GE Master Pro and Master Exec radios are good for repeater use. They
can be broken down into individual elements which can be replaced and
repaired as needed. Use the output as an exciter for a solid-state
PA.

Ed

On 26 Aug 2003 06:03:27 -0700, (JB Lewis) wrote:

I'm thinking of starting a project with some of my radio friends to
build our own pc controlled repeater. I'm looking for input on
radios. The ouwld be 2 meter only, so that should help cut the field
down, I'm looking for a cheap,rugged, highly available radio capable
of very high duty cycle at 50 watts.

My initial thoughts were a pair of FT-1500M mobiles, but the receive
side could even be as simple as a scanner locked on the right
frequency.

I'm looking at the echolink software, and a rigblaster interface box.

I would love to hear what others have done!

The idea is that this would be a temporary repeater used for safety
operations around SCCA Performance Rally events in Northern Minnesota
where there is not currently any other repeater coverage. It would
only be for a day or two at a time, but would see near continual usage
when it was up.

I'd love to hear some comments!

JB