Steve, Guess I did not see that post about how I can't afford to put a repeater on the air! Funny, I have three on my 500 foot tower now and none of the repeaters have international crystals in them, guess they are non-existent, huh! Like I said, I am working on 3 900 MHz, a 10 meter, a 6 meter and a 220 MHz repeater for the tower. Only two of the 900 MHz are for my tower though, the other is going to a friends in Duncanville, Texas.
I have had very good luck with all of the crystals I bought from Standard and other companies up until I bought some from MH-Electronics on a recommendation from a friend. I will not go back there but I have no problem with other companies like Bomar. The difference in the price is sizable when you consider the number of crystals I am buying. The real expense comes when I buy the controllers so guess what I am saying is this guy really does not know what he's talking about. Paul WB5IDM -----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Rodgers Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:40 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Caution on Bomar Crystals Why is it a common theme for some in this group make a statement such as this?: > If you cannot afford International, you cannot afford to put a repeater on > the air. What a fine piece if discouragement this is for the people just learning to put a repeater together. Ham radio is all about experimenting to see what you can get away with. It is not a commercial endeavour where crystals have to meet 2.5ppm! If the crystals don't perform to your expectations from one vendor, try someone else. Steve WA6ZFT Yahoo! Groups Links 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/
