Derek wrote: > I've had experience with both as when we installed our 444.825 > repeater we used an ICOM FR-4000. It was set at 8w out to drive a PA > at 90w. It had great receive sensitivity with a pre-amp at 449.825 > MHz. the only other transmitters at this site are 800 & 900 MHz, so > no pre-selector is used...yet. > > We replaced the FR-4000 with a Kenwood 850 only because after 3 people > trying for an entire saturday afternoon, we couldn't get the FR-4000 > to play with an SCOM 7K controller. We had to use a CAT-250. We > wanted to use the SCOM due to some particular features, so the > decision was made to replace the repeater with a Kenwood 850. >
Not wanting to cast aspersions on your decision (I prefer the Kenwood too!), but if a CAT worked, the 7K will work too. No if's, and's, or but's. Someone was doing something worng ;c)
