Re: Why use a purpose built repeater box as a repeater rather than a transmitter, receiver, and controller tied (lashed) together?
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To retort:
Many, if not most, current "factory" repeaters today are nothing more than 2 mobiles in a box. So if the act of buying them pre-packaged in a metal wrapper makes it professional so be it.
I'm just being a smart alec, I totally understand what you mean.
That being said, my ham repeater installations tend to look better than 90% of the "professionally installed" systems these days. Again- I know what you are saying- plenty of sloppy hams out there giving us bad names, but there is no reason a ham couldn't build a neat and "professional" repeater out of mobiles if they spend a little on a custom rack mount chassis.
Me, I like using a Quantar these days. I do use a separate controller, and occasionally Link radios like a CDM series.
Tom W9SRV
On Saturday, January 16, 2021, 09:26:13 PM CST, Joe <k1ike_mail@...> wrote:
On 1/16/2021 9:22 PM, Eric Fort wrote:
> What does one get for going the commercial box route vs the 2 transceiver route with a controller Tying them together?
Professionalism.
If you are building a repeater to put at your house, or what I would
call a non-commercial site, 2 transceivers can be an option.? If you are
planning on putting the repeater at a commercial tower site you want to
be professional and have things look professional.? Other tenants are
paying monthly rent for use of the site and the last thing they want to
see is a home-brew lash-up of equipment sitting next to their commercial
equipment.? I've seen some horror installations.? Actually, putting a
couple of transceivers together may just bar you from getting on some
sites.? A good rule of thumb is to have your repeater installation on a
commercial tower site look like all the others at the site.
73, Joe, K1ike
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