On 4/11/07, skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Re: Poor Mans Repeater Project anyone?
I'd be interested in reading along and learning, but I'm not sure how much I could help -- I was mentored by MASTR II guys... They work so well for just about any type of project (Joe's 6m split-site is easy with a 6m and a UHF Mastr II mobile pair to swap parts around in!) that I don't know much else... But I'll watch, learn, and comment if I think I have anything useful to add... Pretty much, I'd consider myself a "poor man" when it comes to repeaters -- I work on club systems to feed my habit... since club members help foot the overall bill, and we all get to enjoy the results. That's probably one thing many budding repeater-builders don't realize... if you get sucked in, even a club paying for parts won't save you... you'll end up buying test gear, good cables for bench testing, good quality adapters and connectors, etc etc etc... it becomes a "lifestyle choice" to blow money on stupid repeater related "stuff"... to put it politically-correctly. Add in a weak-signal VHF+ "habit" and well, it's easy to be broke all the time, but as long as it's fun... why not? Cheap, well-engineered, and soon... pick any two! (As the saying goes!) Nate WY0X
