YEP... BTW RON I have an Older 1000 controller . that is acting Funny. If I send it to ya can you check it out maybe it needs to be updated.. Funny meaning No mater what I try It wont ID on inital keyup.. and looses Memory I have to reporogram it... Let me know... Yep I agree with below...... I never take things Serious But I can tell you about a Nightmare Im having with an insurance company since my house burnt down last year..
NEal-KA2CAF --- On Tue, 4/22/08, Ron Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Ron Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad adapter > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 9:05 AM > Neal, > > Your point is a good one. We don't know the whole > story and many of our comments are for fun. There may be a > real good reason why this was done. > > I am sure the owner is dealing with it. It might have been > done by the tower owner and one might be there free at his > blessing. One could complain, but then you might not have > a site. There are all kinds of reasons why this happened > and for good reasons. > > The type of splice would lead me to believe it had to be > quick and dirty to get something important on the air. > > 73, ron, n9ee/r > > > > >From: neal Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: 2008/04/22 Tue AM 07:44:46 CDT > >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad adapter > > > > >On a quick Note Ron > >If the repeater was for emergency services( > Police,fire,ems or during a storm) ,and was a Must Get on > the air at any cost that would save lives. I would allow > that stupid splice Until I was able to get the correct > connectors to make the Correct splice..... > >and that would be the only reason. > >Better to be on air with a Crap splice than totally off > the air for a few hours If its to save lives... I know Its > a Ham repeater.. how many Emergencys are handled by Hams... > ALOT.... > > > >Neal > > > >--- On Tue, 4/22/08, Ron Wright > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Ron Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad > adapter > >> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > >> Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 7:22 AM > >> Larry, > >> > >> I thought the same thing except I would go for > more 240 > >> V...a good old TV transformer with about 800V > would do. > >> Also if you stand inside the building looking for > smoke it > >> would lead to the user of the feedline. Bet they > would not > >> do it again. > >> > >> Another approach is a high voltage, not enough to > damage or > >> smoke the equipment, but enough so when the tech > came to > >> service it got a surprise welcome. > >> > >> This was obviously a poor and botched job. The > RG58 and > >> crummy splice tells one this person would not be > working at > >> my site. I would not even let them on the > property to look. > >> > >> 73, ron, n9ee/r > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >From: Larry Wagoner > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Date: 2008/04/21 Mon PM 06:08:47 CDT > >> >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > >> >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad > adapter > >> > >> > > >> >At 05:43 PM 4/21/2008, you wrote: > >> >>I would think the one using the cable is > the one > >> who cut it. > >> > > >> >Or at the very least is responsible - given > that that > >> person's > >> >equipment is connected. > >> >One cannot claim ignorance at a certain point > ... > >> >And it is the CUTTING of the hardline that is > the > >> criminal damage, > >> >not the use of the antenna. > >> > > >> >Finally ... if nothing else - how about > feeding some > >> 240 AC down the > >> >line from the splice point to the > offender's > >> equipment. > >> > > >> >Larry > >> >N5WLW > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> Ron Wright, N9EE > >> 727-376-6575 > >> MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS > >> Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL > >> No tone, all are welcome. > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------ > >> > >> > >> > >> Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > >> > >> > > > >__________________________________________________________ > >Be a better friend, newshound, and > >know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > > Ron Wright, N9EE > 727-376-6575 > MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS > Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL > No tone, all are welcome. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ