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Post : VHF Range From SOTA Summits
URL :
https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2022/03/vhf-range-from-sota-summits/
Posted : 15 March 2022 at 9:51 am
Author : Bob K0NR
Categories : Colorado, Ham Radio, Mountains, SOTA, VHF/UHF
When doing VHF activations for Summits On The Air (SOTA), the radio range is dependent on the height of the summit and the surrounding terrain. The Radio Mobile website (
https://www.ve2dbe.com/rmonline_s.asp ) from Roger/VE2DBE
is a great tool that can be used to estimate the radio range from a
particular site. Repeater system owners often use tools like this to predict the coverage of their repeaters. I don't normally do this type of analysis
for SOTA...I just look at a topo map and get a rough idea of how far my
signal will go. Then, I decided to spend a little time analyzing a few
summits in Colorado to see what I could learn.
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