Ray...> wrote: > > I have been tasked with researching what is needed for a non profit > organization that is involved in Wilderness Search and Rescue within > our County. > > Right now, we have a frequency of 155.1 but have not yet applied for > a second freq. It will have to be in the Public Safety Range for VHF. > > We are looking to outfit a Mobile Command unit and need a 50 watt > repeater that will work inside a mobile command without having to run > a huge generator just to run the repeater. > > Ideally, we would get a Duplexer as we don't usually have room to > place 2 antennas. > > We are kind of looking at the Motorola GR1225 repeater but would like > to get opinions on this radio and any others that you can suggest. > > Is a 16 channel unit overkill for what we need? > > Thanks > Ray
The R1225 is a very good low duty cycle repeater, is programmable. You can use the GR1225, but you only need the R1225 chassis and a duplexer with double shielded RF interconnect cables. The R1225 runs on 12 volts, so the AC power supply in the GR housing is not needed. >
