I was planning on using PM400 for a repeater and I was concerned about the small heat sinks. Has anyone bolted another heat sink on the bottom of these units to help with this issue? If so, what make and model number (or type) would fit best on these radios?
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Motorola PM400 heat sinks for repeater
- Thread starter ronross
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If you poke around ebay, there may be an offering of an adapter for similar Motorola units that allows the addition of a cooling fan to the heat sink.
Or you enclose the radio in a cabinet with a cooling fan.
Just a thought.
prcguy
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A radio that size is not suitable for repeater use unless the power is turned down low like 10w or less. A fan will help but at some point you have more support stuff keeping the repeater cool than you have repeater. Why not get something more suited for repeater use or an actual repeater?
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