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<blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1366210" data-attributes="member: 5151">Those who have called and talked to me on the phone know what I&#039;m talkin&#039; about.I live smack dab in the middle of two cell phone towers. Problem is, I&#039;ve got a hill blocking me from them a half mile in both directions.With the advice of some other members here, I finally got me a repeater. I&#039;ve been talking about it for a while, but I wanted to make sure I&#039;d get something that would work before laying out $350 for it.So it arrived today, and I just got done installing it. Between balancing achieving LOS, fear of heights, and how high the single guy wire could support my fat ass, I got it mounted.So now, instead of having to run outside as soon as I get a phone call so I can get 1-2 bars, I now have 3-4 (out of 6) throughout most of the faraday cage!Next on the todo list: a new set of guy wires and anchor points for all three corners (the one existing wire is bailing wire... I&#039;m still surprised it&#039;s held up), and then I can climb to the top and realign or replace the TV antenna.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vvvvvvv, post: 1366210, member: 5151"] Those who have called and talked to me on the phone know what I'm talkin' about. I live smack dab in the middle of two cell phone towers. Problem is, I've got a hill blocking me from them a half mile in both directions. With the advice of some other members here, I finally got me a repeater. I've been talking about it for a while, but I wanted to make sure I'd get something that would [I]work[/I] before laying out $350 for it. So it arrived today, and I just got done installing it. Between balancing achieving LOS, fear of heights, and how high the single guy wire could support my fat ass, I got it mounted. So now, instead of having to run outside as soon as I get a phone call so I can get 1-2 bars, I now have 3-4 (out of 6) throughout most of the faraday cage! Next on the todo list: a new set of guy wires and anchor points for all three corners (the one existing wire is bailing wire... I'm still surprised it's held up), and then I can climb to the top and realign or replace the TV antenna. [/QUOTE]

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