Of course, if he is building a repeater for ham use, type acceptance doesn't matter....
(I whipped up a very nice temporary 440 repeater using 2 Bendix-King EMV4990A mobiles and an NHRC-2 controller. People said it sounded better than the Icom repeater it was filling in for...) George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maire-Radios" <maire-rad...@verizon.net> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood conversion I would go with a true repeater as the mobiles are not type accepted for the use and there duty cycle in not designed for a repeater use. John ----- Original Message ----- From: redneckfirefighter800 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:32 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood conversion Before I get in over my head with this project, I want to see if its A. practical B. feasable C. cost effective. I have on hand a tk-880 and a tk-805d power supply and antennas and required cable and software to program both. Is this possible or should I buy a ericson readymade repeater system? Thanks James Radio Officer REACT 6101