>>2953927
I can hit a repeater 50+ miles away on low power (10w) and the tower is on the other side of a mountain of which I live at the base of. Every propagation simulation I run says its impossible, yet I'm living it daily.
I figure the mountain is causing a scatter effect. Not sure if that's the correct term, but there is a phenomenon where 2 meter signals can follow the curvature of a hill or mountain and scatter over the top in a broad radiation pattern.
Never know what's going to happen until you try.