Well the only problem I have with selling Software and cables, is that a numbers of years ago there were a number of guys that were hams here in the area that would program radio's on anything.  Some they sold and some they just used for them self.  There was business, ham, police and other govt.'s.  There was even some radio's they took from police car's just so they could get the info in the radio.  At one time the FBI got into it for they selling software at a ham feast that was a copy of the big M co.
 
So be careful  hams items are ok but when you get into the other it may be trouble,  just like the govt. repeater built from mobiles.  The radio may be type ok but not in the use it is, so them it is no more type approved for the use.  Almost like UL when something's changes.
 
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Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Info On Icom Commercial Gear

Hello Jim!
The Lancaster Amateur Radio Club -and myself are using these radios in repeater service
and they have been fantastic! We are using them for not only the exciter, but for our
receivers as well.I purchased all the equiptment from a company called Epcomm Communication down in Texas.Their phone number is 1-915-533-5119 and ask for April
Rodriguez.I was so impressed with these ICF-121,221 radios,I purchased 70 of them
for the local municipality I work for when it was time to rebuild our radio system for our Highway Dept.As a matter of fact,the new highway repeater I built for the department is made up of two of these 121-s radios with a TE systems commercial amp.It plays just like
our ham repeaters-day in and day out with no problems at all!
Epcomm sells the radios,the programming software and cable,and the OPC-617
cable you need for each radio to hook it up for repeater service.Run the exciter at 5 watts
to drive a amp and they will live a long happy life.Plan on running bandpass filters on the receive side-especially if you are putting them in a high rf enviroment.Sometimes you can get away without one,but the system will perform better on the receive side with one inline.
 
I hope this info is helpful.   73
Scott  KB2TRQ








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