I guess i should have mention that was my first atempt at repeater building back in the early 80's. It was located on a hill behind my house and not a commerical site. I did however use it for several years with no problems. I would have to agree that you would never want to drag a set up like that to a tower site owner location.
Mike KA2NDW > > Thats all fine and good until your temp controls fail and you cook the whole > thing! You already have a controlled environment,why chance failure? Better > to use quality equipment to begin with that doesnt need any extra help. I > doubt any tower site owner would allow a fridge as a cabinet or the poor > quality equipment that needed it. Just put fans on the power amp and power > supply heatsinks,at least if they fail,it will still have some chance of > convection cooling. > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cabinet Suggestions > > > > > > My first repeater was installed in a refridgerator that i gutted. I didn,t > > have temp comp rocks in the setup so keeping the temp steady was the goal. > > The refg. i pick was one with the freezer in the bottom. Made a great > place > > to put power supply and power strips etc. I cut vent hole between freezer > > and refrid. box >>snip<<< > > Mike KA2NDW > > > > 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/