[W8MWA] C4FM repeater Yaesu DR-1XE

[Cory Sickles]

All:

A few caveats on the DR-1XE, which is the European version.  There's
no internal power supply, as there is with the North American version.
The 2M and 70cm bands are 144~146 and 430~440 MHz.  Unless it can be
"opened up" for our allocations ( never had a reason to check), its
use may be limited.  Lastly, keep in mind that a new DR-1X (with
warranty and AC supply) is available for $600.

Cory



On 3/26/17, Jan Ditzian <ditzian at gmail.com> wrote:
> There is a repeater, new-in-the-box, Yaesu DR-1XE, on ebay auction.  It
> currently has one bid.  This is the same repeater that we just installed
> as our new 2-meter FM repeater, and which we will also use as our 440
> repeater in the future.  It turns out that this also supports a
> microphone, and, of course, is synthesized, so it could be used as a
> regular/C4FM base unit, or even, if you drive a Hummer or a camper, a
> mobile unit.  The current bid is $450.  I doubt that it will stay there,
> but, if you are thinking of getting into C4FM in a big way, there is not
> much bigger than this.  It even has cool rack handles.
>
> This unit is 19" x 15" x 3.5", so it would be quite a handful as a
> handheld, especially with a 12-volt wet cell or LiON battery, but you
> would be the hit of Dayton as you spoke to club members using this, or
> even if you stood on a table in the flea market and let others repeat
> through you (you could put the repeater on the table and just hold up
> the antenna).
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yaesu-Fusion-Repeater-C4FM-DR-1XE-/222451351799?hash=item33cb2240f7:g:tAQAAOSwol5Y1b-s
>
> Always practical,
>
> Jan, KX2A
>
>
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