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KI4SJU/ Fire Captain/ EMTFR
Well here is my set up i have in my apartment. I have my Yaesu FT-2800, 2 meter Mobile rig with a Hustler 5/8 antenna hung up in my attic with a garbage can lid attached to the bottom. I can open repeters a good 70 to 80 miles away. "As the crow flies" I then have my Bearcat 780XLT which I have local and area emergency services programmed in it. I also have aircraft and military stations here in Kentucky programed it also. The antenna on the 780 is a Radio Shack base scanner antenna model. I have a TV signal amp. in line with the antenna. It works very well. I then have my Radio Shack DX-394 General Communications Receiver. For the antenna I use my apartments rain gutters! You would not imagine how well it works. I was picking up Cuba Radio last night with a 5db on my signal meter. And finally I have my Motorola HT-1250 "not pictured" I use for my local Fire Department. I have my local Ham Repeater programed into it so if our local 911 center lost radio communications I would have our ham repeater for back up! Got to think a head!
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