RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mobile Repeaters

2005-07-28 Thread Paul Finch
Hello, Many years ago I built crossband radio setup going from a simplex PPL 6060 to a EF Johnson 800 MHz trunk radio. The simplex PPL 6060 was not good enough so I built a full duplex mobile repeater out of another EF Johnson PPL 6060 on one of the old splinter channels. I had a 16 function

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Mobile repeaters

2005-07-28 Thread Al Wolfe
Nick, Many states/regions have an SNP, or test pair, or nonprotected pair of UHF frequencies for conceptual studies, experimenting, etc. If your area has such a pair then that would be a natural for your mobile repeater. That being said, please pay attention to the advice already given

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mobile Repeaters

2005-07-28 Thread Neil McKie
Well put Coy, Neil - WA6KLA Coy Hilton wrote: HI Nick, I'm going to say this as nicely as I can. Mobile repeaters are for the most part, completely useless. Most coordinators want to know exactly where you are going to put your repeater before they will Coordinate a Freequency

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mobile repeaters

2005-07-28 Thread Doug Bade
If you jump up to the 902 band, there is an established Itinerant Repeater Pair in SERA Land and some other states which are patterned after SERA's Bandplan... In many of those areas 927.4875/902.4875 is available for Mobile or Portable Repeater OperationsUnspecified locations and tones..

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Department of Forestry Tower, Any Experiance???

2005-07-28 Thread FHS
Alex: I would urge you to look elsewhere for an antenna location. I worked for a state forestry agency for ten years and we did not let anybody except other governmental agencies on our lookout towers or radio towers. There were just to many liability and cooperation problems when a problem

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Department of Forestry Tower, Any Experiance???

2005-07-28 Thread pemeott
Alex, I have used a State of Minnesota Dept or Natural Resources (DNR)fire spotting tower for amateur radio equipment for the last 10 years.I currently have a 2 meter repeater, a 440 mhz repeater and packet radio equipment running at this site. It took almost 2 years of asking to find the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: MOTOROLA MICOR receiver VHF

2005-07-28 Thread ANTHONY
I AM BACK AGAIN, WITH THE SQUEALING REAPEATER PROBLEM.JUST BY CHANCE , I HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE AMP METER ON THE POWER SUPPLY WAS DECREASING IN AMPS FROM WHAT IT WAS PULLING, IT WAS DROPPING BACK TO 5--AMPS OR LESS, AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IT IS DROPPING BACK IN OUTPUT POWER WHEN IT IS SQUEALING,WE

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MOTOROLA MICOR receiver VHF

2005-07-28 Thread David VanHorn
-Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ANTHONY Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:58 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MOTOROLA MICOR receiver VHF I AM BACK AGAIN, WITH THE SQUEALING REAPEATER

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MOTOROLA MICOR receiver VHF

2005-07-28 Thread Steve
Hi have you measured the DC volts on load. It maybe the regulator in the psu has gone. As our friend says look at the DC output with a scope and see if it is clean and not have loads of AC . 73 Steve M1SWB - Original Message - From: David VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Repeater-Builder] Vertex VX-5000 Repeater Information

2005-07-28 Thread Mathew Quaife
Can anyone tell me if the VX-5000 repeater is programmable, and more important, is the PL tone programmable? Thanks. Mathew N9LV Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an

[Repeater-Builder] Re: MOTOROLA MICOR receiver VHF

2005-07-28 Thread ANTHONY
we have a backup REAPEATER spectrum and it is put out 75 W VHF no problems same power supply? and no SQUEALING REAPEATER anymore ID,s thanks for previous replies ANTHONY W4NCR Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MOTOROLA MICOR receiver VHF

2005-07-28 Thread David VanHorn
we have a backup REAPEATER spectrum and it is put out 75 W VHF no problems same power supply? and no SQUEALING REAPEATER anymore ID,s thanks for previous replies ANTHONY W4NCR I'd still check the supply. One bunch of hardware may be more tolerant of that type of problem than another..

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vertex VX-5000 Repeater Information

2005-07-28 Thread Richard D. Reese
Yes and Yes Richard D. Reese http://www.wa8dbw.ifip.com - Original Message - From: Mathew Quaife [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:14 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Vertex VX-5000 Repeater Information Can anyone tell me if the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Department of Forestry Tower, Any Experiance???

2005-07-28 Thread Kevin Custer
Alexander N Tubonjic wrote: Hello All, The local department of Forestry has an observation tower that is over 200' off the ground. I would like to put my UHF Amateur repeater on that tower. I stopped by yesterday and talked to the Fire Fighter that was stationed there. He had told me that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vertex VX-5000 Repeater Information

2005-07-28 Thread Eric Lemmon
Mathew, If you mean VXR-5000, then yes, it is completely programmable. You still need to tune the front end manually, but the frequencies, tones, timers, and features are programmed with Vertex software. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY Mathew Quaife wrote: Can anyone tell me if the VX-5000 repeater

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vertex VX-5000 Repeater Information

2005-07-28 Thread Mathew Quaife
Thanks Richard. Appreciate it very much. Mathew "Richard D. Reese" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes and YesRichard D. Reesehttp://www.wa8dbw.ifip.com YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an