Climate Jenny 2.1 in Elk: "@arnobert I'm not sure, but the d..."

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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I can reach a repeater 50 miles away easily with 5 watts from my FT3D (S9+). What does your S-meter read?

I'm not sure, but the display for the S- and PO-meter fills up completely.

March 10, 2026 at 2:05:09 AM

You can probably reach the repeater from you QTH with much less than 5 watts then. Can you check your TRX is transmitting at all?

Nothing else in the house (that's currently in working condition) can receive that frequency. But the guys at the radio store can probably indulge me on that.