Charlie-100 In Indiana

[JacobInIndy]

I heard today, 3-3-10 at approx 10:45am, Charlie-100 calling India-100 on 166.5875 pl100.0.

In researching the Charlie-100 designator, I saw that it is for NLECC in Orlando. How could I be hearing this in Indiana?

It was just a radio check, Charlie-100 was in the basement...wanted to make sure he could be heard.

 

[JASII]

They have remote control to sites all over the country. The site you heard is probably just a few miles from you.

 

[JacobInIndy]

They have remote control to sites all over the country. The site you heard is probably just a few miles from you.

So then how does Orlando get a signal to Indianapolis? Is it through T1 lines or phone to a tower to transmit to the radio? Or does the signal blast off from Orlando and carry through repeaters until it reaches the destination?

 

[CqDx]

T1, phone lines, microwave sites and related technologies along those lines!

VHF signals can't typically travel such long distance. Exceptions can happen on low band (30-50MHz) during the summer months when tropospheric ducting occurs.