Mobile Ham Setup Planning (2M/70cm)

[streetglideok]

Hell just get the antenna fixed on top of pikes peak! Right now, the linked repeaters suck with the uplink down here. I'd almost be better off using echolink nodes to the Denver area(which I do have installed). As for hf, I've been evaluating what can be done. Pair of hamsticks for 20m or 10m, make a dipole out it, mount it horizontally and extend it out to the edge or past my balcony. From there, look for a used radio, ic718, ft450, ic7200, or ft857/897 and a tuner and psu. If I knew I could hit the 10m repeater in Denver from here, I'd look at an ft8900 or one of the other yaesus. Surely someone with one for sale needs some auto repair work done.

Let me rephrase that, I used to see a listing for a 10m repeater, but having trouble spotting it. There are a few 6m repeaters, though I'm uncertain their range during normal conditions.
Maybe someone can verify if these repeaters are up or not: CO: WØTX, Denver, 29.620; KXØE, Colorado Springs, 29.680