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Need help selecting frequencies for my new repeater.
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tomk62
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You pick from one of the 8 repeater pairs, preferably one that is not already used by any nearby repeater. myGMRS.com: GMRS Repeater Directory and Community can help you figure that out.
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Just remember, there is no coordination and one must share, regardless of how many or few repeaters are in use in a given area. Furthermore, one may wish to use a different PL/DPL combination to minimize interaction. Always program subscribers for TX inhibit on busy to avoid interfering with other users.
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Beg borrow or steal a scanner that logs the channel and CTCSS tones in use and set it to scan and see who is on the air and how busy the channel is . Pick a channel with little activity and use that and avoid duplicating the CTCSS tones. do so for a week or two.
Preferably at the site of your repeater and using the antenna your repeater is going to use as well.
That way you can better determine any co channel issues easier than at ground level.
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Depends on the terrain. If the test is done on top of a mountain, every channel will be pretty much in use. In which case logging should be performed on the 467 MHz input side and via a bandpass filter if the site is congested or the receiver has poor IMD specs.
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