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This was posted to me privately, and I thought after I started my reply I
would send it on to the list......
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Hello:

I was going to purchase some Hamtronics equipment, then I saw what you wrote
about it.

What is your opinion on the equipment? Are there negative write ups that you
can point me to so I can read about the stuff?

I have not heard much negative about the equipment, but then I might have not
talked to the right people.

Thank You
D.L. Hogdon
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Well, I've never had the joy of doing anything Hamtronics. Looked at them
longingly before I got into the professional two-way field, as a cheap way to
put up a repeater. Lots of people in the listserver or other places will
laugh at them tho. One in particular is Chris Boone, WB5ITT. He'll recommend
a converted two-way radio in a heartbeat. Then again, he's been doing this
stuff since, it seems, Christ was a corporal...

I also don't know how far back the onelist archives go - if they're
significant size, you might look in there. Otherwise, email Chris - he posts
to the various reflectors often enough.

I guess now that I've been thinking about it while writing this reply, I might
sum it up like this: 1) Hamtronics equipment probably costs as much as or
more than 'salvaged' two-way. And salvaged two-way you have to find a place
to salvage from and get service literature, etc. A job in itself, that
Hamtronics, et al. lets you take care of by just opening your wallet to them.
You do get the satisfaction of building it yourself.
2) The designs are probably a little long in the tooth - on the old side, not
much in the way of new or uniqueness. On the other hand, that might mean

stable< ; why mess with a thing that works?

3) Any number of other reasons that people on the list might post. Hey! How
about FAQ re. buy/build decisions, etc.?

I don't want to start flame wars; this is similar to anybody's fascination
with Chevy/Ford/Dodge/etc. Some just comes down to personal preference; "De
gustibus nil est disputandum" (apologies to all Latin-language lovers for the
spelling!) "There is no arguing about taste"

Everybody put some thought into it. Everytime a new person comes on with a
question about "How do I .." and "Which is better, General Eccentric or
Motherola or ...?" this has to be done again. Me, I'd offer more opinions,
but I'm still just a young pup.....

Chuk Gleason

Chukgleasn@... wrote:

From: Chukgleasn@...

This was posted to me privately, and I thought after I started my reply I
would send it on to the list......
-=============================
Hello:

I was going to purchase some Hamtronics equipment, then I saw what you wrote
about it.

What is your opinion on the equipment? Are there negative write ups that you
can point me to so I can read about the stuff?

I have not heard much negative about the equipment, but then I might have not
talked to the right people.

Thank You
D.L. Hogdon
======================================

Well, I've never had the joy of doing anything Hamtronics. Looked at them
longingly before I got into the professional two-way field, as a cheap way to
put up a repeater. Lots of people in the listserver or other places will
laugh at them tho. One in particular is Chris Boone, WB5ITT. He'll recommend
a converted two-way radio in a heartbeat. Then again, he's been doing this
stuff since, it seems, Christ was a corporal...

I also don't know how far back the onelist archives go - if they're
significant size, you might look in there. Otherwise, email Chris - he posts
to the various reflectors often enough.

I guess now that I've been thinking about it while writing this reply, I might
sum it up like this: 1) Hamtronics equipment probably costs as much as or
more than 'salvaged' two-way. And salvaged two-way you have to find a place
to salvage from and get service literature, etc. A job in itself, that
Hamtronics, et al. lets you take care of by just opening your wallet to them.
You do get the satisfaction of building it yourself.
2) The designs are probably a little long in the tooth - on the old side, not
much in the way of new or uniqueness. On the other hand, that might mean

stable< ; why mess with a thing that works?

3) Any number of other reasons that people on the list might post. Hey! How
about FAQ re. buy/build decisions, etc.?

For my unsolicited opinion on Hamtronics,
Go here

Kevin

I was going to purchase some Hamtronics equipment, then I saw what you wrote
about it.

What is your opinion on the equipment? Are there negative write ups

that you

can point me to so I can read about the stuff?

I use a Hamtronics R-220 receiver here on my 224.66Mhz repeater and it
works OK. But, just OK, nothing special. You also have to remember that
it is located here at my house and does not have to compete with much other
interference or overload.

I bought my R-220 used about 10 years ago. At that time, 220 equipment was
hard to come by and some of the commercial 220 conversions were not
developed yet (or, not publicized as we can now do on the Internet). My
choice now would be to convert a commercial piece of gear. Or, buy one
already converted if you are weak at heart to delve into the circuitry. If
you do decide to do the conversion and are new at it, I suggest you buy two
radios. One to use for spare parts in the future. They are usually not
very expensive.

About the only place I feel Hamtronics has a place is possibly on 222Mhz.
And, that's only if you don't want to do some of the semi-difficult mods to
a piece of commercial gear. You will have a "fair" repeater that will work
OK at your house. Anything more than those expectations and you will
probably be disappointed.

I have a lot of other Hamtronics stuff laying around here. But, it's old
controller stuff. Before the days of cheap microprocessor controllers,
Hamtronics was the easiest way to go to build controllers, phone patches,
etc. But. those days are long gone. I don't for see a long future for
Hamtronics, unfortunately.

73, Joe K1IKE