Shortwave

Hiya

After looking at your photographs it would appear that you may have a VHF or UHF base station or repeater.

Although at least the PSU section seems to be Kenwood, some of the other section look bespoke, or perhaps from unknown manufacturers.

Although the images aren't too clear, the rear view of the cabinet shows what looks like either VHF or UHF cavity filters (top of the cabinet, cylindrical objects).

Also, the cabinet itself says Motorola, so may this entire unit was cobbled together from other units, or perhaps has been modified or repaired over time.

If you take a look here: http://www.myradioco...on-details.aspx you can see another Kenwood trunking repeater, and if you take a real close look at the PSU section (with its large cooling fan), and what looks like maybe a repeater logic unit (above the PSU), they both have a striking resemblance to section of your item.

It could also be that your unit was made up from a assortment of surplus units, maybe to act as a 2m or 70cm Ham Radio repeater or some such.

Hope the info helps

Best 73, Mark.

k7tpd, on 14 May 2012 - 06:57 PM, said:

Hiya Tom, and welcome to the forum

You sound very much like myself, I also like QRP, antennas and Morse Code too.


Best 73 for now, Mark.

I've seen a few base station 2m radios, but they all tend to use 12 Volts DC

You can still get some good second hand ones, such as the Yaesu FT220, FT221, FT225RD, FT726 & FT736etc.

Kenwood had their TS-700.

I would have said the Kenwood TS790, but it runs on 12 Volts DC...

Some of the older base stations have quite a bit of room in them, so you could try one of those and retro fit a modern switch mode PSU within the radio case... Just a thought.

I'd say have a look around eBay and the like and see what second hand units are out there. If you need CTCSS capability you could retro fit a CTCSS encoder (loads around in kit form).

I'm surprised no one makes a base station rig (AC powered), as I bet there is still a market for such items... The second hand ones seems to sell readily enough.


Best 73, Mark.

barcino1934, on 10 March 2012 - 11:39 AM, said:

Hiya Manuel

Sorry for not replying to your request sooner, I totally missed your post on the forum. I've sent you a PM with the link to download the manual from.

Hope it helps you out, and once again, very sorry for the delay

Best 73, Mark.

M6RKI, on 08 May 2012 - 01:33 PM, said:

Hiya Ricki

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for taking the time to join up with us. We could do with a few more 'Brits' on the site!

Nice to hear that you're into home brew equipment and accessories, I'm no stranger to a soldering iron myself. I'm still trying to find the best way to 'squeeze' all of the HF bands in to my pint-sized back yard

Best 73 for now, Mark.