The easiest way would be a cross band repeater, have it transmit on uhf, and receive on vhf or vice versa.<div><br></div><div>Then use the baofeng radio to transmit to your node, they are cheap and they can transmit on a different band then they receive on.</div><div><br></div><div>What you will need:</div><div><br></div><div>Uhf radio</div><div>Vhf radio</div>UHF antenna<div>VHF antenna</div><div>Urix</div><div>Computer</div><div>If you have a dual band antenna: a diplexer <br></div>Radio to talk to it<br><div><br></div><br><div><div><br>On Saturday, January 17, 2015, Elden Fenison &lt;<a href="mailto:w7ldn@w7ldn.com">w7ldn@w7ldn.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Please excuse my ignorance on this. But one of the advantages of Allstar over say IRLP is the ability to operate full-duplex. My understanding on this is limited. But apparently full-duplex is not possible without setting up a repeater. <div><br></div><div>Since many folks seem to setup nodes in their residences... is it common for them to have repeater setups that allow them full-duplex operation at home? Is there a relatively cheap/easy way to do this?</div><div><br></div><div>Any tips are very appreciated.  :)</div>
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