mobile repeater setup

[davygoat2]

Hi. have a motorola HT1000 and a pyramid svr-200u repeater.
would like to mate them for a temporary vhf [150's]repeater @ my ski hill during the winter.
Would be charging the setup from solar.
any thoughts?
we have coverage issues that impede our work as ski patrollers

 

[mrweather]

Is the HT1000 UHF as well? If so, unless you got a set of properly tuned duplexers that combination will make for a misearable UHF repeater.

 

[davygoat2]

looking in to that but i believe the repeater is uhf and our freq's are vhf.
am shopping for a vhf repeater but the basic question is will that work using a portable.
would like it to fit in a milkcrate sized container and charge by solar.
use a agm batt for freeze protection

 

[firetaz834]

From reading what you have, your setup will not work the way you want. The SVR200 is meant to mate with a high powered mobile radio for use with hand held radios. The configuration would be a VHF mobile mated with the SVR200 uhf vehiclar Repeater. You would then use UHF handhelds to communicate with the vhf mobile.

A security company that I used to work with used to use 2 motorola mobiles with a motorola based patch panel that allowed the mobiles to cross band repeat.

But, in your configuration either using a motorola brand unit or using the pyramid unit you will need at least convertacom to connect the handheld to work with the pyramid unit. But, why not buy an inexpensive mobile radio to connect to your vehicular repeater this would help inprove the reach of your radios. But, in determining your needs a UHF vehicular repeater will require UHF handhelds to communicate with it.

If you need any further info, let me know and I will be more than happy to give your further info.

 

[davidgcet]

you need to properly license for a VHF repeater, you can't just stick one up and have it work. you will need to reprogram your radios for the repeater freqs as well. since you must get a license for the repeater you WILL be forced to go narrow band now. if your HT1000's are not D revision(possibly C but i can't remember) then they will not go NB and must be replaced.

also keep in mind that VHF does not have a standard offset and if you are assigned frequencies too close together you could be looking at several thousand dollars JUST for the duplexer required.

if these radios are used for search and rescue or any form of public safety, then you need to do it right. shortcutting it will end up costing someone their life eventually.