s. The box is nice. One can do similar with seperation walls by using multiple boxes.
I can't see paying $765 for this unit, but guess 222 MHz stuff hard to find for some, hi. 73, ron, n9ee/r --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's an Ebay Auction for a Hamtronics 224MHz Repeater on > Ebay right now: > > Hamtronics REP-200T Repeater with Internal Controller > Ebay Item number: 300097601008 > > The reason I mention this auction is... if you've ever thought > about building a repeater from various surplus boards/kits/parts > and would like to see a pretty good straight-forward physical > layout... the bottom inside view pictures of this repeater would > give you good ideas about how to layout your repeater project in > one box. > > Looks like a standard 17 inch wide al box... probably 3 inches > high and say 10 or 12 inches deep. The rack mount ears are probably > on a standard 19 inch front panel... although you could omit the > extra front panel and put rack "ears" on each end of your box. > You would not even need the rack mount ears in your project. > > You won't like the current price of a new LMB brand 17x12X3 inch > al box with cover. So you can do what I and others do by using > surplus salvage internet and telco equipment boxes with the original > electronics recycled to your surplus electronic parts storage bin. > > Notice how each section of the repeater lives in its own section > of the box. Wires run through the internal walls probably all/most > go through feedthrough capacitors. You'd have to make up your > internal walls as desired... > > RF from the receiver and transmitter sections/leads are kept well > away from each other. > > So... it's just a nice example of how you might make up a repeater > from various parts. > > That's about it... > > cheers, > s. >
