> Doug Bade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No Amateur manufactured radio's, however at least
> 12-15 models of 900 and some 800 commercial can
> be readily moved..
Motorola (Micor, MSF, GTX, Purc & Darcom), EF Johnson
(Avenger & 900 Mhz version of the 8615 Series), GE MVP,
Repco (boards), Neutec (Ranger Series), MDS datapoint,
RCA (yes, they made an 800 radio, which was pretty easy
to convert) and a few others.
> There are currently about 100 repeaters on 902/927
> pairings in the US, most of which are less than 3
> years old..
Actually, I'll bet there are a lot more 900 machines
around, just not posted. Some 900Mhz repeater people
don't post repeater locations to the public forums
because of problematic "ah" hams known to frequent the
more popular web repeater/radio groups. Some locations
are agile with our wonderful utility companies using
analog and spread spectrum meter reading devices. We
have to move them around to find a clean receiver slot.
> there is a significant effort to modify and build,
> and plenty of parts available. It is definitely an
> interesting band.
Early 900Mhz repeaters were on the air in the late
80's. We found the mobiles picket fence a lot more
than 445 operation. Similar to 1290 actually...
> For those interested in 900 activity in this
> repeater/user category, one of the larger homes
> for data and users is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Most of the 900 repeater operators in the country
> lurk there, as well as most of the folks who
> have developed various mods, and lots of data
> archived in the what can and what cannot be done...
> Most Moto 900 commercial gear has some if not good
> to excellent potential in 902-928,
> with the proper mods...
Good information...
> There are only a few GE 900 commercial products
> that adapt well...
The GE MVP 800 plays pretty well on 900 with reduced
power. Many of the 90 vintage sf bay area repeaters
were made with converted mvp radios. It was actually
pretty cheap to get on 900 with converted radios.
> YMMV..
> Doug
> KB8GVQ
>
Cheers Doug
73's
skipp
www.radiowrench.com/sonic
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