I tend to agree with that. I'll also add that 220 seems to be the
best when you're trying to communicate around a lot of trees.
The smaller antenna size from 2M meant that I could have
better yagis. Lastly, 1200 around trees is a great way to not
talk very far in a forest. ;-)
--STeve Andre'
wb8wsf en82
On Thursday 27 July 2006 23:04, Gary Pearce KN4AQ wrote:
> My experience using a lot of repeaters and running a few is just what
> you're saying - in the city, a UHF repeater will hear HT's better from
> inside buildings and cars. Out in the boonies, the VHF repeater will yield
> better distance.
>
> There are a lot of factor at work here. I'm sure somebody will correct me
> if this is just an urban legend, but the shorter UHF wavelength signals
> will escape though the small aperture of windows and metal reenforcement
> better than the longer VHF wavelength signals. Meahwhile, the VHF signal
> will curve a bit over the horizon better than the UHF signal.
>
> This is among the reasons the city police departments went to UHF, while
> the county and state police tended to hang out on low or high-band VHF
> (although the availability of repeater channels may have had as much to do
> with that).
>
> 73,
> Gary KN4AQ
>
> At 08:55 PM 7/27/2006, you wrote:
> >Hi everyone..
> >
> >Just need to ask for some expert opinions on the usage of VHF or UHF
> >band repeaters.. Which of the two serves better range? Which of the two
> >serves better for coverage (as in thru walls, or blocked areas)?
> >
> >I've heard that UHF is better in terms of coverage, while VHF is for
> >range.. is that true? Why is that? Why UHF would serve a better
> >coverage than VHF?
> >
> >I'm asked to build a repeater for our city usage. Am considering to use
> >VHF or UHF.. please advice..:)
> >
> >Thank you
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
> Gary Pearce KN4AQ
> Cary, NC
> 919-380-9944
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