VXR-1000 mobile repeater

[mjthomas59]

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these type of repeaters? I've seen these and have had limited experience with the Pyramid repeaters also. I'm looking to extend the range on my portable and this seems to be one of my only options.

For a little background information, the system that i'm on is a VHF-HI conventional/analog with approximately 5 existing towers/repeaters. Even with this number of towers, I work for a county that is approximately 1000sq miles and the radio system is frequently too weak to pick up our portable radios and is also too weak for us to be able to hear our dispatchers.

What are the functionality concerns when connecting this within a system that is already on a repeater. Also, is an FCC license required for this type of mobile repeater?

The Highway Patrol in my state are still on Lowband and utilize some type of in-car repeater that receives a VHF-HI frequency from their handhelds and then rebroadcosts on VHF-LO. To my knowledge they are unlicensed on the VHF-HI frequency.

Any help would be appreciated. Also, I would be connecting this mobile repeater to a Midland Olympian series radio. The Midland radio is VHF-HI and I am assuming I would need a UHF mobile repeater.

Thanks for the help!

 

[cquirk]

response to VX 1000 question

Hi I have one of these connected to a VX3000 L Low band to UHF 1000 and it works very well. I have also installed a few that were VHF hi to UHF and they work very well also

Yes you have to get a lic for everything

I took the easiest route by connecting a vertex with a pre made cable to a vertex, i am sure it will work with the midland but I have not done it. Couple of the guys have them wired to some Motorola and you might want ask on the Yahoo group for Midland what they might recommend

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these type of repeaters? I've seen these and have had limited experience with the Pyramid repeaters also. I'm looking to extend the range on my portable and this seems to be one of my only options.

For a little background information, the system that i'm on is a VHF-HI conventional/analog with approximately 5 existing towers/repeaters. Even with this number of towers, I work for a county that is approximately 1000sq miles and the radio system is frequently too weak to pick up our portable radios and is also too weak for us to be able to hear our dispatchers.

What are the functionality concerns when connecting this within a system that is already on a repeater. Also, is an FCC license required for this type of mobile repeater?

The Highway Patrol in my state are still on Lowband and utilize some type of in-car repeater that receives a VHF-HI frequency from their handhelds and then rebroadcosts on VHF-LO. To my knowledge they are unlicensed on the VHF-HI frequency.

Any help would be appreciated. Also, I would be connecting this mobile repeater to a Midland Olympian series radio. The Midland radio is VHF-HI and I am assuming I would need a UHF mobile repeater.

Thanks for the help!

 

[warcomm]

these are not repeaters,but a cross band device..you would use another band than the mobil radio..
lowband mobil would require uhf or vhf unit [with a matching portable to access it.
the mobil radio takls to what ever channal you want,the fact its hitting a "real"repeater does not matter,evcept in any delay in the "change over" between mobile receive and the vx1000 transmitt.
a licence is required on the transmitt of both the portable and the vx1000 unless you use an ittenerate
freq.
example:
mobile on 45mhz simplex or repeater input...
vx1000 hears mobile receive and transmitts on 155 to your portable..
your answer on your portable on 155 is heard by your vx1000 and keys up your 45 mhz mobil for al long as you transmitt..hope you get the ideal.