At 11/6/2007 15:04, you wrote: >If you're the type of person who enjoys doing things from the >ground up... then the conversions and kits are the way to go if >you have the test equipment to get the show on the road once it's >built. Otherwise you might consider a turn-key repeater from >the Repeater Builder folks, Hamtronics or Maggiore. > >I would not suggest you go with the Midland 13-509 conversion >because after all the work is done... the receiver is just not >the best performer.
I completely disagree. I've built a couple of 13-509 systems & continue to service a couple of others. Given what it is, it performs exceptionally well. I have one literally sitting in the middle of downtown LA @ 1000 ft. AMSL with nothing but a notch duplexer between the RX & the antenna, & it hears quite well with no IMD. Bob NO6B
