John,
You are going to have a fun time getting the repeater to receive down that far. Those repeaters don't quite have the front end as the newer TKR repeaters have. Mike Mullarkey (K7PFJ) _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Barrett Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 6:26 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Radio recommendations ?? It looks like I'm going to have a Kenwood TKR-820 shortly :-) Spent a little more on it than I wanted to, but being the lazy sod that I am, it seemed a little easier than putzing around with multiple radios :-) I'd really appreciate any info on programming the 820 without having to use the KPT-50 programmer - I've already found some information, but it would be a great help if I could confirm the procedure. _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Dickinson Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 3:59 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Radio recommendations ?? I like the idea of using some of the old "brick outhouse" type radios. The MasterII and Micor are about as bulletproof as a radio can get. Another idea that I saw on the web is to use a couple of portable radios (i.e. MT1000 or P200 Motorola) radios as the Receiver and the exciter and then use a commercial PA of your choosing. If you add some of the mechanical folters from an old Micor, you could have a programmable, multi-channel device for not too much money. It will take a lot more time, than the modified mobile. My $0.02 worth. Good luck. This could be a fun project.
