Hello again everyone... Kenwood Mobile Radios of the earlier vintage have many of the desired logic and audio sources available inside the radio. Most times one need only buy the simple flying lead kit to extend those line out to the then added 15 pin connector and matching plug (supplied with the kit).
Most Kenwood Radios up toward the newer tk-7180 series make external connections through the wire lead (with matching plug installed) kit. In most cases the kit is added by removing the radio cover and simply plugging it in to the matching sockets already on the circuit board. Working from memory, the entire kit with all connectors, pins, jacks and plugs ready to rock and roll should still be under $20 Probably made more sense at the time to Kenwood versus having same model radios with 5 pin and 16 pin connectors and corresponding different internal logic/IO boards. I have repeaters made from Kenwood Mobiles... Just like most other brands you should probably reduce the transmit power for long duty cycle operations. In most traditional one business user repeat operations one doesn't always have to reduce the tx power that much for casual (duty cycle) operation. I have a book of notes about converting most radios to repeater operation. If you have a vintage Kenwood Radio... it's probably not a problem to help you out as time allows. Email me direct if you need more information about a specific Kenwood radio model. cheers, skipp skipp025 at yahoo.com (yeah it's the crazy busy time of year again... ) > "Mike Mullarkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > > > The TK-760 radios are great radios; however, I would post them on EBay and > get a few Motorola SM-50 radios. All the connections are on the back on the > Motorola and on the Kenwood, you will need to modify the radios to get TOR > (PL) out of it and know where exactly to pick it off. If you get the > Motorola radios try to get the high power radios and they will play nice at > 20wt. Not in Continuous duty mode. Now if you drill out the 4 screw holes on > the bottom and mill the bottom of the radio so then you can add a nice heat > sink to it. Then they will operate in continuous mode but no more than 20wt. > > > > The first version was to mount a small fan on the bottom but ended up using > the heat sink method and found it much more reliable. > > > > I have had more than 30+ full duplex links made out of these radios and have > never had a unit fail. Take your time and plan your project and it will pay > off if you do it the right way. > > > > Mike Mullarkey (K7PFJ) > > > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Dakota > Summerhawk > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 12:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood Repeater question > > > > I have a few of the TK-760's that I have been playing with the idea of > thinking of using as a repeater, can this be done? And if so what would it > take? > > > > Thanks > > > > Peter Dakota Summerhawk > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1338 - Release Date: 3/21/2008 > 5:52 PM >
