A Place On The . Net

So..it was great to finally have contact with another operator who was in Kellog.... and I had contact with him again the other day when he was between Plains & Thompson Falls... so it is great to hear that we are getting such a great distance on this repeater. since it is only putting out 25 watts. And then I did a radio check with a gentlemen KE7MDQ from Moyie Springs who was also coming in 5x9.. so i am definately impressed with the performance of this repeater.. I have even been able to hit it on portable with 1watt from the Priest River Airport. ... now i know that KE7CJV has been having difficulties hitting it with a 5w portable from Laclede.. but there is a mountain in the way... not that that usually helps the situation or anything. I would love to see that people are able to hit it from

Priest Lake, Newport, Spirit Lake, Rathdrum, Hayden, CDA, Bayview, Shoshone County, Spokane County, etc.. push the limits as far as we can.. and see if we cant get some sort of outer type perimeter established for the use of the repeater... so we know what it will and wont do... especially if we do have to put it in service in an emergency.