It is really odd but for years Zetron was and is one of the top sellers for items in the radio world. It is also odd that last year they had more than $44 million in sales. Now Kenwood is going to buy then. You are right everyone can have there own thought about equipment of there likes and dislikes. Over the years we have had a lot of repeaters and still do that use Zetron controllers.
thanks John ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Hudson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:55 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Zetron 38 vs. 38a Let me help you a little with this 38 vs. 38A thing. I would only want to use it if it was the only thing you had, and you couldn't afford something else. IF, you were to have your choice, the 38A made several improvements. Both ID. Both have "courtesy beeps." If you were talking to someone with a 38 on the repeater, and the other station answers (keys up) during the hang delay, the repeater passes the audio from the responding station, but drops out after the normal hang delay, and keys up again, dropping critical words and carrier in the process. The 38A solved this, but still is junk. There are different levels of junk for amateur applications. This could serve a purpose for commercial plain vanilla applications. Most of those applications have disappeared to more sophisticated arrangements. It's not something that I would ever want to install. The system I listen to complains about it as often as they can, to the guy that "gifted" it to them. Consider your alternatives and remember my constant reminder: "When you buy quality, it only hurts once." W6CBS Bill Hudson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maire-Radios Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Zetron 38 vs. 38a I have both of them. The 38 is the older ver of the two. The 38A will do more it the way of PL tones and the lasted I looked they both do CWID. The other thing the 38A board is a redesigned board. PS I have both here and would part with some if need be. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Nate Duehr To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Zetron 38 vs. 38a On 4/12/07, mthoeft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello and thanks for having me on the group > Does anyone know/is there any difference between a Zetron Model 38 and > Model 38A, aside from the obvious descriptor change? > I can only find a manual on the Zetron website for the 38A and want to > know for sure before buying a 38 that it is the same/very similar animal > Thanks in advance Never owned either one, but was doing some similar research recently. Going solely off documentation I found, and could have read wrong... I don't think the 38 can do CW ID's. The 38A does. Nate WY0X
