Here in Southern California from Sierra Peak, for the 146.610 Repeater (K6FAM Repeater) we use almost exclusively The Kenwood TKR-750 VHF and the TKR-850 UHF transceivers for our mountaintops! I love the fact that they will work independantly of an external controller (IF I ever needed to) but I have been using for years, and will continue to use for years to come, the S-Com 7K which is the older version of the Newly released 7330 3 port controller. I was a beta tester for this controller and it was fun to use as it programs very similar to the older 7K 2.5 port controller. There is even a forum to discuss issues and programming regarding both controllers. Nothing but pure fun (except for the actual programming-BORING). But aside from that, it has been a blast mating the two of these pieces of equipment together - The Kenwood TKR-750/TKR-850 and the S-Com 7330 3 port controller.
Now, for the record, I still use my Motorola Mitrek conversions. They mate up well with the S-Com controllers very well also. So, if you are willing to roll up your sleeves and work through the issues, (and do it a few hours at a time) then you will be impressed at the performance from the right equipment mated together. and the price of the S-Com 7330 was hundreds of dollars less than the similar model offered with the same features. The flexibility of the controller makes it so you can almost do anything with it- as long as you are willing to bring the pieces together. Oh, and ALL my information was gotten from the pages of Repeaterbuilder.com exclusively! I built the Motorola Mitrek dual band repeater myself (with their help). -- Mark Christian KB6SRT -- Founder / Trustee. - FCARA Fam-Comm Amateur Radio Assoc. 146.610 (-) pl 103.5-Echolink Node-44576 445.760 (-) pl 103.5-IRLP Node-3952 www.k6fam.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________
