Mastodawn

Elmer? I have a question. My cute little Yaesu FT-60 can hear the weekly net on the nearest repeater pretty well, but they can't seem to hear me, on either frequency.

I've double-checked whether the offsets are + or - and I'm pretty sure the PL tones are correct.

I'm starting to think that 5 watts is not enough to reach a tower 5.4 miles away (according to Google Maps).

Anything else I should be trying? I'm thinking of driving over to tower next week....

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W6KME Mar 10

@ClimateJenny 5 watts should be more than enough. Is the repeater line-of-sight? If not, moving even just a few feet can make a difference. Of course, you're right to look at PL and offset first, but a second look won't hurt.

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Climate Jenny 2.1

@W6KME Well, I *could* gain a few more feet of elevation by climbing the hill out back. I'm at about 170 feet here, highest point for at least a mile around. The repeater is at 300 feet, on top of a water tower. I may need to get out a topo map.