Skipp, The Kenwood TKR-750 is a complete, packaged repeater with an integral power supply and fan in a 3U rackmount cabinet. It is roughly equivalent to the Motorola RKR-1225, which is the rackmount version of the desktop GR-1225 repeater. I tuned and programmed a TKR-750 for a local radio club, and I agree that it is a fine radio.
The R1225 is just the radio that is inside of a GR-1225 or RKR-1225, and can be bought new for about $900 in the 50 watt version. It can handle close to 100% duty cycle when run at 25 watts, making it ideal for a solar-powered repeater- and I have one such repeater in service now. If the transceiver that is inside the TKR-750 can be purchased separately, it would be comparable to the R1225. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of skipp025 Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics <SNIP> > Rather than buy a Hamtronics 2m repeater, I'd go for a Motorola > R1225 full-duplex transceiver. You get commercial quality and a > complete controller in a package that has more power, and for > less money than the Hamtronics package. > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY What... no mention of Kenwood? A TKR-720 or the even newer TKR-750? cheers, skipp
