Kenwood NX-5600 revisit

[kd4efm]

Spent most of the morning (06-08-25) putting together two NX-5600HBF3's, programmed 1 for RX, the other for transmit and used a manufactured cable I sell
to create basically a Mobile Repeater for both Commercial and 6 Meter use.

Test number 1: UHF Trunked NXDN SYS to Low band simplex. PASS
Test number 2: UHF Linked NXDN Repeater system to Low band simplex. PASS
Test number 3: UHF Linked NXDN repeater system to low band Repeater Mod. PASS *there was a bit of talk back on the TOR from the primary repeater however, but no ker-chunking.
Test number 4: UHF Linked NXDN Repeater system, to low band analog simplex. PASS

Works quite good honestly. Analog to Analog, Analog to Digital, Digital to Digital, and Digital to Analog.
Ran a quick test with several people here in Florida and they were impressed with how well it worked for proof of concept.

So, yes, the NX-5600 can be made into a AD-HOC repeater, minus the NXDN CAI, but for all practical purposes, it works.
Working on posting this to my NXDNINFO.COM website this week after I finish the write up and details.

Catch me on 52.525 NXDN or 52.040 analog.
EFM

 

[DeoVindice]

I've done similar with VM5000s to essentially build a VRS; it works pretty well. I use DB25-RJ45 adapters fed into an RJ45 switch/selector box to toggle repeater operation.

 

[OCEANCRITTER]

Spent most of the morning (06-08-25) putting together two NX-5600HBF3's, programmed 1 for RX, the other for transmit and used a manufactured cable I sell
to create basically a Mobile Repeater for both Commercial and 6 Meter use.

Test number 1: UHF Trunked NXDN SYS to Low band simplex. PASS
Test number 2: UHF Linked NXDN Repeater system to Low band simplex. PASS
Test number 3: UHF Linked NXDN repeater system to low band Repeater Mod. PASS *there was a bit of talk back on the TOR from the primary repeater however, but no ker-chunking.
Test number 4: UHF Linked NXDN Repeater system, to low band analog simplex. PASS

Works quite good honestly. Analog to Analog, Analog to Digital, Digital to Digital, and Digital to Analog.
Ran a quick test with several people here in Florida and they were impressed with how well it worked for proof of concept.

So, yes, the NX-5600 can be made into a AD-HOC repeater, minus the NXDN CAI, but for all practical purposes, it works.
Working on posting this to my NXDNINFO.COM website this week after I finish the write up and details.

Catch me on 52.525 NXDN or 52.040 analog.
EFM

You're making me think about buying a few more decks.

 

[kd4efm]

Video clip of the test.

 

[tweiss3]

Evans, is the 6m how-to ever going to be released?