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Originally Posted by kf6kmx
If the repeater is on a hiltop, its MUCH farther! 
One of our local repeaters here in Central Ca. is at about 7000ft.. You can talk into if from the Grapevine on the south all the way to the Pacheco Pass on the North. Roughly 175 miles. Another repeater we have is on the Coastal mountain range, you can stand on the pier at Cayucus (north of Pismo Beach) and talk into Fresno (central valley) , 109mi.
Those are direct links thru a single repeater, but then there is the IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project), which links repeaters thru the internet, and you can talk literally anywhere... |
Oh yeah...the distance is pretty cool..but here on the east coast ,overlaps of repeater coverage have to be addressed tho...a 100+ mile radius could include 5-6 major cities!!!