Ramsey used to make some kits, but the quality was not that good. Even the Hamtronics parts are of questionable quality. The only advantage to Hamtronics (I've had a couple) is that you get the satisfaction of building a kit and seeing it (hopefully) work.
There is so much surplus quality commercial equipment out there that is far superior to any of the kits in performance and reliability. When narrow banding finally is a requirement after the January 1, 2013 deadline there should be a glut of quality wide band FM radio equipment available. In the most recent issue of MissionCritical magazine Midland has an advertisement for trade-ins that says the following: "All radios received for trade-in will be donated to Amateur Radio Organizations across the US helping to build the world's largest emergency response network". We'll see what happens. 73, Joe, K1ike On 7/9/2010 8:11 AM, vk4jrc wrote: > I have ordered some Hamtronics UHF Tx& Rx PCBs to use for building a > repeater. > Are there any other suppliers who make a similar product that I could buy and > make a comparison for performance? Or, should I just stick with the > Hamtronics boards, alone? > > Cheers, > > Jack. VK4JRC >