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I have an opportunity to pick up a 110 watt unit for a song but it doesn't have the control module (it does have the Wireline board).

As I plan to use it exclusively with an external controller, is it so usable without the missing module?
 

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You can pick up a cheap 800MHz Quantar and repurpose its module.
 

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You can pick up a cheap 800MHz Quantar and repurpose its module.

Assuming you can find a conventional SCM. A lot of the 800 MHz Quantar's on the market right now have trunking SCMs in them (which can not be utilized for conventional purposes).
 

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Is that the one on eBay in a group where complete ones are about $750 and the missing board unit is about $700?

I have a stack of control boards but would have to plug them in to a repeater to see if they work. Most appear to be new. You can get them off eBay for pretty cheap these days.
 

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Is that the one on eBay in a group where complete ones are about $750 and the missing board unit is about $700?

I have a stack of control boards but would have to plug them in to a repeater to see if they work. Most appear to be new. You can get them off eBay for pretty cheap these days.

No, this is one from a local but after seeing the complete one(s) on Ebay, I may go that route.

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