R1225 and I20R ?

[arlojanis]

I saw a R1225 repeater used as a receiver and a link transmitter to feed to a voter and repeater across town. Why is it using a I20R external repeater controller instead of the internal controller?

[Al]

The only features that the i20R offers over the internal controller that I'm aware of is multiuser capability and time logging. Could the system you're talking about have been multiuser?

[arlojanis]

It is a private system. Also, no need for logging.

[Batwings21]

From some old literature

I20R Onsite Repeater Provides up to 10 PL/DPL single-code or cross-code combinations for multiple group repeater operations, remote knock-down/set-up, in/cross-band and uni/bi- directional capabilities and CWID (Morse code). The I20R also provides battery power alert tones and Radio Service Software programming.

I would venture a guess at remote knock down/ setup or CWID

[arlojanis]

Thanks for all the good information. I did not know the specs on I20R. However, I can not tell they are using any of the features. I am now thinking the repeater had been used in another location as a repeater and is now just used as a link.