skipp025 wrote:
>
>>"Jim B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Kevin is correct. Buying new is NOT always the
>>way to go.
>
>
> One must properly weigh all the options for it's
> been said that "hams can be frugle".
>
>
>>What would you rather own, a brand new Yugo, or a 10
>>year old McLaren F1 Indy? Or a 10 year old Rolls maybe?
>>The made-for-amateur stuff needs to be 'babysat'
>>constantly, while the Motorola and GE stuff just runs.
>>Jim Barbour
>>WD8CHL
>
>
> Don't know what planet you're on Jim, but your
> above statement makes it look like you're living
> in dreamland. Much of the Made-For-Amateur gear
> is pretty nice stuff for the price.
>
> Try the decafe Jim...
>
> cheers,
> skipp
Well, sorry Skip, but I put Spectrum, Kendecom, Maggiore, Hamtronics,
and VHF engineering in the "Yugo" category of repeaters, based on
hearing them on the air, looking inside at the workmanship and design,
and seeing first-hand the problems they have.
Of all of those mfg, I only know of one rptr here still on the air. It's
an OLD Spectrum UHF that's been on the air for 15 yrs, but it's had lots
of trimmer caps changed out ove the years. It gets "babysat" a lot,
keeping it on freq, and keeping the tx clean. It needs a lot of TLC, but
he works at the site, and can just walk down the hall when it needs
something.
All the rest of the rptrs in the immediate area are converted commercial
gear, because of the problems they've had with the made-for-ham stuff.
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
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