An amateur radio repeater used to be a complex assemblage of equipment that would easily fill a 19″ rack. There would be a receiver and a separate transmitter, usually repurposed from commercial ...

And if that repeater is connected to a network, you can extend that distance even further. One handy tool for the ham radio operator is an iPhone app, RepeaterBook from ZBM2 Software.

The repeater has a 2 meter uplink and a 70 centimeter downlink. While you can use a garden variety dual-band ham transceiver to use the repeater, you’ll probably need a special antenna along ...

Ham radio repeaters in Manatee, Pinellas and Pasco counties now help relay weather spotter reporters to the National Weather Service.