Mike Morris wrote:
> Look at the Maxtrac pages at repeater-builder.com - there is an
> an article specifically about that.
>
> But you'd be better off with a radio made for use as a repeater TX.
> The Maxtrac is NOT a continuous duty radio.
> If you are hung up on pressing mobile radios into repeater duty
> at least use a M-120 or GM-300 as they have true thermal
> feedback on the PA deck.
>
I think this is the way I'm. going to go.. I will be using an external
henry PA so I hope a 45w radio turned down to 4-7 watts would hold up ok
with a fan.
FS:45w maxtrac's 16ch with 16pin logic board $80+ ship :)
> Mike WA6ILQ
>
> At 05:55 AM 2/4/06, you wrote:
>
>
>>I just bought 2 maxtracs with the intent of making a repeater.
>>Model#D33MJA77A3CK. The radios work ok but they are 146-174Split. The
>>problem I am having is that I have no control of the RF output. I dinked
>>around inside of the RSS and I can set the power within the radios
>>bandsplit but once I do the shift button trick and take it outside the
>>spilt, it just goes into overdrive.. This is supposed to be a 25watt
>>radio but outside the limit it ramps up to 35w.
>>
>>Is there a trick to reign this thing in?
>>
>>Or am I just going to have to look for a different radio that goes where
>>I want it to?
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