I know this is not what you would like to hear but. Having a band not on VHF or UHF is a good thing. When the crap hits the fan you will get all the two meter and 440 folks who have no idea of how to even check into a net much less be of any use to the group. Good luck, Russ, W3CH
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Everson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 1:20 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Syntor X 9000 Low Band 6m-10m Rpt? > > > Hello to the group. > > Can anyone tell me if the Syntor X 9000 will actually cover 6 and 10 > meters at the same time (not duplexing) without serious degradation > on tx or rx performance? Also, someone is trying to tell me that > these radios have an automatic antenna tuning unit in them??? Our > leader has programmed several and they do seem to work, allthough, I > haven't put one on the service monitor to see what the real > performance is like. > > Additionally, has anyone ever used a pair of these to make a repeater? > > Our ARES group just recieved a bunch of these (most without control > cables) and our zealous leader thinks we need to move to Low Band. > > I am just looking for some facts before I shoot my mouth off. I am > trying to convince the ARES group that we need to stick to our VHF > and UHF interests and not complicate things further with low band. A > friend and I have 6 meter box that works extremely well but I still > think we should focus on shorter wavelengths. ;-) > > Feel free to reply off list if you wish. > > Thanks in advance. John Everson ab6li > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > 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/
