Michael Cox wrote: >> Controller - I recommend a NHRC model that plugs into the "Systems" board, >> or, one of the Pion & Simon models that plug into the card cage. >> >> http://www.nhrc.net/ge-stuff.php >> http://www.pionsimon.com/products.htm >> > > > It looks like I can use the NHRC-4/M2 to make it a linked repeater. If I go > with the Ham repeater, I'll most likely do that. That would require, if I > understand correctly, another radio connected in, so that will have to be > done later with future funds. :) > > If I decide to make it a GMRS repeater, I won't have to worry about that and > will go with the PSE508-2, as its a little less expensive.
For GMRS, I would go with the -3 version to get the extra tones. It gives you 4 "users". While they can't talk at the same time (obviously), a user with one tone won't hear the other users unless he takes his mic "off-hook", putting the rx in carrier squelch. (and in commercial service, it is required for users to not interfere with other users on a 'shared' frequency (GMRS is ALWAYS shared with others). This is most easily accomplished by putting the rx in carrier squelch when the mic is taken off the clip to talk. The user then knows not to talk if someone else is already talking. Anyway, you can have 4 different groups of people with the -3 version. Not bad.
