"Bobsprit" wrote in message


What's the deal with 2M range-wise? I thought it worked good range with
repeaters only...not sure, I'm on the learning curve with all of this.

2M is VHF, so it's line-of-sight.

Yeah, that's what I thought. I think it sounds more fun to not use the
repeaters, which sounds like a relayed cordless phone call to me.

The problem with using only simplex is establishing contact. No one
monitors the simplex freq; only the repeaters. You can establish contact
via a repeater, and if you and your contact are close enough you can then go
to simplex. Do it all the time.

Max