Repeater — A relay station, usually up high.
It receives your signal and rebroadcasts it with real power from a tower or hilltop, which is how a 5-watt handheld can cover an entire metro area.
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Related words
- In and out — Checking into a net without staying.
- RST — The signal report system.
- SOTA — Summits on the Air.
- Activator — Someone operating from a park or summit.
- Simplex — Radio to radio, no repeater.
- ARRL — The national association for amateur radio in the US.
- Mobile — Operating from a vehicle.
- Pileup — Everybody calling one station at once.