Hi Jed, One might assume any newer generation of radio should be able to operate digital coded squelch "DCS" (aka "DPL").
I wouldn't know about any discriminator audio availability from that radio... I myself sell one of "the other brands" (Kenwood). Don't expect the radio to output full power 24/7. As with many mobile radios the heatsink will get warm/hot and with a bit of luck the power protection circuit will then greatly reduce or even cut off the rf output power. So for many repeater applications... it's more than prudent to run them on the low power setting and or place a fan/blower on the heat sink and hope it stays cool in lock to talk operation. Depending on the mass of the heatsink and the air movement past... it's quite possible to pull off a fair amount of full power operation before the protection circuit throws out the reduce power anchor. cheers, skipp > Jed Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, alright i need some input here. > Thinking very seriously of getting few icom f221s and using them as > repeaters. My concern is with the audio quality. > Can these things do direct FM? > Also, is there a way of getting descriminator audio out of them on the > connecter? > Having these capabilities would be fantastic. > I know some of the older Icoms were phase modulated, but wonder if > these can do direct FM. > Thanks, > Jed >
