At 10:20 AM 10/17/04, you wrote: >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?
Yes >Also, someone is trying to tell me that these radios have an >automatic antenna tuning unit in them??? NO - that's why Moto came up with the dual mobile antenna system that I documented at <http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/ant-sys-index.html> >Our leader has programmed several and they do seem to work, The mental image of Boris and Natasha's "Fearless Leader" came to mind (am I dating myself? check out "Rocky and Bullwinkle on late-night cable) >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? Not enough heat sink. Get a Micor base. A complete 100w 47MHz micor repeater less cabinet went from someone in So Cal for under $114 on ebay a day or so ago (Item number: 5724645262). There was also an ex-mountie 136-150 MHz Micor repeater from someone in Canada. >Our ARES group just recieved a bunch of these (most >without control cables) They're going to be hard to come up with. >and our zealous leader thinks we need to move to Low Band. 6m or 10m? There are only 4 (if I remember correctly) repeat pairs on 10m. In most areas there are 6m pairs available. Either way, if you need in-building penetration you'll be sorry. >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. If the VHF/UHF works, why dilute the available technical resources across another band? >A friend and I have 6 meter box that works extremely >well but I still think we should focus on shorter >wavelengths. ;-) There's a reason the L.A. County Sheriff went from 39mhz to UHF. It's called in-building penetration. There's a reason the CHP is staying on low band and even snapped up the Sheriff's channels and converted their 43mhz dispatch channels into full repeat. They need the wide-open-spaces long range coverage that 330w base stations and 100w low band mobiles have (especially with high band mobile extenders that let the officers use a HT on 154.905 to talk through their cars back to the dispatchers while out on a traffic stop, out to lunch or to a bathroom break) If fearless leader is still convinced that 6m is a good idea, and you have a 6m repeater, you could put a receiver (or even a full transciever) on the current channel and let fearless leader use a low band mobile to convince himself that they need to keep the VHF / UHF system. Done properly a low band system can be an adjunct to a VHF/UHF system. If the add-a low-band port idea works out, I'd think about grabbing a 6m Micor base off of eBay - maybe contact the seller of that last one and ask him to contact you if he comes across any more. >Feel free to reply off list if you wish. > >Thanks in advance. John Everson ab6li Mike WA6ILQ 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/
