UV5R hooked into a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna I made. I've been able to successfully hit repeaters in TN over 50 miles away. From my house, there are NC repeaters only about 10-15 miles away. Granted there is a huge mountain range in the way, but I feel like I should be able to hit them. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Grant
KN4JFH