# Mobile repeater **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask an Elmer\ **Created:** [September 14, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/mobile-repeater/18464 "2024-09-14T17:18:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KO4WCC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/ko4wcc/32/10221_2.png) [@KO4WCC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KO4WCC)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/mobile-repeater/18464/1 "2024-09-14T17:18:39Z")
I am on a search and rescue group and we are looking into getting another repeater. We have a repeater on our command trailer but have had some issues with having “no signal zones”. Is there a small portable repeater that could link to the main system? 73 KO4WCC ---
**Author:** ![KK7REZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/kk7rez/32/6506_2.png) [@KK7REZ](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KK7REZ)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/mobile-repeater/18464/2 "2024-09-20T17:35:48Z")
You could try making a simplex link like using a simplex repeater and then when the simplex repeater transmits it keys up the main repeater and re-replays the recorded message from the simplex link and then the simplex repeater can be linked to a 50watt base or a 5watt ht that’s how I run a local repeater system and everytime the simplex link is keyed it sends a tone to the main repeater that way the group knows if someone is on simplex link or main repeater ---
**Author:** ![KO4WCC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/ko4wcc/32/10221_2.png) [@KO4WCC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KO4WCC)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/mobile-repeater/18464/3 "2024-09-21T02:04:09Z")
Thank you @KK7REZ for that information! is there a specific rig that you have found works well? ---
**Author:** ![KK7REZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/kk7rez/32/6506_2.png) [@KK7REZ](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KK7REZ)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/mobile-repeater/18464/4 "2024-09-23T03:55:21Z")
For Mobile-portable use i used a baofeng uv-5r and for a base unit i used a cheap qyt radio but what i did not put is that the wouxun kg-uv9d does cross band repeat and its a ht all you would do is set ur repeater frequency on channel a and a simplex on channel b and you would not have to wait for it to repeat each time and you cantrol the ctcss pl tone and if you wanted a offset like another repeater i also use this radio for the system on ares/races practices 73 kk7rez