Thanks Jeff, I'll keep looking around for those low split UHF Micor receivers. What about the transmit side?
Maybe I should look for a unified chassis low split UHF repeater. Swap out the UHF receiver for a VHF high band receiver and use that for my remote receiver site. Then use the low split UHF receiver on the other end of the link. That make sense? --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff DePolo" <j...@...> wrote: > > > When you say low split, are you talking about the Motorola > > TRE1201/TRE8031 406-420 Mhz receivers? > > I don't have a manual in front of me, but yes, 406-420 receivers, they'll > work fine well into the mid 430's without mods. > > > What Canadian sources might have these? > > Well, Spantek comes to mind as a dealer. CW Wolfe used to get a lot of > stuff out of Canada, but I haven't talked to Bud in quite a few years, not > sure if he's still in business. This list is probably the best resource. > eBay as an alternative. If you get desperate I still have a few dozen > low-split Micors in the warehouse, but really don't have the time (or > patience) to deal with packing and shipping radios for what few dollars I'd > get out of them (i.e. value of my time > $value of radio). But if you just > wanted a receiver, you can consider me a last resort if you strike out > everywhere else... > > --- Jeff WN3A > > > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , "Jeff DePolo" > > <jd0@> wrote: > > > > > > > What is a good radio for building a one way 420 link? The > > > > link will be for a remote receiver and will not need to be > > > > duplex... RX at the voter and TX at the remote receiver. The > > > > link RX has to live on a noisy hill. Thanks for your advice. > > > > > > My preferences, in no particular order, would be > > Micor/SpectraTAC (low > > > split), Mastr II ("77" split), and Delta-S (low-split). > > MVP/Exec II (again, > > > "77" split) would be fine too. All have excellent front > > ends. They can be > > > found if you look a bit, especially check Canadian sources; > > they're not as > > > easy to find stateside as 450-470 radios, but they're not > > unobtainium > > > either. > > > > > > --- Jeff WN3A > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
