I have had West Crystals do my Mitrek Crystals and never had a problem .. ( and there in Canada Eh :) )
(the mitrek is in a unheated shack here and thay are bang on) The 2 way shop I worked with ues's them .. and we have never had a problem with Xtal's moving to far .. I would use them again .. and if I remember right it cost me $80 for the Xtals and thay installed them in the icoms for me also .. but your choice .. > I have had ICM re-crystal several pairs of channel elements... temp > compensated of course. Including shipping I have never paid more than > 140.00... As the Krylon folks say... "no runs, no drips, no errors" > flawless service, and element performance every time!! > > Just my 2 cents worth... > > mike > > At 07:44 PM 12/16/2003 +0000, you wrote: > >Hi Jeff, > > > >It's a crystal controlled unit, you change > >frequencies by ordering the crystals from > >Bomar or ICM and changing them yourself. > >If you're not up to it, both the above > >companies will re crystal the channel > >element for you. > > > >If you buy one of the Bro-Comm units from > >Richard as often seen on Ebay for about $500, > >you won't need to do much to the repeater > >except align them and connect the cables as > >the former Canadian Police units are already > >in the proper range. . > > > >If you use the "high range" vhf MSR-2000's > >into the Amateur Band, you need to derate the > >Power amplifier by min 60% to ensure safe > >operation. The low range Bro-Comm units run > >full tilt into the ham band. > > > >There are three or four versions of the VHF > >Power Amplifier based on power level, size > >and duty cycle. > > > >Re: you last question. I pay about $10 to $15 > >per crystal and replace them into the channel > >elements myself. Typical cost for a pair is > >often under $45. If you send your channel > >elements to them, expect them to charge from > >$25 to $75 per channel element. I've used > >or tried most brands of crystals and my current > >Company of Choice is Bomar. > > > >cheers > > > >skipp025 at yahoo.com > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm just starting to get into ham radio repeaters and have a > > > couple of beginner type questions. My club is looking to purchase > > > a used MSR-2000 VHF repeater. I've done some background research > > > already and it sounds like a good unit. What I want to know: is > > > it a synthesized or crystalled repeater, and if the latter what > > > are typical costs for having crystals made? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >To visit your group on the web, go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Perryman Cavell, Mertz & Davis, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consulting Engineers > http://www.cmdconsulting.com 7839 Ashton Avenue K5JMP > Manassas, VA 20109 USA (703) > 392-9090; (703) 392-9559 fax; DC Line (202) 332-0110 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Rick Szajkowski VA3 RZS Charlotte Darby VA3 CMR Node Owners of IRLP Node 2120 Lakefield Ont Canada Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
