Requiring radios?

[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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