On 7/18/2010 10:28 AM, Steve Jones wrote:
Thanks for everyone's input.
Controller choice seems to be like a religion. Everybody has their
favourite and are reluctant to try another brand.
Didn't see anybody mention S-Com!
http://www.scomcontrollers.com/
It'll do what you want, and they
S-Com can be a love/hate relationship. The older models did not have
an RS-232 interface, so you needed to keep track of everything
religiously on paper. BUT, they seemed to last forever. I have a few
of them and they have never glitched..never.
The newer S-Com controller has all the
On 7/19/2010 10:02 AM, Joe wrote:
S-Com can be a love/hate relationship. The older models did not have
an RS-232 interface, so you needed to keep track of everything
religiously on paper. BUT, they seemed to last forever. I have a few
of them and they have never glitched..never.
The ability to program over-the-air, via phone line, or through the
optional RS-232 port was one of the big advantages of the ACC
controllers in the 1980's. This was a controller that was way in front
of the curve, but the cost was prohibitive for the average ham.
73, Joe, K1ike
On
At 7/19/2010 09:30, you wrote:
On 7/19/2010 10:02 AM, Joe wrote:
S-Com can be a love/hate relationship. The older models did not have
an RS-232 interface, so you needed to keep track of everything
religiously on paper. BUT, they seemed to last forever. I have a few
of them and they
On 7/19/2010 3:49 PM, n...@no6b.com wrote:
At 7/19/2010 09:30, you wrote:
On 7/19/2010 10:02 AM, Joe wrote:
S-Com can be a love/hate relationship. The older models did not have
an RS-232 interface, so you needed to keep track of everything
religiously on paper. BUT, they seemed to last
Thanks for everyone's input.
Controller choice seems to be like a religion. Everybody has their
favourite and are reluctant to try another brand.
The 3x4 vs 4x4 is a big one for me. I think the only radio I own with
a 4x4 keypad is an old 03AT.
At the remote site, I would have telnet
At 7/16/2010 20:03, you wrote:
ff-800
really hard to go to something else. Even when the something else was better.
...and the manufacturer is local ;)
I personally don't like the FF-800, but as the original poster said he last
used the ACC RC-96, the FF Systems unit might actually be
On Jul 18, 2010, at11:21 AM, n...@no6b.com wrote:
the FF Systems unit might actually be the best choice
because IIRC it tries to mimic the ACC programming paradigm.
It's been years since I had to program anything on the ACC controllers
so that won't be a problem.
From the looks of
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At 7/16/2010 20:03, you wrote:
ff-800
really hard to go
function.
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From: Steve Jones
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Controller recommendations
I forgot two items which will affect my choice:
1) Control codes cannot contain the DTMF
Hello all.
I'm looking at replacing an MSR2000 and homebuilt controller with a
Quantar and commercially built controller.
Last controller I played with was an RC96 so it's been a while.
The repeater setup is pretty simple.
VHF MSR2000 with a simple courtesy beep and CW id'er. Two 5 DTMF
I forgot two items which will affect my choice:
1) Control codes cannot contain the DTMF codes A,B,C or D since I
don't have a radio with the full 4x4 keypad.
2) The Quantar will probably have to be left setup as a repeater in
order to pass the P25. The controller would only need to key the
I have RLC's and RC-210's both are very good controllers .. the Arcom RC-210
is very will supported and if you want a good controller I would go that
route .. not to say the RLC's are not good I went back to my 2A and love it
.. the RLC does the 220 repeater
Rick
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 1:25 PM,
Hi Rick,
Have a look here and give Ken a call, number is on the page.
http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/
Doug
On 16/07/2010 5:30 PM, Rick Szajkowski wrote:
I have RLC's and RC-210's both are very good controllers .. the Arcom
RC-210 is very will supported and if you want a good controller
Hi Doug I have one of Kens .. and love it .. I did an ops .. the 2aq does
the 2m and the 210 does the 220 mhz repeater ..
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Doug Hutchison
specialq@ntlworld.comwrote:
Hi Rick,
Have a look here and give Ken a call, number is on the page.
On Jul 16, 2010, at 8:13 AM, Steve Jones wrote:
Hello all.
I'm looking at replacing an MSR2000 and homebuilt controller with a Quantar
and commercially built controller.
My usual recommendation... anything built by S-COM. Have some that are coming
up on 20 years in service, I think...
this helps.
73, Terry KM5UQ
From: Steve Jones steve.jo...@rogers.com
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, July 16, 2010 9:13:49 AM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Controller recommendations
Hello all.
I'm looking at replacing an MSR2000 and homebuilt controller with a Quantar
Controllers are like religion - everyone has their own one true way.
In many cases you can track a personal preference back to the
first controller that they were introduced to - I know folks that
grew up with Link RLCs, understand them and won't touch
anything else.
Ditto on others and Computer
At 7/16/2010 10:30, you wrote:
I have RLC's and RC-210's both are very good controllers .. the Arcom
RC-210 is very will supported and if you want a good controller I would go
that route .. not to say the RLC's are not good I went back to my 2A and
love it .. the RLC does the 220 repeater
: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Controller recommendations
Controllers are like religion - everyone has their own one true way.
In many cases you can track a personal preference back to the
first controller that they were introduced to - I know folks that
grew up with Link RLCs, understand them
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