RC is a Micor Unified Chassis according to my info.
Probably a 75W unit. All the other info is correct, too.
$200? Probably. Not a great deal, but not too bad either.
Narrow channel means +/- 5 kHz type (as opposed to +/- 15 kHz which used
to be the standard until the late 60s, I think)
It should be continuous duty cycle, but it sounds like you're going to
use it the same way it was used previously.
No, it is not specifically set up for 12.5 kHz as we know it, but it
should handle a 12.5 kHz splinter channel. Of course, I think all the
high powered splinter channel licenses require SNFM (the new 12.5 kHz
equipment that uses lower deviation). I think there are kits to convert
them, but I wouldn't bother.
It's been a while since I dealt directly with MED channels, so I'll
defer that question to others. I will suggest this: Get the license
while you still can! The FCC has been itching to terminate any non-SNFM
licenses for some time now. I guess they feel there is enough equipment
changed over to SNFM to support total conversion. In my area, there is
ONE (uno) SNFM system online, and one that I am pretty sure is getting
scrapped. Everyone else is still using NFM.
Joe M.
Ray Brown wrote:
>
> Howdy, everyone. I have an option to buy a working, used repeater from a
> friend of mine.
> It's a Motorola, formerly owned by our local ambulance company. Looks like it
> was in
> operation from 1988 until at least 1994.
>
> The model is C64RCB-3105AT. According to Kevin's info on the web page, it
> is a
> Compra-Station, between 70 and 99 watts, 403-512 MHz, RC series (?), 120 VAC,
> PL, Narrow channel, T1/R1, DC remote, and RT repeater. It's on 462.975 /
> 467.975,
> with a PL.
>
> It looks like everything's there... PA, exciter, card cage, reciever, power
> supply, and
> the 4 cavities. It has the Squelch Gate, TimeOut timer, DC transfer, Station
> control
> and Line driver cards installed. I have NOT turned it on yet, wondering if
> there might
> be some issue with the p/s caps, being suddenly turned on after being off for
> several
> years, don't want it to go up in smoke, eh? :-)
>
> SO... this brings up a bunch of questions. Some directly apply, others,
> well, we're not
> all amateurs here, are we? :-)
>
> 1) He's asking $200. Does that sound like a good price for it? :-)
>
> 2) What's the duty cycle? And, if it said narrow channel, is it 12.5 MHz
> spacing,
> or 25? I'm eventually going to put it in my hospital, which ironically does
> NOT have
> any equipment on this frequency or any of the local med frequencies, but it'd
> be
> nice to put in 12.5-capable equipment, otherwise I may just convert it to
> amateur.
>
> 3) Our competing hospital, 1.5 miles away (only 2 of us left here in town)
> is licensed
> for all the med frequencies but I don't think they use any of them. The
> ambulance system
> (our hospitals jointly owns the ambulance) dropped all its' med licenses a
> couple of years
> ago... In fact, I'm not sure they have current licenses for their HEAR
> radios, and they use
> city-owned radios for dispatch and talking to the hospitals. So... what kind
> of traffic is
> allowed on a med freq?
>
> 4) And finally, I know I got to go thru our radio coordination (IAFC, I
> believe)
> before I file with the FCC but... trying to look at FCC form 1070, I think
> we'd be
> under LMRS, PMRS, below 470 MHz, which would be $150... right? And I
> wonder if I really need to go thru the IAFC? :-)
>
> I thank you for your time.
>
> _Ray_ KB�STN
>
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