They used the SAV-17 in a Kenwood TM-241a 2M. mobile also may use it for 5W. packet when I get around 2 it .
Mark Holman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ab8ru.org Life Member A.R.R.L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Q" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: I need to take 5 volts to 8 volts, andone have a schematic > From personal experience,the SAV-17 output brick is unforgiving of any > high duty cycle use and will die. They are not cheap to replace either. > And I only use my TMV7A for mobile use. This radio is a poor choice for > remote base transmitting. I would dig into the radio before the output > stage and use an external amp rated for cont. duty,such as a MastrII PA > or similar. Then you would have a killer remote base radio with all the > features you wanted. 73,Lee,N3APP > > Mathew Quaife wrote: > >> That was a good point out, never gave that a thought, so now I will >> just build 4 cor circuits to make them work, that will be easier than >> trying to make 5 volts jump to 8, can just make a simple 10 or 8 volt >> COR circuit. Glad this came back up a 2nd time around. >> >> Mathew >> >> >> */Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote: >> >> At 08:53 AM 5/11/2005 -0700, you wrote: >> >> By the time I find 4 receivers that match, get 4 xtals, then tone >> boards, >> the money would be the same, then only for a year later to find I >> have a >> channel issue, then to buy another xtal, just change the vfo and >> I'm done. >> I agree, you way sounds better, but these are here, and at $200.00 >> a piece, >> for two receiver's in one box, works out ok for me. >> >> <---Oh.. also be advised that the packet jack signals only work >> for the >> currently selected band. In other words, you do not have simultaneous >> access to both rcvrs/xmtrs that way. >> >> Ken >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> President and CTO - Arcom Communications >> Makers of state-of-the-art repeater controllers and accessories. >> http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html >> Come see us at Dayton 2005! >> We now offer complete Kenwood TKR repeater packages! >> AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 >> http://www.irlp.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > 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/
