Ramsey used to make some kits, but the quality was not that good. Even
the Hamtronics parts are of questionable quality. The only advantage to
Hamtronics (I've had a couple) is that you get the satisfaction of
building a kit and seeing it (hopefully) work.
There is so much surplus quality commercial equipment out there that is
far superior to any of the kits in performance and reliability. When
narrow banding finally is a requirement after the January 1, 2013
deadline there should be a glut of quality wide band FM radio equipment
available. In the most recent issue of MissionCritical magazine Midland
has an advertisement for trade-ins that says the following: All radios
received for trade-in will be donated to Amateur Radio Organizations
across the US helping to build the world's largest emergency response
network. We'll see what happens.
73, Joe, K1ike
On 7/9/2010 8:11 AM, vk4jrc wrote:
I have ordered some Hamtronics UHF Tx Rx PCBs to use for building a
repeater.
Are there any other suppliers who make a similar product that I could buy and
make a comparison for performance? Or, should I just stick with the
Hamtronics boards, alone?
Cheers,
Jack. VK4JRC
