On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:56:49 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

Group Boston has their primary on the Hancock tower in Boston, plus repeaters in
Plum Island north, and Marshfield south.

Baltimore has a repeater at the C&D Canal (as well as south); and Chincoteague
has one in Ocean City and one to the south. Both are within about 60 miles of
the Jersey coast.

These are all on high towers, and broadcast at much higher than 25 watts. If
there is any ducting to be had, these signals will find it. In Boston I often
hear Portland and Woods Hole, where the repeaters are 50+ miles away. Sometimes
I get Bar Harbor.


generally coast guard repeaters are not for public access. they are
for public safety and CG use only. repeaters operate in 'duplex' mode
(cf channels 20 and 24). for example, there are no CG repeaters
accessible to the public in the NY city/n. NJ area.

it's certainly possible to hear, from hundreds of miles away, CG
stations that have 'high site' antennas (that's what they're called).
but these are not repeaters.

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