RE: [Repeater-Builder] Icom V8000 as a repeater transmitter

2003-12-21 Thread Steve S. Bosshard \(NU5D\)
Swap places between TX and RX radios and cut the power back to 50% or less and add a fan. Can't say how many of those little intermittent duty radios I have seen with burnt up PA's. Regards, Steve NU5D Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Icom V8000 as a repeater transmitter

2003-12-21 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:14 AM 12/21/03 +, you wrote: I am having trouble finding any VHF radios to be used as a transmitter for my repeater. I have a 2-meter repeater made from two GM300 Motorola radios. My problem is is that the radio that is used for transmit burned up the pa and is no longer usable. I have

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Icom V8000 as a repeater transmitter

2003-12-21 Thread Virden Clark Beckman
Using a basic ham radio as a transmitter will do in a pinch, but remember heat is our enemy so keep the power at about half of stated output and if the environment is one with lots of other receivers you may have to find a type accepted transmitter to stay on site as spurs may not be evident until

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Icom V8000 as a repeater transmitter]

2003-12-20 Thread JOHN MACKEY
The best thing you can do it use real repeater equipment like a Motorola Micor or GE Mastr II. Trying to make that Icom equipment work is going to be a pain. Use it for a mobile like it was intended to be. jay_kruckenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am having trouble finding any VHF radios to