Both are done. I’ve had both at the house, just depends on how much effort you want to put into it. Right now, as there is nobody local I need to communicate with it runs as a simplex node, though on a repeater pair, listens 446.xxx and transmits 441.xxx. Probably confusing to anyone listening to it, but not an issue. I usually have a connection to a couple of repeaters in another state. But at another home I have a true simplex node on 446.000. When I get a wide area system back up it won’t be simplex. I also have my node function with telemetry tones and hang time. So I know when I’m connected and when I’m disconnects. Now full duplex is neat. I used to have a duplex Micor in my car back in the 70’s. Very slick. George J Csahanin W2DB 2360 Cedar Park, TX From: Elden Fenison Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 1:19 PM To: App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Subject: [App_rpt-users] simplex vs duplex for a home node 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. 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? Any tips are very appreciated. :)