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N0NB

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K R O repeater?
« on: November 11, 2020, 06:02:10 PM »

Back in the mid '80s one of the local repeaters was rebuilt and worked well for many years.  I recall that Wayne, K0WF, then KA0E, was involved in the project.  Recently I had occasion to see it, at least I think the unit I saw was it, and the only identification on the rack panels the RX and TX units are mounted to is "K R O".  I tried emailing Wayne at the address on his QRZ.com listing but it has been returned as undeliverable.

Does anyone have more information on such a repeater such who built it and where that person(s) was located?
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73, de Nate
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Re: K R O repeater?
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2020, 06:29:41 PM »

K R O is  most likely in reference to the equipment rack you saw, not any repeater equipment contained in it.  Since that was a Japanese equipment rack I can only surmise it may have contained a Japanese repeater - such as Icom had in that era.
https://www.kikusui.co.jp/en/product/detail.php?IdFamily=0121

« Last Edit: November 11, 2020, 06:38:12 PM by K7AAT »
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Re: K R O repeater?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2020, 05:52:26 AM »

I'd not heard of that company before, K7AAT.  Thanks.

Perhaps I can get a picture sometime.
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Re: K R O repeater?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2022, 02:38:52 PM »

Back in the mid '80s one of the local repeaters was rebuilt and worked well for many years.  I recall that Wayne, K0WF, then KA0E, was involved in the project.  Recently I had occasion to see it, at least I think the unit I saw was it, and the only identification on the rack panels the RX and TX units are mounted to is "K R O".  I tried emailing Wayne at the address on his QRZ.com listing but it has been returned as undeliverable.

Does anyone have more information on such a repeater such who built it and where that person(s) was located?
Nate
That repeater was built by Frank Parks (SK) WB0KRO. We have a few different modules in the KC area.
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