Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: icom repeaters

[Matt Krick]

Icom was good back in the 80's, But their latest stuff is garbage! The T-81 will drain a battery in 4 hours wether it is on or off. And the other dual band hand held is the desence king. I have a Icom RP-3010 and it Roxors your boxerz. John Everson wrote: --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "jedbartonradio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey gang. The local club is looking at the new Icom icfr4000 repeater. Anyone ever used this machine? It looks really slick. They say it does 50 watts continuous duty. Is this really true? I'm looking for some input especially with the durability factor in mind. I'm also curious about the audio. They have the rp4020 right now. Will these machines work well in the ham bands? Any info would be appreciated. Kindest Regards, Jed Hello Jed. As no one else has said it yet, I will. For the cost of the new Icom unit alone your club could put together a top shelf UHF repeater including duplexer and controller as well as antenna and feedline. (If one shops wisely). Units such as the MII, Master Exec II or MVP, not to mention the Mitrek are available for next to nothing. These radios when duplexed will perform as well as or better than most of the commercial offerings available today. The education you recieve during the duplexing/tuning process will come in handy later when maintenence time comes around. With regard to the RP 4020, I have some experience with two different units and I find myself less than impressed. Especially after looking at the original sales invoice! I am sure that others have their own opinions. 73 de John Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.