Be careful searching for "mobile repeaters" on eBay. A true LMR "Mobile Repeater" is a half-duplex unit that attaches to a mobile radio providing crossband coverage out of the car for portables. Not at all what you want.
What you might want to look for is a "portable repeater". Despite the name, a portable repeater can use mobile units for the TX and RX. Portable simply means that it can be moved around. BTW, I understand the need for higher power, but most portables have the same or (in the case of commercial portables) better sensitivity and selectivity than many ham grade mobiles, so they are still good candidates for receivers. The MVP is a good suggestion, but they are a little on the expensive side - especially on UHF. Still, if you can find one, they are good and there is the NHRC/MVP controller. Joe M. Mathew Quaife wrote: > > Look at the mobile repeaters found on ebay. About $800 ball park for them. > They would work just fine if you did a split antenna setup, but would be > better if duplexers were used, especially running that kind of power. If it > is in the ham bands they will work fine, I don't think they are allowed in > the GMRS bands though. Good Luck > > Mathew > > > > > Portables are great but I need the 35W (UHF) and the 50W (VHF) out to > assure > > that the coverage is adequate. > > Thanks for the suggestion. > > Dakota > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:13 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters? > > > > > > > > Use portables... > > > > Joe M. > > > > Dakota Summerhawk wrote: > > > > > > Is the best way to have a mobile repeater up and running with two > > > mobile radios and a duplexer? Looking for a way to be able to run a > > > couple of repeaters, one VHF, one UHF for a mobile communications van. > > > Can anyone recommend ways to cut down on weight and space? Thanks > > > Dakota > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 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/
