Nate, I already know I'd love to have a MII, and the bulk won't be an issue getting it home or storing it, but the proposed site is on a rooftop. That part could get interesting. I may need to devise a truss...and something to hoist the repeater, too! (Rimshot.)
This unit is very unlikely to be a modded station...it was originally spec'd for, and has been in, repeater service for years on a mountain top by the original owner. It is said to be spectacularly clean inside and out, and has never had an outage. (I know...two attributes which oddly seem to go together.) The ham repeater's purpose will be to support emergency prep nets and related ops in a couple of suburbs, and a high central point will be available, so a preamp may not be warranted. It may also get used in a crossband scheme during calmer times, and for other experiments in which the widest possible coverage would actually have some downside. Controller will very likely be my S-Com 7K. 73, Paul, AE4KR ----- Original Message ----- From: Nate Duehr To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Running a Mastr II Repeater QRP They're bulky, but you can't find anything on the market that will outperform them today for SELECTIVITY. You may want a pre-amp on the receiver for SENSITIVITY, depending on other factors of your antenna system and site selection and how far out you want it to hear. ...Other comments: When you get the station, post photos or look through the LBIs and see what (hopefully factory) configuration it's in. Some were repeaters, some were just "stations"... Anyway... you learn to love 'em and decide that the weight and bulk is worth it... :-) -- Nate Duehr, WY0X
