[Motorola] Mitrek Questions

Tue, 27 May 2003 00:45:03 -0400

Don't know what freq. you have it on now(145.01?), but if you removed it due to lack of use...re-crystal it for APRS and put it back to use.  I'm going to be taking down our club node for lack of usage and put it on 144.39 for APRS.  With the internet, packet has dropped significantly in use but APRS just keeps growing.

If you want to part with it, let me know maybe I can use it for a APRS node.

Shawn
KB8UDE

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Glen Zook <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Date:  Mon, 26 May 2003 20:35:33 -0700 (PDT)

>In my opinion, the Mitrek is not the best radio to
>build a repeater from.  The old Motrac base stations
>with the separate receiver and transmitter as well as
>the Micor with the separate receiver and transmitter
>work much better.  You really need to shield both the
>transmitter and receiver to keep from getting
>problems.
>
>On the open market, a Mitrek unit isn't worth that
>much any more due to the fact that it uses crystal
>type channel elements and they are very limited in the
>number of channels available.
>
>When I was with Texas Utilities, we gave away over 500
>Mitreks, low band, high band, and 450 MHz, to
>volunteer fire departments, and the like.  The "good
>will" for the company was worth much more than the
>"pittance" that any of the dealers would give for them
>(from $10 to $50 depending on the frequency range and
>the power level).  This was just over 4 years ago and
>the prices have been going down.
>
>Glen, K9STH
>
>
>--- "Paul S. Serio" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I have a Mitrek base station consolette that has been
>used for amateur packet. How difficult would it be to
>make a repeater out of this radio and where might I
>find some info on the conversion? If this proves to
>difficult, any idea what this radio might be worth on
>the open market?
>
>=====
>Glen, K9STH
>
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>
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>http://home.attbi.com/~zcomco
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