Range Question

[Muxlow]

I have 2 mobile remote mount orions and a base station. The 2 mobiles have maxrad stubby antennas and the base a while and coil. How can we get more range out of our radios? Would a booster for each radio help or would moving to a repeater give us more range? They are in the 403-440mhz range. Non edacs systems. Yet anyway... Any help would be grand

 

[N_Jay]

I have 2 mobile remote mount orions and a base station. The 2 mobiles have maxrad stubby antennas and the base a while and coil. How can we get more range out of our radios? Would a booster for each radio help or would moving to a repeater give us more range? They are in the 403-440mhz range. Non edacs systems. Yet anyway... Any help would be grand

Who owns the system?

Who designed the system?

Are you wideband (25 kHz) or narrowband (12.5 kHz)?

 

[Zaskar]

Who owns the system?

Who designed the system?

Are you wideband (25 kHz) or narrowband (12.5 kHz)?

Sorry i don't know enough, about the freq steps, here is the link of what im after. does this help? thanks.

http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&sid=848

 

[N_Jay]

Sorry i don't know enough, about the freq steps, here is the link of what im after. does this help? thanks.

http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&sid=848

Are you Muxlow?

 

[Zaskar]

Are you Muxlow?

Sorry,i posted to wrong thread my bad.

 

[Muxlow]

Do you mean are they GE Ericsson's?

 

[N_Jay]

Do you mean are they GE Ericsson's?

No, I mean whose name in on the license?

Who did that person/company contract with to design and install it?

 

[Muxlow]

Not to sure. They were part of a ebay lot. But i reprogramed the names init and kept the freq's the same. ...Why?

 

[N_Jay]

Not to sure. They were part of a ebay lot. But i reprogramed the names init and kept the freq's the same. ...Why?

If you are in the US that is the federal band.

In general you need a license to use that type of equipment and depending on the band, where you are, you may not even be able to get a license.

 

[Muxlow]

Im in Ontario Canada

 

[N_Jay]

Im in Ontario Canada

OK, all you Canucks (sp?), who knows the right answer? Eh?

 

[Muxlow]

I know iv got nooo clue what your talking about

 

[DaveH]

I know iv got nooo clue what your talking about

Hey Cap, I'd like to help but would want to know if what you're
doing is legit (no offense, sometimes people don't realize what they're
doing might not be legal). From the sounds, you got some radios off eBay
and want to operate on the frequencies they came with. Not a good idea.
If you want to used them on an existing system, they may or may not be
suitable, and you really need to go the official route; otherwise you could
land in hot water.

N_Jay (y'all), us Kanuks don't always have the right anwer but we try.
403-430 has sections that are government (all levels) and some commercial
activity (come to think of doesn't the U.S. have some 420-430MHz non-gov't
activity?).

Dave

 

[Muxlow]

Tuesday I have a apt to go to an MACOM dealer here to get a licence for the few freqs I want. But all i want to know for now is if a repeater will expand the radio tx and rx range or not.

 

[N_Jay]

Tuesday I have a apt to go to an MACOM dealer here to get a licence for the few freqs I want.

Good.

But all i want to know for now is if a repeater will expand the radio tx and rx range or not.

Usually but not always.

The dealer can explain when a repeater will do for you.

 

[Muxlow]

I need to know before then about how much further range i can get. Someone is selling 4 of them in my band range and yeah... You get the picture im sure. If i can get about 2-10 more km (not miles) then i'll pick these up. And if not then have to figure somethign els thou

 

[N_Jay]

I need to know before then about how much further range i can get. Someone is selling 4 of them in my band range and yeah... You get the picture im sure. If i can get about 2-10 more km (not miles) then i'll pick these up. And if not then have to figure somethign els thou

Repeaters provide more coverage based on where they are placed.

So it is not a matter of "More Range", it is a matter of "More range where you need it".

They also come with costs, depending on where you put it.