skipp025 wrote: > > It's very disappointing to me reading most > of the replies to Kevin's request for help > repairing his Spectrum Repeater. Most of > you would rather fire off wise cracks about > Spectrum equipment than help him out.
To you, wise cracks. To most, relating experience. > While Spectrum seems to be very corneous > rectum about customer service, their products > do work for the most part, when properly set > up and cared for. It's not rocket science to > research and improve even the most basic > circuits. Your experience does not reflect that of most of us. Yes, they can be made to work, but for how long until they again cause problems to others? Why do you think Spectrum's CS is so bad? Is it because they can't put up with all the CS needs without cutting into their profits too hard? Is it due to the high cost of solving too many problems? I'm not saying it is, but it is a worthy question. Sure, even a WV can run like a Ferrari given enough 'tweaking' (replace the engine, tranny, body, Etc.), but is it worth it? > Most of you appear to have never seen a VHF > Engineering Receiver, early repeater boards > from 60's and 70's. This would include the > famous Clegg 220 repeater made from a split > radio. Early repeater layouts are where many > of us "cut our teeth" and learned how to make > these less than perfect circuits perform as > best possible. Hmmm... I think I have one around somewhere. Never had any problems comparable to those with a Spectrum. Why isn't it in use? Went with GE/Motorola units. In fact, the only close problem unit I had was a Hamtronics UHF Exciter/PA. (Yes, I know - a VHFE clone) I would not put up with that POS either. > I've got quite a bit of Spectrum equipment; > their more recent receivers are pretty nice. > Their transmitters are a mixed bag, but every > one I have seems to work as expected for what > each circuit is. So, a mixed bag is good enough to not criticize a company? Let me email you direct about some property I have that is *mostly* HazMat-free. ;-> > The early 90's > unit I have similar to yours has never moved > more than 300 Hz since I bought it. Probably true. Most of my repeaters regularly move +/- 5 kHz. Heh heh. (I know - another wise crack) > There's probably no reason your unit can't be > made to operate well. Again, for how long? I had one that could be tuned to any five frequencies you wanted. Or was that any one plus four more... What you are seeing on the list is a lot of people who have had negative experiences with Spectrum trying to not let another builder go through the same. I have little doubt most would help if they thought that is the best course of action. Most of the people are sincere when they say to look for something else. I was sincere when I suggested selling the Spectrum and buy something else with the proceeds. In my opinion, that is the best course to take. Joe M. 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/
