Re: [Repeater-Builder] Controller suggestions, TKR-820

[Mike Morris WA6ILQ]

At 06:19 AM 06/15/09, you wrote:
>Hi guys,
>A local ham club recently received a Kenwood TKR-820 repeater. They 
>are looking for recomendations for an external controller. Some of 
>the features needed are to be able to enable/disable up to 3 link 
>radios (2 for sure, one additinonal link radio later) via DTMF. 
>Computer programmable. Don't really need to get fancy with voice 
>anouncemt clocks or temperature or anything like that. May want to 
>hook it up to a 100watt Mastr II later (much later) . Needs to be 
>rack mountable as well...
>Any and all suggestions are welcome.
>73 de N5NPO
>Norm Knapp

Almost any controller can be connected to a
TKR-x20 (where x=7 for VHF and 8 for UHF).

You ground a jumper to disable the internal controller,
and cable in your external controller.

See this page:


Which controller you ultimately choose depends on your needs.

Mike WA6ILQ

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Controller suggestions, TKR-820

[Brian]

Hi Norm

For an inexpensive easy to use and quality controller look at ICS

www.ics-ctrl.com

73
Brian


NORM KNAPP wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
> A local ham club recently received a Kenwood TKR-820 repeater. They 
> are looking for recomendations for an external controller. Some of the 
> features needed are to be able to enable/disable up to 3 link radios 
> (2 for sure, one additinonal link radio later) via DTMF. Computer 
> programmable. Don't really need to get fancy with voice anouncemt 
> clocks or temperature or anything like that. May want to hook it up to 
> a 100watt Mastr II later (much later) . Needs to be rack mountable as 
> well...
> Any and all suggestions are welcome.
> 73 de N5NPO
> Norm Knapp
>
> 
> 
>
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Controller suggestions, TKR-820

[Lee Pennington]

I"ve been using a *Link Communications* RLC-1 which has performed flawlessly
for many years. When you call
them on the phone, real live people answer, and they are friendly and
knowledgable... My two cents worth.

de Lee
K4LJP
73
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:19 AM, NORM KNAPP  wrote:

>
>
> Hi guys,
> A local ham club recently received a Kenwood TKR-820 repeater. They are
> looking for recomendations for an external controller. Some of the features
> needed are to be able to enable/disable up to 3 link radios (2 for sure, one
> additinonal link radio later) via DTMF. Computer programmable. Don't really
> need to get fancy with voice anouncemt clocks or temperature or anything
> like that. May want to hook it up to a 100watt Mastr II later (much later) .
> Needs to be rack mountable as well...
> Any and all suggestions are welcome.
> 73 de N5NPO
> Norm Knapp
>  
>



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[Repeater-Builder] Controller suggestions, TKR-820

[NORM KNAPP]

Hi guys,
A local ham club recently received a Kenwood TKR-820 repeater. They are looking 
for recomendations for an external controller. Some of the features needed are 
to be able to enable/disable up to 3 link radios (2 for sure, one additinonal 
link radio later) via DTMF. Computer programmable. Don't really need to get 
fancy with voice anouncemt clocks or temperature or anything like that. May 
want to hook it up to a 100watt Mastr II later (much later) . Needs to be rack 
mountable as well...
Any and all suggestions are welcome.
73 de N5NPO
Norm Knapp