Has anyone been able to run a Midland 71-0150RC or Sierra STRT50C low-band commercial repeater on 6m? Both of these repeaters give 50 MHz as their upper band edge, but I wonder if that can be bypassed so that operation up to 53 MHz can be achieved. The repeater must be capable of 40-60 watts RF output, continuous duty. A simple internal controller with CWID is mandatory.
The entire repeater must fit in a 3U or 4U rack space, which rules out a converted Micor or Mastr repeater. A Hamtronics REP-200 is not acceptable, due to some compatibility and reliability issues. Daniels equipment is also not considered, due to the cost and uncertainty of converting it for 6m. A Kenwood TKR-x50 repeater would be considered, if it were made in a low-band version. I'd love to use a Motorola MTR2000, but I already know that it cannot be tuned to operate in the 6m band. The key requirement here is that the candidate repeater must be programmable to work at 6m, without any hardware mods or software hacks being required. The client prefers a new, current production repeater with a warranty. Any ideas? 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
