I had one of the first controllers that Al Pion made. It plugged it into the MASTR II Base and took off running. After using it for prolonged period (long winded conversations) it would stop sending the CW ID. I called and talked to Al who took all my programming parameters, plugged them into his test device which constantly keyed the controller and had the problem solved. He is one of the very few venders who took the time to call me on the phone and explained what he did to correct the minor problem and assured me he would be around if anything occurred in the future. Anyway, I am not only satisfied with the plug and play controller that sounds as good as any controller I have heard, but I am also impressed with the personal customer service. The one I had only had PL Decode and I had to put a TS32 on the TX. Well Al fixed that too with encode and decode on the next version. The controller is now on a Mastr II at our hospital to coordinate our ambulance members responding to calls. Hope this helps.
Jim KA2AJH _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Pugh Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] PSE-508-2 Repeater Controller for Mastr II Station skipp025 wrote: > Re: PSE-508-2 Repeater Controller for Mastr II Station > > I'm seeing these controllers on Ebay. > > PSE-508-2 Repeater Controller for Mastr II Station > Ebay Item number: 260145863366 > > Anyone every used one..? Have any history or opinions about > it/them? > > thanks in advance for your replies. We've got one here in a MastrII. I bought it new, made the simple mod to route TX PL to the transmitter. It has worked flawlessly since March this year. Since that time, I have sold the repeater to a friend. It still resides in my cabinet and he has had no trouble with it. A quick, easy solution that is easily reversible should it ever be needed to go another direction. Two thumbs up! Mike KA4MKG
