George KJ6VU walks us through the most common components found in a modern FM repeater.  We cover antennas, duplexers, coax, radios, controllers, and other helpful information for those who are considering taking on the project of an analog repeater build.

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POCSAG - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POCSAG

Google Assistant enabled Repeater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m52-3EuQfnk

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KJ6VU’s Previous Repeater Episode - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2014/10/08/10/

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CDM Repeaters - http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/cdm/cdm-index.html

MaxTrac Repeaters - http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/maxtrac/maxtrac-index.html

Sierra Radio Systems Repeater Controllers - http://www.sierraradio.net/

Hustler G6 440 - https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hsr-g6-440

PAVE PAWS Over the Horizon Radar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAVE_PAWS

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Remote Site Monitoring Episode - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/remote-repeater-site-monitoring

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