At 05:41 PM 4/21/2010, midcom.audio wrote: > > >I'm attempting to update an existing repeater system that currently >uses a Hall voter in tandem with a ComSpec TP-38 CTCSS repeater tone >panel. The replacement RF deck is a Kenwood TKR-850 Series I. The >previous RF deck was a KSG-4500, operating in a plain, dumb, >duplexed TX / RX mode with no internal controller, PL decode, etc. I >used the ComSpec TP-38 in the repeat audio path following the Hall >voted audio to handle PL encode-decode, TOT, carrier delay/squelch tail, etc. > >Reading from the Repeater-Builder site, I came across the following >comment regarding use of an 850: "If you are using an external >controller you set it to "duplex base" mode, with COR on Aux out #1 >and TOR (tone decode) on Aux out #2." > >I would very much like to eliminate the need for the TP-38 external >CTCSS unit if at all possible, instead utilizing the TKR-850's >INTERNAL PL encode/decode capabilities, carrier delay, CW ID, etc. >My questions is: If I program the 850 from "repeater" into "duplex" >operation, do I lose all those features normally found in "repeater" >mode, rendering the 850 back to a "dumb" radio like its predecessor? >Assuming those features DO remain, how does one "break" the normal, >internal repeat audio path, since it will be necessary to route >local receiver audio out to the Hall voter for comparator operation?
<---Bottom line Mike is yes. You retain all the features (multitable, etc) when the TKR is programmed for duplex operation and you let an external controller do its thing. Ken ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of repeater controllers and accessories. http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/ Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net "We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!"
