I've had good luck with the GE Phoenix-S radios. Everything's available on the back, including pins for toggling through the channels, and resetting to ch 1 for starter-up/reference.
On 6/9/2010 11:31 PM, wa4moe wrote: > I'm searching for a transceiver to put into service for a link on existing > network. Have a excellent technician to set levels, and do mods as required > and have proper test equipment. > Q: Please advise on Motorola....Spectra, Maxtrac, Radius....others...? > > Freq: 145-147 > Possible -8 channels > Mic Audio or TX Audio input > - RCUR Audio (not affected by the volume control). > - PTT > - Logic signal output controlled by RX tone squelch - only i.e. CTCSS. This > will be used to PTT the repeater when the link receives a signal encoded with > CTCSS - like 85.4 Hz. > - Good receiver specs - not easily affected by intermod or adjacent channel > interferance. i.e good selectivity. > - Transmitter power adjust from 5-25 + watts. > > Would be nice if the unit had a plug or jack on the back with easy access to > the first 4 items. > > - 11.8 - 14.2 VDC operation remote on standby battery charged via solar. > > - + 5 KHz deviation. > > - All Solid State (no Tubes) > > Sorry for all the details, but maybe helps define parameters. > > Any advice is requested and appreciated. > Moses > WA4MOE > Waxhaw NC

