I beg to differ. I downloaded the brochure and data sheet for the TKR-751, and it appears that it is intended for the European market, since it has the 5-Tone signaling capability. It also is designed with the low end of its tuning to be 146 MHz, which doesn't help Amateurs who need a repeater in the 144-146 MHz segment.
The TKR-750K2, on the other hand, was designed for 136-150 MHz and completely covers the 2m Amateur band, out of the box. I am not suggesting that the TKR-751 cannot be tuned or programmed to operate out of band, but some of us Hams like to buy equipment that we know is designed to work over the entire 2m band, without tweaking, bit-banging, or modification. Let's not forget that BOTH the TKR-750 and the TKR-751 must have their helical front ends tuned manually to cover whatever frequency is chosen for operation. This caveat is in the fine print of the brochure and the service manual. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Arck Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 3:00 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Kenwood TKR-751 now... was TKR-750 VHF repeater <----Well...not to rain on anyone's parade here but there aren't any real significant changes between the 750/850 and 751/851. The only difference between the 750/850 and 751/851 is that the latter allows transmit power adjustment down to 1 watt (the former only adjusts down to 5 watts). That's it. Otherwise they're 100% identical in every aspect. Ken
