Re: [Repeater-Builder] Amateur Radio Grade Equipment

2007-03-19 Thread Nate Duehr
On 3/16/07, Paul Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, and one last comment, most every Amateur Radio potable is unable to do split Tone PL's. One Tone PL for TX and another Tone PL for RX. I don't know why that is so. It would just take a little extra code writing, but what do we expect, It's

[Repeater-Builder] Amateur Radio Grade Equipment

2007-03-16 Thread Paul Metzger
I myself have pretty much given up on Amateur Grade Equipment all together. It doesn't matter who makes it, they all have relaxed their standards. It all started when I purchased a Yaesu VX-7R. After taking it home, I looked at it on an IFR-1200 service monitor (which I've never done to an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Amateur Radio Grade Equipment

2007-03-16 Thread Jay Urish
You answered your own question.. the vx-7 is a junk toy radio. What do you expect? Try an ft-60 or maybe one of those vx-177 monobanders Paul Metzger wrote: I myself have pretty much given up on Amateur Grade Equipment all together. It doesn't matter who makes it, they all have relaxed

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Amateur Radio Grade Equipment

2007-03-16 Thread Jim B.
Oh, and one last comment, most every Amateur Radio potable is unable to do split Tone PL's. One Tone PL for TX and another Tone PL for RX. I don't know why that is so. It would just take a little extra code writing, but what do we expect, It's Amateur Radio Grade Equipment. Paul

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Amateur Radio Grade Equipment

2007-03-16 Thread Bob Dengler
At 3/16/2007 10:44 AM, you wrote: I myself have pretty much given up on Amateur Grade Equipment all together. It doesn't matter who makes it, they all have relaxed their standards. It all started when I purchased a Yaesu VX-7R. After I feel the same way, except that in most cases commercial