RepeaterID Universal Test

[WSGB619]

I picked up the RepeaterID Universal mainly out of curiosity.

You can create the outgoing message using a couple of easy techniques to insure it is in the correct format;

1. Have them create it for you
2. Create your own and use an online system to convert it for you. I opted for this one.

I assembled a temporary indoor test setup using a few CCRs as shown below. The YiniTone RC-108 I got from AliExpress provided the "repeater" functionality. I have type-accepted radios, but am considering setting up a real full-duty repeater with duplexer external antenna... this was just for a test.

The apparently 3d printed case is nice, but a little surprised it is not metal to protect the board inside from RF overload which they note as possible in the instructions. Although they mention using the TOT in case it gets stuck in transmit mode, I found that using an external antenna a short distance away from the RepeaterID resolved the problem. As seen in the picture, using a dummy load does as well! 

The included transmit and receive patch cords are quite short. They are separate so connector spacing should not be an issue.

Overall, I found the RepeaterID Universal simple to set up and deploy. 

 

[Mrsig]

It work great on my system. They are super friendly guys at Repeater ID.

This is what they made for me.

 

 

 

[SteveShannon]

1 minute ago, Mrsig said:

It work great on my system. They are super friendly guys at Repeater ID.

This is what they made for me.

 

Did you not include the call sign?

[WSGB619]

2 minutes ago, Mrsig said:

It work great on my system. They are super friendly guys at Repeater ID.

This is what they made for me.

 

 

 

That sounds really nice! Mine sounds more like I made it! lol 

 

[Mrsig]

3 hours ago, SteveShannon said:

Did you not include the call sign?

Nope!

[LeoG]

If it's a private repeater you don't need it.

[SteveShannon]

38 minutes ago, LeoG said:

If it's a private repeater you don't need it.

That’s only true if the only people who use it are operating under the owners license. If any other license holders use it then it must identify. Obviously that’s not the case here because MrSig has asked if others can check and see if they can access his repeater. 
But I don’t understand why anyone would go to the expense to add a Repeater ID to their repeater but not have it actually ID their repeater. 

[LeoG]

Does seem odd.  And not to quibble but asking people in the testing phase if they can hit it isn't going to be dragging the eff sea seas out to the site to employ hit men.  Technically it's against regulation.  But I'm sure every single one of us here has done a technicality that went against the regulation.

[WSGB619]

This is a great hijack of a thread

 

[OffRoaderX]

34 minutes ago, WSGB619 said:

This is a great hijack of a thread

That's just what they do around here. Its the only way to find out who the smartest one is!

[WSGB619]

Decided to use my spare Radtel RT-493s instead. Looks a little "cleaner"; at least in my humble opinion!