At 11/23/2006 08:02, you wrote: >Neal, > >You may be referring to the Pacific Research model RI-210 repeater >controller for the Vertex VXR-5000 repeater. This is a very capable
Actually, he said "RC-210", which is Ken Arck's controller. He much be heartily chowing down on Thanksgiving turkey to not chime in first on this query ;) >set, it's been working just fine. Its major failing, which seems to be >common to every controller on the planet, is that the built-in clock drifts >so much that it is useless. I am looking into using a new TAPR kit to >synchronize the clock to GPS time... but that's a whole new topic! It would be more cost-effective to put an 120 VAC input on the controller for the purpose of picking off the 60 Hz reference. Ever wonder why your 50 year-old AC-powered clock keeps perfect time (between power failures, anyway)? Bob NO6B
