Mike, A few members of the Satellite ARC are toying with the idea of putting a MotoTrbo repeater on one of our mountaintop sites. The major stumbling block, of course, is the very high cost of the digital radios needed to use the MotoTrbo repeater. There are several analog 6m, 2m, 220, and 440 repeaters in my area that have a total of perhaps 80 users- and most of those users are reluctant to shell out well over a thousand bucks just to talk to a few other people, when they can use their $80 Puxing or Alinco radios to talk to everyone else, anywhere.
I would like to know how many MotoTrbo handheld and mobile radios are now being used in the Denver area. Perhaps a new perspective will help others to justify the high cost of implementation. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] HAM Mototrbo Systems Just curious how many ham radio club, groups and individuals are installing HAM systems in the USA. I know that the TRBO-6 group is up and working great and several others. Here in Denver area the interest is huge and I am hearing of others that are also very interested. Thanks, Mike K7PFJ
