Our club has 7 of the TK750 and two TK850 repeaters running on several
different mountaintops, mostly medium RF intense. They have worked without any
issues for a couple of years now. I don't know how they stack up against the
vertex, but they seem well suited for what we are doing with them.
We replaced mostly Micor mobile conversions with these newer units, and have
cut back on maint issues dramatically. Of course the Micors were around 30
years old, too.
The Kenwoods are very nice, and easy to program and set up. They mount in a
3.5" rack space, so thats good too. Output power is 35-40 watts, we set ours
around 25-30 since they can grind for many hours continuously.
Joe
--- On Fri, 10/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vertex vs. Kenwood
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 8:13 AM
Hi Joe,
>I'm still trying to comprehend why you would need replacements just
because a site is more quiet. If they work at the crowded site, they
should work fine at the quiet one.
That's just it -- they don't work all that well at this mountaintop site with
literally hundreds of RF sources. Since we have an opportunity to sell them, it
seems like a good time for an upgrade. But if K is no better in this situation
than V, you're right, we're going down the wrong path.
This is a club that went from Micor vintage equipment that was showing its
age to Vertex and now has an opportunity to change once again. The bias is
toward new, low-maintenance gear rather than refurbished old commercial gear.
73,
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: MCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 9:50 pm
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vertex vs. Kenwood
I'm still trying to comprehend why you would need replacements just
because a site is more quiet. If they work at the crowded site, they
should work fine at the quiet one.
Joe M.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My club has some 3-year-old VHF and UHF Vertex repeaters at a high-RF
> site. A possible deal would move them to a much quieter site, and if
> that happens we'll need replacements.
>
> Members of this list have consistently shown a preference for Kenwoods,
> and it appears both brands are priced about the same. However, I'm
> concerned that much of what has been posted falls into the true believer
> category, and this decision must be based on technical data. How about
> it, RF gurus? If you have facts, please spill 'em.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 73,
> Bob, WA9FBO
>
>
>
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