PS: They also sell the Kenwood Service Manual's at a fair price. I have bought one for every repeater a bought from them. As well as some GMRS mobiles and a control station(Sorry small base station on GMRS). 73 Russ, W3CH
----- Original Message ----- From: "russ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Kenwood TKR-830 > > Hello Mark, > The answer is yes they work very well on both two meter (Kenwood TKR-750) > and wonderful on 440 (Kenwood TKR-850) they just came out with a ver. two > for the 850 and it does a few more things. Contact me direct and I will pass > along who I buy Kenwood repeaters from and they sell them tuned to the Ham > bands. Oh! The old software that worked the Kenwood TKR-850 will not work on > the ver. two you need the KPG-91D or better to program this newer repeater. > 73 Russ, W3CH > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "n9wys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 2:30 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Kenwood TKR-830 > > > > > > > > I'd like to place another "call for information" to the group about > > this repeater. It seems to me I've seen mention on this list in the > > past, that others here are using this machine in the ham band. I > > want to confirm whether I can program/tune the machine for the US > > Amateur 70cm band before I try to tackle it personally. > > > > I also still need a source for the manual. > > > > I've already responded to Juan regarding his offer... > > > > Thanks all ahead of time! > > > > Mark - N9WYS > > > > --- In [email protected], "Mark A. Tomany" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well, a couple of months ago, I posted that I was looking to > > purchase an Icom IC-FR4000 to replace an ailing MSR2000 that > > I "administer" for the local hams. > > > > After long last, I was told by the vendor that Icom is not currently > > making the "-2" model (ham split) and probably will not begin > > any > > production in the near future. The best they could offer was > > "Icom > > says it may start production in the second quarter of 2005". > > May is > > the operational word here. > > > > To keep this long story as short as possible, the "repeater > > fairy" > > paid me an early Christmas visit today, and delivered a Kenwood TKR- > > 830. I haven't had any opportunity to check what freq it was on, > > but the courier stated it was in operation until taken off the air. > > > > An attempt to find anything about this animal on Kenwood's > > website > > was futile, so I ask (hoping for many kind assists from the list): > > 1) Does anyone have a manual scanned in for this machine? If > > so, can I trouble you for a copy? (I do have broadband, or will > > send a blank disk) > > 2) Is the programming software available for any source - > > even > > if it's Kenwood? (If so, can I get a product ID # to order it?) > > 3) Can I assume this machine is fairly easily tuned down into > > the ham band? > > 4) Is there anything I need to watch out for regarding this > > machine? > > > > Thanks to everyone - you've all been a big help in the past. > > > > Mark - N9WYS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/
