[Anonymous / Deleted User]

So as I understand it, this project is a brain between radios and one will still have to have two radios to hook in to it to make this work?

Any thought on building a simple radio add-on board? Or rather a pair or radios on a board. One for TX one for RX you could change the frequencies from the GUI. Obviously these in them selves would be super low power but they could be hooked up to a linear amplifier between the radio and the antenna(s).

Just looking to get a grasp on this.

[Aaron, N3MBH]

Hi John,
Yes this is the “Brain” of a repeater setup. It is essentially replacing a conventional repeater controller. Most controllers are usually proprietary hardware boards and are limited to specific functions and are difficult to program. OpenRepeater is merging software and basic hardware to make this more flexible and upgradable all while being Open Source to support the ham community.

As a typical repeater you would need two radios, or one RX and one TX, or a repeater transceiver. We are considering adding modes down the road where you could use it as a node.

We have considered an interface board with radios on it and yes they would definitely need linear amplifier, preamp, and proper RF shielding to prevent desense of the receiver as well as proper cavities/duplexers to notch the frequencies properly. In most cases there probably won’t be a need to change frequencies remotely due to repeater coordination and tuning of duplexers.

Right now we are focused on building a rock solid platform, then we can consider expanding that.

73,
Aaron – N3MBH / WRFV871

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[Anonymous / Deleted User]

Alright, just making sure I had a grasp on it.

[Author]

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