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Cochise County expands emergency coverage with four GMRS repeaters
Summary
Volunteers and the Sheriff Assist Team described a countywide GMRS radio network using four repeaters to extend radio range for emergencies and backcountry communication.
Dan Long, a member of the Cochise County Sheriff Assist Team, described a local effort to extend General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) coverage with four repeaters hosted by community organizations, saying the network provides an alternate communications path when cell and internet service are unavailable.
"With a, basically a low power walkie talkie type radio, you can extend that coverage to easily 80 or 90 miles," Long said, explaining how repeaters increase range. He identified the existing repeaters as hosted in Sierra…
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