LoL! See my earlier post. There is one on ebay now. res1q6fs wrote: > > > I built my first ever repeater in 1979 using a split Midland 13-509. > They are really easy to turn into a repeater. The TX puts out a good 10 > watts and the receiver cannot be beat as far as sensitivity is > concerned. My 220 repeater was on the air over 20 years as the Midland. > It never ran more then 12 or so watts to the duplexer and the power at > the antenna was maybe 3-4 watts. The antenna was a 6 dB crappie pole > side mounted at 250 ft. on a 450 ft. tower. It hears as good or better > than our 2 meter repeater which was at the same level on the other side > of the tower. No one ever complained of the 220's anemic power level. > > I picked up a 220 Maggiore fairly cheap a number of years ago and it > performs about the same, albeit like others have said, the new Maggiore > units are quite pricey. > > Roger W5RD > 224.18 TIARC Dallas > 223.82 Murphy (going up on my new HDX555 soon) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Keith, KB7M <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 06, 2007 3:34 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] 222 Mhz > > I just looked at the prices for the Hamtronics and Maggiore > equipment as suggested by others, and you're right. They're > expensive! I'd be much better off going with a repeater-builder > conversion. Has anyone had experience with the older Midland 220 > rigs converted to repeater operation? It looks like that may be a > real inexpensive solution if I can find one and if they work well. > > -- > Keith McQueen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 801-224-9460 > > > On 11/6/07, *Jim* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Keith, KB7M wrote: > > I've built several repeaters over the years, but only for the > 2m and 70cm > > bands. > > > > In a moment of insanity, I purchased a Wacom 222Mhz duplexer > and now I > > realize that 222 Mhz radios suitable for repeater operation > are not readily > > available. :-( > > > > I see that folks have documented methods for converting VHF > high band MASTR > > II and Micor radios for 222 Mhz. Unfortunately, I don't have > either radio > > in my stash of radios. I DO have some VHF Mitreks, some UHF > Micors, and one > > VHF MASTR Executive II radio. Can any of these be converted to > 222 Mhz? > > Does anyone have an already converted radio that they would be > willing to > > trade for something? I know that the repeater-builder guys > have already > > converted radios forsale, but I'd like to find a way to do it > for less than > > the $700 that they want for them if I can. > > > > The ExecII should be pretty close to the MII, I would think. > > Don't spend good money on the made-for-ham boxes. First, they're > more > expensive then the RB conversions, and they WON'T work as well. > > I think I've heard of people converting Mitreks too, although > like most, > the PA's don't go. > > -- > Jim Barbour > WD8CHL > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.23/1113 - Release Date: > 11/6/2007 10:04 AM > >
-- Jay Urish W5GM ARRL Life Member Denton County ARRL VEC N5ERS VP/Trustee Monitoring 444.850 PL-88.5
