| Link Communications' Repeater Controllers
Repeater Control Product Comparison
|
RLC-1 |
RLC-1 Plus |
RLC3 |
RLC-4 |
RLC-5 |
RLC-Club |
RLC-Ang |
| Number Ports |
2 |
2 |
4..8 (note 1) |
4 |
2 |
1..2 (note 2) |
1 |
| Patch Uses Port |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes (note 3) |
Yes (note 3) |
No |
No |
N/A |
| Separate DTMF Decoders per Port |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Separate Tone Generators per Port |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Number of Simultaneous Tones |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 (note 4) |
2 |
|
| Synthesized Speech |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Number of Synthesized Words |
N/A |
685 |
685 |
N/A |
N/A |
685 |
240 |
| Built-in DVR |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes
(75 Seconds) |
Yes
(8 seconds) |
No |
| Supports DVR1 |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes (note 5) |
No |
| Supports DVR2 |
No |
No (maybe later) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Supports RBI-1 and RLC-Icom |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Number of Control Outputs |
5 |
5 |
up to 16 (note 6) |
4 |
1 or 9 (note 7) |
8 (note 8) |
1 |
| Number of Contact Closure Inputs |
4 |
4 |
up to 16 (note 6) |
3 |
4 (note 7) |
4 (note 8) |
2 |
| Number of Analog Inputs |
4 |
4 |
up to 16 (note 6) |
4 |
4 (note 7) |
5 (note 9) |
8 |
| Analog Resolution |
256 steps |
256 steps |
1024 steps |
256 steps |
256 steps |
1024 steps |
256 steps |
| Serial Port Baud Rates |
2400 |
300..9600 |
300..19200 |
300..9600 |
300..9600 |
300..19200 |
300..9600 |
| Number of Macros |
7 |
70 |
800 |
100 (note 10) |
100 (note 10) |
800 |
0 |
| Number of Programmable Messages |
8 |
33 |
Uses Macros |
Uses Macros |
Uses Macros |
Uses Macros |
32 |
| Microprocessor (all Motorola MC series) |
68HC711E9 |
68HC11K1FN |
68HC16Z1 (one) 68HC11E1
(1 per port) |
68HC11E1 |
68HC11E1 |
68HC16Z1 |
68HC11E1 |
| Current Draw |
25mA@12V |
85mA@12V |
600mA@12V fully loaded |
110mA@12V |
110mA@12V |
155mA@12V |
25mA@12V |
| Approx. Size |
4.5" x 7.5" |
4.5" x 7.5" |
13" x 7.1" |
7" x 7.7" |
7.65" x 7.0" |
5.75" x 7.8" |
4.0" x 6.0" |
| 19" Rack Cabinet |
Optional |
Optional |
Standard |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
| Height of Rack Cabinet |
1.75" |
1.75" |
3.5" |
1.75" |
1.75" |
1.75" |
1.75" |
Notes:
- The RLC-3 is a modular design, similar to a PC, with a motherboard and plug in cards. It comes standard with four radio cards plugged in. Up to four more radio cards can be installed for a total of eight.
- The RLC-Club comes standard with one radio port and the autopatch. The Deluxe option board is required for the second radio port.
- On the RLC-3 and RLC-4, the autopatch uses up one of the radio ports. A four port RLC-3 or RLC-4 with an autopatch has three ports remaining for connecting radios.
- The RLC-5 can generate only certain single tones or tone combinations, not any frequency as the the other controllers can. The tones that are available are shown below.
- The RLC-Club requires the deluxe option board to support the DVR1.
- The RLC-3 does not come standard with any I/O lines (besides COR, PL and PTT which are required for radio interfacing). It has dedicated connectors for up to two I/O boards (they do not use up any of the eight radio port connectors). Each optional I/O board adds eight control outputs, eight contact closure inputs and eight analog inputs. Control outputs can be used for turning relays on or off. Contact closure inputs can be used for reading whether a switch is open or closed. Analog inputs can be used for reading battery voltages, temperatures (with an optional sensor), or any other voltage source.
- The RLC-5 has one control outputs on the motherboard. The optional I/O board provides eight more control outputs, four contact closure inputs and four analog inputs.
- The RLC-Club requires the deluxe option board to support the eight control outputs.
- The RLC-Club has five input lines total (analog and contact closure inputs combined). One of them is connected internally to the power supply voltage and is used as an analog input. Each of the other four inputs can be used for either a contact closure or an analog input, but not both at the same time. Three of the four are commonly used for reading two temperatures and one door switch, and the fourth is commonly used for a signal strength reading.
- The RLC-4 and RLC-5 have 100 macros each. 50 of those 100 macros can be used for storing autodial numbers. If you use all 50 autodial numbers, you will have 50 macros remaining, which is still an abundance in most cases.
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