Arno DL2SSB in Elk: "@ClimateJenny You can probably reach th..."

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.

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?

March 10, 2026 at 2:09:44 AM

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.