Was so busy this week with school starting...didn't reply to this thread. But really feel like I should now. Seems like the gentleman who started this has made up his mind though. For the onlookers...here is my 2 cents worth.
Worked on a SCom 7k for our local NWS. Found it extremely difficult to program at the time. In fairness, I am sure with more time..it would become easier as with every controller. When I got my RC210 as a typical "new kid on the block" I was pretty dumb in it's workings. However after studying over the program manual everything seemed to be VERY logical in how it was setup. Long and short of it. I own 2 RC210's now. Our local club will be buying it's 2nd one soon. Several other repeater owners here on the southside of ATL own them. Ken is very supportive of his product. I have seen him exchange parts and pieces...even when it wasn't his fault. I have experience this myself ;-) Very good forum board on his product too. I'm sure this is probably the same with all the controller makers. This is just the experince I have had with Ken's. Love mine and will probably buy more. Robert KD4YDC --- In [email protected], Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok Jim. > > I have to say I find that hard to believe as every single 210 that is > purchased assembled & tested is tested on all 3 Ports for proper > operations. If lands were missing, it would have never left here. > Unless your friend purchased a kit in which case we have no control > over its construction, so who knows what may have happened there. > > But fair enough. Good luck with your endeavors and hope your project > goes smoothly > > Ken > > > > At 03:05 PM 8/6/2008, Jim Brown wrote: > > >One last comment Ken, and I won't pester you any more. If a partial > >trade would be for an RC-210, I am afraid I am not interested. I > >got the RC-110 that I have from a friend who was anxious to get a > >repeater on the air and rather than mess with the RC-110, which was > >not working, he bought an RC-210. When he hooked the RC-210 up he > >found LANDS MISSING on one of the ports for the audio. It was not > >just a bad etch, the lands had never been there so far as he could > >determine. That sure does not speak well of the Quality Assurance > >for the RC-210 product. > > > >I hate to bring all this up, but once bit - twice shy is my motto. > > > >73 - Jim W5ZIT > > > >--- On Wed, 8/6/08, Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]SCOM 7330 Question > >To: [email protected] > >Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 3:11 PM > > > >Let's take this offlist. Perhaps we can work something out that is > >workable for us both (for example, might you be interested in us > >taking the 110 back in partial trade?) > > > >Ken > > > > > >At 01:04 PM 8/6/2008, Jim Brown wrote: > > > >>Ken, my problem is that when a company sells me something that > >>turns out to be totally useless and then fails to offer any > >>solution or compensation, it is hard for me to have any confidence > >>in their products. > >> > >>I attempted to join the RC-110 Yahoo group twice and both times I > >>was refused entry by the moderator. I thought there I might be > >>able to find out what some other folks were doing to solve the problems. > >> > >>I understand that some technical problems are difficult if not > >>impossible to fix, and that the microprocessor chosen for the > >>RC-110 was a bad choice, but I don't understand the attitude of > >>'you bought it - now go live with it'. That just does not instill > >>any confidence in that companys products. > >> > >>Sorry - but that is my feeling. > >> > >>73 - Jim W5ZIT > >> > >>--- On Wed, 8/6/08, Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED] net> wrote: > >>From: Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED] net> > >>Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] SCOM 7330 Question > >>To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com > >>Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 11:29 AM > >>At 08:28 AM 8/6/2008, Jim Brown wrote: > >> >I have a commercial application to monitor the battery status and > >> >charge current at a solar site and asked for information on > >> >controllers that would allow me to monitor these parameters by > >> >requesting a voice readback. I was immediately answered by Ken Arch > >> >(sp?) and another RC-210 owner with info on the RC-210 > >> >capabilitys. As the proud owner of an Arcom RC-110 with it's total > >> >lack of support, I am a bit leary of going that road again. > >><---Hi Jim. I can assure you that support for the RC210 is not only > >>readily available, most of our customers tell us it is exemplary. And > >>while true that we no longer support the RC110 (what happened there > >>is we are totally unable to obtain support for the CPU system which > >>effectively killed the 110), RC210 is available not only from us but > >>from the RC210 mail list in Yahoogroups. With literally hundreds and > >>hundreds of RC210s in use around the entire world, support is quite > >>good from our users as well. > >>Ken > >>------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > >>President and CTO - Arcom Communications > >>Makers of repeater controllers and accessories. > >><http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/>http://www.arcomcon trollers. com/ > >>Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and > >>we offer complete repeater packages! > >>AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 > >><http://www.irlp.net>http://www.irlp. net > >>"We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!" > >___ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > President and CTO - Arcom Communications > Makers of repeater controllers and accessories. > http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/ > Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and > we offer complete repeater packages! > AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 > http://www.irlp.net > "We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!" >
