Who (what) is Repeater Builder?
Who (what) is Repeater Builder?
There are several instances of Repeater Builder, each are explained below.
1, Repeater Builder, the website.
Repeater Builder Dot Com is owned
solely by Kevin Custer, W3KKC. Within the site are many unpaid helpers
and contributing authors. The website is funded by Kevin Custer and by donations
received to help with the cost of upkeep.
2, Repeater Builder, the company.
Repeater Builder, the company, is owned by
Scott Zimmerman, N3XCC. It is a division of Scott's main company, Zimmerman
Electronics. Repeater Builder started out as a sideline business of Kevin Custer,
but the building of repeaters and Repeater Builder branded products was turned over
to Scott exclusively in 2001 when Kevin could no longer spend time in the
shop because of other obligations. Repeater Builder supplies custom built repeater
solutions mainly from converted commercial gear like the Motorola MICOR and General
Electric MASTR II mobiles and stations. Repeater Builder also custom engineers,
builds, and supplies specialized electronic products for the repeater industry.
The AP-50,
STM32-DVM,
USB-RIM & RIM-Lite are a few examples.
Repeater Builder is also a repair facility for most major brands of repeaters and
related equipment like controllers, DVRs, linking equipment, etc.
3, Repeater-Builder, the web group.
https://groups.io/g/repeater-builder
is owned and managed by Kevin Custer, W3KKC. It was started in 1998 and is a
specialized, free, technical
group available to people seeking information on building ham radio, GMRS, or commercial
repeater systems. Discussion of amateur or commercial repeaters, duplexers,
antennas, feedlines, controllers, linking, etc. is encouraged. Email attachments
are permitted and you as a member should protect yourself from viruses, as no protection
is afforded by the group. We do not profess to be the first group of this type,
but we are certainly the largest. Many of our subscribers are well versed in all facets
of radio and will provide quality answers to your questions. With over 5000 members
subscribed to this group, there is a very good information base to learn from. A
detailed purpose is outlined here:
Detailed Purpose of the Repeater-Builder group.
4, Masters Communications.
Masters Communications
is owned by Kevin Custer, and is a specialized company which offers products for amateur and
commercial applications and custom manufactured test equipment. Masters Communications was started in
1988 as a Telecommunications Construction firm owned by Dave and Dale Maust - where Kevin
was the Senior Engineer / Onsite Supervisor.
That business was "sold off" and closed in 2011. Then in 2014 - 2015 a new business was opened
designing and manufacturing custom electronics, and is now owned solely by Kevin Custer. It
was moved from Pennsylvania to Florida in 2020.
"Repeater Builder®" is a registered trademark in the United States of America owned by Kevin Custer, and the use of the name is licensed to Michael "Scott" Zimmerman for his repeater related business and products. Please don't contact Kevin for answers to questions relating to "Repeater Builder the company" - he is not employed there and isn't the best source for support of their products.
Property and concept of Repeater Builder, all rights reserved.
Copyright 2005, Repeater Builder.
Images property of Repeater Builder.
Logo Design by Elisha Zimmerman KB9WCX
HTML April 24 2004, W3KKC All Rights Reserved!
Repeater Builder® is a registered trademark of Kevin Custer