[App_rpt-users] Mixed technology RTCM voting

[Kevin Walsh]

Greetings,

A local conventional repeater is using an RVS-8 voter on the receive side, connected to a typical repeater controller. All 8 ports are in use, which  restricts further expansion. I would like to suggest moving to RTCM voting, but that would obviously take time (and money). I am wondering if anyone has ever taken the output of a conventional voter such as the RVS-8 and connected it to an RTCM to act as the central site, then converted receive sites one at a time to RTCM voting?

This would allow the repeater system to continue operation with RF links, allow for conversion to RTCM voting one site at a time (making sure stable internet connectivity exists), wouldn’t bust the budget all at once and allow for testing of additional receive sites and their effectiveness in the system.

Anybody ever try something like this?

Thanks and 73,

Kevin 
W8KHW