[W5SFA] UHF Repeaters

John Gervais jsbgervais at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jan 25 21:05:05 CST 2021


Great info guys! Thanks for the Ah-Ha’s!

> Thanks!
> John


> On Jan 25, 2021, at 5:55 PM, Dan White <dan at dandlfarms.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> VHF were the first repeaters on the market for hams. Old Motorola’s and other commercial repeaters. Now the UHF licenses are easier to get and the coverage is about the same.
> Our UHF has better coverage than the VHF repeater and they are the same models with antennas at the same elevation. The price is now the same for each.
>  
> Dan, W5AOV
>  
> From: John Gervais
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2021 9:56 PM
> To: w5sfa at w5sfa.org
> Subject: [W5SFA] UHF Repeaters
>  
>> Why are most repeaters VHF? I've programmed in some UHF on my Baofeng and there's nothing except for a few where VHF works better.
> 
>> Thanks!
>> John
> 
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