Yes, but Joe's control head was frequency programmable on the fly as was the tone.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "rahwayflynn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:01 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio > K3JLS - The wayback machine has a bit of information: > http://web.archive.org/web/20050907131941/http://www.k3jls.com/ > > Although with the 128 channel slots, that would seem to cover the entire > 900Mhz band plan > > Martin > > --- In [email protected], "Chuck Kelsey" <wb2...@...> > wrote: >> >> Joe Burch was his name. It was a frequency agile control head that could >> be set up for most any type of synthesized commercial radio. You entered >> the frequency and tone via a keypad. >> >> Chuck >> WB2EDV >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Chuck Kelsey >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio >> >> >> >> >> >> Been there, done that. There was no interest in the ham community. Why? >> It required modifications that most were not willing to tackle. At the >> moment, the name of the guy escapes me, but I did one of his >> modifications to a 6-meter Delta-S several years ago. He has since given >> up on the idea, but it worked on most any radio. >> >> Chuck >> WB2EDV >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Paul Plack >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio >> >> >> Hmmm... >> >> What if someone came up with a board which could be retrofitted to a >> Spectra to give it ham-style programmability via front-panel controlsm, >> or even a separate control head? It wouldn't be interesting to the big >> manufacturers, but then, neither was the GLB Channelizer. >> >> 73, >> Paul, AE4KR >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: rahwayflynn >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:00 PM >> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio >> >> >> >> $210.00 - I just bough two from KA3IDN. Search under "900Mhz >> Spectra" on eBAY. >> >> Martin >> >> --- In [email protected], Nate Duehr <nate@> wrote: >> > >> > On 2/27/2010 7:54 PM, Fuggitaboutit wrote: >> > > Why cant someone just come up with a 900 meg fm mobile for >> amateur >> > > use? They would sell a zillion of them . >> > >> > What would you pay for it? >> > >> > Nate WY0X >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2717 - Release Date: 03/01/10 14:34:00
