motorola rick repeater qwestion

[wqzr743]

hi all wqzr743 here . i am building a repeater for gmrs. it is based on the motorola rick system  i have motorola gm300 10 watt radios in it now but need more range. im looking at m1225 radios.will they work in a rick setup? ive got m208s but i cant get them to work with the rick controler. the rss software wont let me program in repeater mode. any ideas are greatly appreciated, thanks wqzr743

[JohnE]

look at this forget the RICK

basically works w/most 16 pin M radios

http://domtoren.com/990/Bi-_or_Uni-directional_Repeater_cable_for_CDM_type_radios.pdf

[wqzr743]

has any one used the id o matic controlers?

radio dan has them for about 80.00

[berkinet]

has any one used the id o matic controlers?

radio dan has them for about 80.00

Yes. IMHO, the functionality is minimal. Some people are fans, however, I was not impressed. There was a thread on this about a year ago, you could try searching for it.

[RCM]

I use the ID-O-Matic, and am a fan. In fact I plan to get a couple more of them.

[JohnE]

has any one used the id o matic controlers?

radio dan has them for about 80.00

simple and effective

[Radioguy7268]

for the OP - I believe that an M208 can be programmed using the generic Radius M100 CPS.  I believe "RADMBL" is the keyword to search on & find the program at HamFiles.

 

The GR300 was a nice & simple design, but we called them "hot boxes" due to the heat issues that killed high power applications. Keep it as a 10 watt & under repeater with clean, cool air flowing, and they worked well.  I'd be concerned about trying to run it as a 40 watt repeater with anything more than a 5 or 10% duty cycle.

[quarterwave]

I've had one of these on a secondary repeater (a couple of Radius or Maxtracs) for a number of years. Adjustable audio, hang time, and it works great. 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RA-1M-Repeater-Adaptor-Motorola-GM300-CDM1250-RICK/120729366251?hash=item1c1c07eeeb:g:AYwAAMXQOT5Q-Fsy