we have used TE, Henry, Volcom and TPL.
Volcom and TPL have great service
TE got a 150 watt and UHF and no matter what we do to it only puts out 120
watts came with paper work that show tested at 134 watts on a 150 watt amp.
Had no luck to get this corrected.
Will never but a TE amp ever if it was at very low cost.
go with a good brand spend a bit more but it works and works
Volcom 1ST TPL 2nd
John
----- Original Message -----
From: James Adkins
To: repeater-builder
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:44 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Henry Repeater Amp or TE Systems
Okay all, looking for opinions.
Our club is going to purchase a 220 amplifier and a 440 amplifier for our
repeaters.
For 220, we're looking at either the TE Systems 2210RAN or the Henry C100B10R
For UHF, it's either the TE Systems 4412RA or the Henry C100D30R.
We have a Henry C300C30R in use for about 3-1/2 years now (running it at 250w
output) on our 6-meter repeater and had to send it in about 13 months into its
life to have the finals replaced. No problems since, though. I was pleased
with Henry's response to the problem. Even though it was out of warranty, they
fixed it under warranty.
Though the TE systems amplifiers have more output (150w vs 100w), I have
concerns about their reliability. The local D* repeater has had a lot of
problems with their VHF amplifier, and it's not very clean (of course, that
could be the fault of the D* repeater transmitter, too!).
What are your opinions, TE Systems vs Henry?
--
James Adkins, KB0NHX
Vice-President -- Nixa Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (KC0LUN)
www.nixahams.net
Southern Missouri Assistant Frequency Coordinator - Missouri Repeater Council
www.missourirepeater.org
The Nixa Amateur Radio Club - "There is no charge for awesomeness!" (Well,
only $1.00 per month)
