[Repeater-Builder] Building a repeater from Motorola VHF portable

I apologize ahead of time if this posting doesn't meet your criteria. I am with a law enforcement agency and we have recently killed our tactical repeater and are trying to build a temporary one from two HT1000 portable radios. I am in search of some expertise on whether this can be done

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building a repeater from Motorola VHF portable

Denny, The HT1000 is an excellent radio by itself, but its plastic case offers no shielding whatsoever. It is possible to construct a compact low power repeater with the HT1000 (or any two commercial quality portable radios) if each radio is enclosed in a tightly-shielded box, with all audio and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building a repeater from Motorola VHF portable

I think using two radios not designed for repeater duty in a tactical situation where lives depend on the communications is a bad idea.  Below is how my volunteer fire department handled a solution to poor tactical communications.     In 1998 my volunteer fire department responded to a to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building a repeater from Motorola VHF portable

At 06:08 AM 2/19/05, you wrote: >I apologize ahead of time if this posting doesn't meet your >criteria. I am with a law enforcement agency and we have recently >killed our tactical repeater What is your current tactical repeater? I'll bet it can be fixed for not a lot of money. What killed it?