Wayne.B wrote in
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We are usually OK with cell phones out to about 10 miles or so, after
that nada. There are some massive dead zones however, particularly in
the coastal Carolinas. We found a big one today in the middle of
Delaware Bay about 1/3 of the way north from Cape May, NJ.



I have this 3 watt (800)/2 watt (1900) bi-directional, full duplex amp:
http://cellantenna.com/Boosters/da4000.htm
and it now comes with a high gain antenna you can haul up the yardarm for
more altitude. $199. You must have a cellphone with an antenna connector
and adapter cable, of course. My phone is a Motorola E815 on Alltel, which
is the 800B carrier here. Amp/antenna plugs into the back easily.

Range to shore cell at 3W up 50' is about the same as VHF marine
radio...20-30 miles. I can raise the ERP and receive sensitivity with my
11-element DB Products 800 Mhz paging antenna but pointing it ashore up
there is always iffy...(c;

Larry
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