I had an RLC-6. Great little board. Sold it and the 5-K and got the RLC-4. The link configuration I used prior to the RLC-6 was home brew and worked surprisingly well.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 7:54 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Link Comm RLC-6 > > > >> DCFluX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I should mention that I have >> never heard of a RLC-6. > > In days of old, when Knights were bold, Link Comm > actually started when Alan built a link board for > the S-Com 5K controller. I believe it was called > the rlc-5 or just plain linking board. > > Great design, published in 73 Magazine (RIP) & > way ahead of its time. I have photo copies of > the original articles. > > By the time I called Alan to order the original > S-Com 5K linking PC Board, he had upgraded and > updated the circuit to the controller generic > RLC-6 Linking board. Very nice design, my hat > was off to Alan for taking the work out of my > linking demand. > > Don't know how many they ever made or sold, I > have 12 of them. > > You can consider it very similar in function > to the current CAT Auto RLS or RBS-1000 board. > Drop controller logic lines low to route both > TX and RX linking in Chain or Hub format. > > Options for hub or chain linking were dip switch > set along with priorities and cos logic. Various > selections could be configured and stored in the > two on-board eproms. A status display board was > also an option. > > Alan or Steve told me they stopped selling them > because they wanted you to buy their multi port > controller instead. I'm sure demand was not great > as few people I met ever seemed to know about the > RLC-6. > > I now do the same thing with the Cat Auto > RLS-1000. I consider the SCom 7K with a Vyex DAB > and the RLS-1000 to be "the dope". in repeater > controllers. > > that is all... > > cheers, > skipp > > > > > > > > > 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/
