Kevin Custer wrote: > Joel Mele wrote: > >> Hello to the group: >> >> The local ham club might be getting some Homeland Security funds from >> the County. >> >> The group is considering equipment from Kendecom/Advanced >> Communication Systems. >> >> I do not have any knowledge of, or experience with this >> manufacturer. I would appreciate any comments or info the group >> might have concerning this equipment. > > > > I have owned a few Kendecom repeaters in the past that were bought by > the County because it wasn't politically correct for me to build and > sell (or give) them to the County. > > Out of about five that were bought, only one is still in service. They > are deaf and spurious by nature. Tuning seems to fade over a short > period of time like the Spectrum machines. I had to add receive preamps > to them to be even close to a Micor or Mastr II. > > My advice is to keep looking.... > Kevin Custer >
...and for what you spend on the Kendecomm, you can buy a Kenwood commercial grade repeater, or a whole bunch of Micors or MastrII's, or Mitrek's, or what have you... -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL 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/