VE2CJW wrote:

Ok you antenna gurus, I have a funny problem. Whenever I try to reach a
certain repeater on 2 meters, (146.700-), I can't do it. The repeater is
about 25 miles from here. I have an outside antenna with 6 db of gain
similar to a Diamond, a new coax and 50 watts of power. The base of the
antenna is about 15 feet fron the ground and the repeater doesn't need a
tone. What's funny is that I can reach repeaters that are a lot farther
than this one but not on the the same bearing. A friend of mine who lives
about 3 miles from here has no problem whatsoever in reaching the same
repeater. Some hams who live farther from the repeater than me can use it
with no problem. The only difference I can spot is that there are a few
houses around mine that are 4 stories high while mine is a bungalow. Could
this be the reason or am I missing something here? Thanks for any help.

VE2CJW, Mike.

TX Power doesn't solve everything...


If you can hear the repeater and it's in the same range of tx power that you
use, you can reach it.

Your problem is probably an error in the subtone setting...

Have you checked if the repeater use a subtone?

If the tone settings and frequency shift etc, are correct. Take your rig to
your mate and connect it to his antenna.


Cheers


Dan / M0DFI