[Repeater-Builder] Pair of GM300 as a repeater

I'm wondering about the suitability of a pair of VHF GM300s as a repeater. Is the shielding sufficient to allow 600 kHz between Rx and Tx? If not, what is the suggested minimum? Same questions for UHF SM50, but with a 5 mHz split? lh

[Repeater-Builder] Amphenol Connex RF connectors

Anyone care to comment on the quality of the Amphenol Connex line of RF connectors? They have a pretty good price point, but only if they aren't junk. lh

[Repeater-Builder] DeskTrac programming question

I have a DeskTrac AXL43SUM7000BT 146-174. Can I successfully push the transmitter to 143.685? I can program the freq (using the Maxtrac RSS. If I do read/write using the DeskTrac RSS it will not allow the freq.) but the Tx pwr goes up to 80w, clearly not good. lh

[Repeater-Builder] DC power cord HKN4137A

Anyone have a suggestion for a less expensive alternative to the standard Motorola power cord? lh