On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:29 AM, wd8chl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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. >
So, to make sure I understand correctly, I can program the repeater to use the same frequency but with 4 different PL tones with this Duplexer? > Michael H. Cox > [email protected] >
