Both Mitreks and Mastr II's have great audio. Mitreks tend to drift around a little due to direct FM modulation, but not a big deal on 6 Meters. My repeater transmitter is a Mitrek with 5 Watts output driving an old Motorola tube PA to 400 Watts. The radio runs cool without any fans that way...
--- In [email protected], neal Newman <cozy...@...> wrote: > > > Oppps TYPO.. 300 watts not 3kw LOL > Neal > > > --- On Wed, 2/18/09, larryjspamme...@... <lar...@...> wrote: > > > From: larryjspamme...@... <lar...@...> > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good conversion choice for 1st 6 meter repeater? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:36 PM > > We should be able to hear that 3000 Watt MASTR II repeater > > all day, every day! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: neal Newman <cozy...@...> > > >Sent: Feb 18, 2009 4:18 PM > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good conversion choice > > for 1st 6 meter repeater? > > > > > > > > > Hey Joe > > > Im running the same thing a Converted Mitrek on > > 52.71/53.71 > > > with a hardline Duplexer. ( off air at moment due to > > loosing duplexer in the house fire. setup worked great. > > Other machine is a MastrII 3000 watt repeater with Full size > > Commercial Duplexers.. Both are easy Conversions that work > > well. > > > Neal-ka2caf > > > > > > > > >--- On Wed, 2/18/09, Joe <k1ike_m...@...> > > wrote: > > > > > >> From: Joe <k1ike_m...@...> > > >> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good conversion > > choice for 1st 6 meter repeater? > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 8:35 AM > > >> I have a 6 meter repeater that I am putting > > together for a > > >> club here in > > >> Connecticut. It uses a Mitrek 110 watt mobile > > radio. A > > >> ham friend did > > >> the conversion and said that it was fairly simple > > to do. > > >> So far, it > > >> seems to be working OK at 50 watts output. I have > > a CE > > >> MASTRII n my 6 > > >> meter repeater and it has been performing > > flawlessly for > > >> years now. > > >> Both radios seem to make good conversion > > prospects. > > >> > > >> The big question for a 6 meter repeater is: Are > > you going > > >> to use a > > >> duplexer or split site? If you do a split site > > it may be > > >> a little > > >> easier to use MASTRII radios. > > >> > > >> 73, Joe, K1ike > > >> 53.41TX/52.41RX PL 156.7Hz > > >> > > >> Mark wrote: > > >> > Something GE or Motorola, but what? > > >> > > > >> > I'd like to build a 6 meter repeater. > > And, > > >> > this'll be my first repeater to build. > > What would > > >> > be a good choice for conversion? Definitely > > something > > >> > VHF lowband- 35 to 42 MHz or better, but > > what? I'm > > >> more > > >> > familiar with GE units than Motorola, but > > that > > >> doesn't > > >> > rule out a Micor or something else. Any > > suggestions? > > >> > > > >> > Thanks and 73! > > >> > > > >> > Mark KE5LIB > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Yahoo! Groups Links > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
