Ditto on Scott,s remarks, I have a twenty five year old MASTR II, 40 w. on 70 cm. , and a twenty seven year old Micor, 110 w, on 2m,( receiver by Scott).....Bulletproof!! Regards, Lee, K4ljp
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Scott Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > John, > > I would have to agree with the comments made by Jim Brown in this thread. I > would put any 20-30yr old converted commercial gear up against a brand new > Kenwood, Icom, whatever machine. There is nothing wrong with properly > converted commercial gear. The best benefit is it's relatively cheap to > obtain, convert, and service. Parts are easily found out of 'donor' > machines. > > I can understand most clubs wanting a "brand new repeater." One that is all > nice and shiny when you take it out of the box. However, there is a reason > why there are more used cars than new cars sold in any given year. The used > cars may not be as new bright and shiny, but they perform the EXACT same > function. Would you rather have a restored '82 Corvette Sting Ray, or a > brand new Toyota Corolla? > > If you would like to read more about the repeaters we offer built from > years of experience, check out this link: > www.repeater-builder.com/custombuilt > > Scott > > Scott Zimmerman > Amateur Radio Call N3XCC > 474 Barnett Rd > Boswell, PA 15531 > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John Transue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2008 10:19 AM > *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band > > My ham radio club is ready to replace our 440 repeater. I have read the > spec/data sheets on the Icom IC FR-4000 and the Kenwood TKR-850. > > Here are my questions: > > Are these among the best modern repeaters available? > > Is one or the other superior? > > Is there a different repeater you would prefer or recommend? > > What good/bad experience have you had with the Icom or Kenwood (or with > related products)? > > Are there specific brands or models to avoid? > > Information that might be relevant: The repeater will be in a standard > 19-inch rack mount cabinet. It will be inside, not exposed to the elements > . It can be used with or without a power amplifier (5W in, 90W out). I > would like the power out to be near the 90W. The frequency pair has 5MHz > separation. TX is on 448.375MHz; RX on 443.375MHz. The duplexer is a > Motorola T1504A > > I would appreciate the benefit of your experience. Thanks. > > John Transue, Trustee > > Vienna Wireless Society > > Vienna, VA > > ------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1802 - Release Date: 11/20/2008 > 7:28 PM > > >
