Cactusboy19 Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 Here are some pics of my portable repeater build. (still a work in progress) I used industrial adhesive hook & loop to fasten everything inside the case. This is the same setup I have running my base repeater. About 50 feet above ground on the tallest building in town. Antenna: Browning BR-6155 Parts List: 2 Moto M1225 radios (M44DGC90E2AA) (Ebay) 50 watt UHF Duplexer (Amazon or Ebay) Idiomatic IV Marine grade 12V cigarette socket Female to N Female Bulkhead Connector RF Coaxial Adapter Cooling Fan 50mm N Male to N Male Jumper Low Loss RG400 Mini UHF Male to N Male Right Angle RG400 Apache 4800 Weatherproof Protective Case, X-Large Motorola Mounting Bracket Kit M1225 Complete build Sshannon, Sab02r, MarkInTampa and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcp2525 Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 Baltimore Aircol makes the best towers for GMRS repeaters, even better than Rohn. Sab02r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactusboy19 Posted January 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 Here is the complete build gortex2, WRUU653 and Sab02r 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRKC935 Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 Are you mounting this outside or inside the building? Reason I ask is the fans in the side will let rain and moisture in. But it would be simple enough to construct a 'hood' that would be open on the bottom and allow air flow while keeping the interior dry. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactusboy19 Posted January 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, WRKC935 said: Are you mounting this outside or inside the building? Reason I ask is the fans in the side will let rain and moisture in. But it would be simple enough to construct a 'hood' that would be open on the bottom and allow air flow while keeping the interior dry. Just a thought. This will be indoors, but it is also designed to stand on end so the fans will be out of the elements. I have also looked into building hoods for if it was laying flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sab02r Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Excellent! Thank you for documenting it in pictures. I am sorry to be the munny-grubber but...approximate hardware cost? Any guesstimate on the expected range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactusboy19 Posted January 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, Sab02r said: Excellent! Thank you for documenting it in pictures. I am sorry to be the munny-grubber but...approximate hardware cost? Any guesstimate on the expected range? Case: $65 UHF Duplexer: $100-200 Moto M1225 radios: $100~ (each) Misc cables n parts $100~ Antenna :$100~ Idiomatic IV (built) $100~ Feed line for antenna: $100-200 (depending on length and quality of line) You can also click on the links of each of the components in the above post. That will take you to the site to purchase Sab02r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactusboy19 Posted January 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 I also designed it to be a portable repeater. just plug it into a 12v power source and you are good to go. Tram-browning BR-6140 450MHz–470MHz Pretuned Land Mobile Fiberglass Omni Base Antenna Sab02r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sab02r Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Cactusboy19 said: Case: $65 UHF Duplexer: $100-200 Moto M1225 radios: $100~ (each) Misc cables n parts $100~ Antenna :$100~ Idiomatic IV (built) $100~ Feed line for antenna: $100-200 (depending on length and quality of line) You can also click on the links of each of the components in the above post. That will take you to the site to purchase Spectacular! I was too awestruck by your build (or simply too stupid) to notice that you went to the trouble of linking the components. Very commendable! Thank you Cactusboy19! (apparently my number of reactions today has exceeded the daily allowed reactions on this site, but I will come back tomorrow and "Like" this thread) MichaelLAX, Cactusboy19 and jgillaspy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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