Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread Paul Gilbert
These are not 90 watts TX out. They top out at about 50 watts. You can run an out board amp, but that is not advised as it is another part to break and their reliability is sometimes suspect. If you are connecting a 3rd party controller like a Linkcom, Scom or such to it, there are sometimes

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread Paul Gilbert
, 2008 10:27 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band Good Repeaters for UHF Ham BandJust curious... what do you have now and why are you replacing it? Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: John Transue

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread no6b
At 11/22/2008 07:54, you wrote: Brands to stay away from Hamtronics Maggorie (sp) Spectrum. IMO the worst by far. Bob NO6B

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread Cort Buffington
Any feelings on the ACS/MCS/Kendecom dynasty? I'm trying to decide whether or not to spruce up the club's old repeater as a spare or look for something different for a spare. I've never had to deal with their RF units before... Only the Mark IV controller, which I was not real pleased

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread Paul Gilbert
Makes a nice wheel chocke for a B-17 No really Anything that is not a commercially made repeater made by one of the main stream makers... Motorola GE/MaCom Midland Icom Kenwood Tait Vertex Maybe EFJ (don't care for them too much). Should be stayed away from. A prime example is the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B)
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cort Buffington Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 9:13 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band Any feelings on the ACS/MCS/Kendecom dynasty? I'm trying to decide whether or not to spruce up

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread Charles Mills
From my limited experience I'd have to suggest you give a serious look at the Maggiore Hi-Pro. As non-commercial units go, those are pretty good. Don't hold a candle to Motorola and cost a little more new than a used Motorola repeater but you also don't need the Motorola software, cables, etc to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-22 Thread no6b
At 11/22/2008 18:12, you wrote: Any feelings on the ACS/MCS/Kendecom dynasty? Oops, forgot Kendecom. 2nd worst. The RXs are OK provided you bypass the defective squelch circuit add a Micor squelch. Still, there are problems with either IF filter leakage or IF amp overload, resulting in

[Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread John Transue
My ham radio club is ready to replace our 440 repeater. I have read the spec/data sheets on the Icom IC FR-4000 and the Kenwood TKR-850. Here are my questions: Are these among the best modern repeaters available? Is one or the other superior? Is there a different repeater you would prefer or

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Good Repeaters for UHF Ham BandJust curious... what do you have now and why are you replacing it? Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: John Transue To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 10:19 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Ken Arck
At 07:19 AM 11/21/2008, John Transue wrote: Information that might be relevant: The repeater will be in a standard 19-inch rack mount cabinet. It will be inside, not exposed to the elements. It can be used with or without a power amplifier (5W in, 90W out). I would like the power out to be

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Jim Brown
PROTECTED] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 9:19 AM My ham radio club is ready to replace our 440 repeater. I have read the spec/data sheets on the Icom IC FR-4000

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread John Transue
: Friday, November 21, 2008 10:27 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band Good Repeaters for UHF Ham BandJust curious... what do you have now and why are you replacing it? Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: John Transue

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band Chuck, Our current repeater is a Yaesu Musen FTR-5410. It is now working pretty well after having the duplexer tuned, after changing the cables to RG-400, and after taking out of line a preamp. The repeater works better without the preamp than

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Scott Zimmerman
: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band My ham radio club is ready to replace our 440 repeater. I have read the spec/data sheets on the Icom IC FR-4000 and the Kenwood TKR-850. Here are my questions: Are these among the best modern repeaters available? Is one or the other

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Lee Pennington
-builder.com/custombuilt Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Rd Boswell, PA 15531 - Original Message - *From:* John Transue [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2008 10:19 AM *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Good

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Cort Buffington
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band My ham radio club is ready to replace our 440 repeater. I have read the spec/data sheets on the Icom IC FR-4000 and the Kenwood TKR-850. Here are my questions: Are these among the best modern repeaters available? Is one or the other

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
, there are isolated cases of success in using these types of cables, but overall, the results are dismall. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Lee Pennington To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band

2008-11-21 Thread Cort Buffington
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band Ditto on Scott,s remarks, I have a twenty five year old MASTR II, 40 w. on 70 cm. , and a twenty seven year old Micor, 110 w, on 2m,( receiver by Scott

[Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters?

2008-10-15 Thread John Transue
I see several Vertex Standard VXR-7000 repeaters and one or two Kenwood TKR-851 repeaters for sale on eBay. Are these good repeaters for a ham repeater? Do they have known weaknesses or defects? John Transue

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters?

2008-10-15 Thread Ken Arck
At 11:12 AM 10/15/2008, John Transue wrote: I see several Vertex Standard VXR-7000 repeaters and one or two Kenwood TKR-851 repeaters for sale on eBay. Are these good repeaters for a ham repeater? Do they have known weaknesses or defects? Obviously as a Kenwood Dealer, we're a bit biased

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters?

2008-10-15 Thread John Transue
Ken Arck and dcflux and others, Thanks for the info. John Transue At 11:12 AM 10/15/2008, John Transue wrote: I see several Vertex Standard VXR-7000 repeaters and one or two Kenwood TKR-851 repeaters for sale on eBay. Are these good repeaters for a ham repeater? Do they have known

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters?

2008-10-15 Thread Maire-Radios
in the past we had programming the 7000 have sold the Kenwood and Icom with no problems John - Original Message - From: John Transue To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:12 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters? I see

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Good repeaters ???

2003-11-30 Thread Steve S. Bosshard \(NU5D\)
I have been playing with GE Phoenix SX UHF and VHF for temporary and link repeaters - very inexpensive, programmable and wideband - reasonable performance and if you derate the transmitter will last a long time, and as inexpensive as they are just replace instead of repair. Use a pair of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good repeaters ???

2003-11-29 Thread Chuck Kelsey
WB2EDV - Original Message - From: fish_497072000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:48 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Good repeaters ??? Hi- With all comments on the Spectrum gear,what is a good line of repeater gear ,out side