I have 2 Hi Pro 220 MHz repeaters, one I bought used (R1) and one new (E). No problems for many years. One has the Cat 200B controller, the other the 300DX.
I started with a Spec Comm. in 1980 ( I did not know any better!) and over its first few years of life, the RX went south (repaired once) and finally the TX (repaired twice). I replaced the receiver with a Midland 13-509 RX and it lasted over 15 years until I replaced the whole thing with the used Hi Pro. I still think the Midland 13-509 or Clegg clone, if you have some minimal building experience, is the best 220 repeater you can build. I have built 2 and they worked great. The receiver sensitivity and front end cannot be beat, even by the Maggiore. They are still around and all you do is take the RX and TX assy's out of their case, put the RX and the TX in RF tight boxes, build a little pwb to house one of the xtals and its associated trimmer cap), connect up a controller and you have a 10 watt repeater. Still plenty of Midland 13-509's around. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Harrison To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] 220 repeater receiver recommendations? Our group is in need of replacing the receiver on our 220 box and I wanted to solicit some opinions from the group. Our current receiver is a Spectrum using 3rd overtone crystals. We are looking at the following: 1. Spectrum receiver using 5th overtone crystals. 2. Hamtronics R302 Synthesized receiver. http://www.hamtronics.com/r302.htm 3. Hamtronics R100 crystal receiver. http://www.hamtronics.com/r100.htm 4. Hi-Pro R4V http://www.hiprorepeaters.com/Receivers.htm What are you using and are you happy with it? Would you buy any particular one again? Why or why not. Thanks a bunch! Ken KE6N
