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

2005-02-19 Thread Laryn Lohman
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Denny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am with a law enforcement agency and we have recently > killed our tactical repeater Was it attacking? Was it self defense? Laryn K8TVZ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web,

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

2005-02-19 Thread Denny
Thanks for the input. It is 150MHz and we would have a 5Mhz split. What is the best process for shielding the two radios? Are there cases out there or some foil type products? What would happen if we just connected to the two radios together and separated the antennas? I looked at the R1225

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

2005-02-20 Thread Coy Hilton
If my life was dependent on it and it was make shift or nothing I will go with make shift any day! I Have built emergency repeaters from HTs before. In an emergency You cant wait for the slow moving dog response of a chief, a city manager ect. to order you a repeater, and a manufacturer to bu

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

2005-02-19 Thread Eric Lemmon
Denny, The R1225 is just the full-duplex transceiver that is in a GR1225 or RKR1225 repeater cabinet. It is exactly the same size as a Maxtrac or GM300 dash-mount mobile radio. Since it has a built-in controller, all you need is a duplexer and the connecting cables and you have a tactical repea

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

2005-02-19 Thread Maire Company
If you don't need a lot of power look at the Kenwood TKR-740we use a lot of the tkr840 and love them. John - Original Message - From: "Denny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:26 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Building a repea

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

2005-02-24 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:26 AM 2/19/05, you wrote: >Would a Motorola PAC RT work? In a word, NO. A PAC-RT is a unit designed to extend a mobile radio to a handheld. Picture a highway patrol officer that is out writing a ticket - the handheld on his belt talks to his patrol car and the PAC-RT there is hooked to h