I had a controller failure over the weekend causing some serious audio
issues on a Mastr II repeater we deployed last week. What are the minimum
control shelf cards needed to put the repeater back in to a factory
repeat? I can get an IDer wired up in band to meet legal requirements but
need to get
or check out idahostateconvention.com
73,
AJ, K6LOR
http://www.hamgadgets.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=108
Looks like it might be a very -very- _very_ simple option for a temp
repeater setup..
Thought I'd forward this to the group - shipping isn't going to be nice as
it's rather heavy but given the below average price I expect this go for,
it's probably a decent deal.
eBay item number 190382913448
Bidding starts at 99 cents...
Might try contacting their Web Site Hosting contact:
Registrant:
Pion Simon Electronics
P.O. Box 1039
Keno, Oregon 97627
US
Domain name: PIONSIMON.COM
Administrative Contact:
Network, CVC
http://www.domaintools.com/registrant-search/?email=d57d9ad35e132a196a7623f89cdef5ff
2250
Anyone have a suggestion for a simple 50 ohm signal generator?
I have a number of VHF Phelps Dodge duplexers and several UHF flat pack
duplexers I'd like to be able to test prior to sale and possibly rough tune
for a few projects duing the waning weeks of winter.
I realize a network analyzer
I have not one but two of these gems sitting in my office right now... 2
channel crystal controlled repeaters in a nice battleship grey cabinet. I
believe BLM used these here in the western states for quite a long while
before switching to Daniels.
A factory test sheet in one of the 3 service
...@pa.net wrote:
Just the standard words of wisdom; be sure you verify that it works, and
how it works before starting any conversion. That way you only have to deal
with one problem at a time not compounded problems.
Milt
N3LTQ
- Original Message -
*From:* AJ aj.grant
The cavities in this particular case are BpBr. Pics below:
http://vwreact.org/sale/Item%2031-34.jpg
http://vwreact.org/sale/Item%2031.1.jpg
http://vwreact.org/sale/Item%2031.2.jpg
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Jeff DePolo j...@broadsci.com wrote:
The 4 WaCom UHF 10 cavities I believe
config is Pass RX Reject TX on 3 cans and Pass TX Reject RX
on the 4th can.
I would be more than happy to email out specific high res pics to anyone
directly off list.
73,
AJ
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:44 PM, motarolla_doctor echoco...@hotmail.comwrote:
I ran across this...
http
That was some very interesting SPAM coming through for a while... Seems like
it's been nixed; more than likely Yahoo's anti-SPAM finally caught up.
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Randy Elliott jan...@rogers.com wrote:
I did the same thing but nothing. Sounds like the list owner has gone
and use the VHF TLB to
handle the linking. Even with surplus equipment, it was twice the cost to
setup the links on UHF compared to buying new off the shelf Point to Point
networking equipment.
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 10:11 PM, k7...@skybeam.com wrote:
AJ do you have a link you can forward
Path Profiler:
http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html
Radio Mobile Deluxe
http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html
RMD path example:
http://cnrb.ref-union.org/images/profil.gif
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Saad Azim saada...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi All,
I want to check LOS (line of sight)
...
Thanks again for all of the suggestions!
73,
AJ, K6LOR
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Eric Lemmon wb6...@verizon.net wrote:
Kevin,
Not to worry. The great advantage of a switching power supply is that it
will operate on any AC or DC input, of any frequency or waveform. A linear
power
You said Ethernet for links...
Take a peak at the Ubiquity Networks AirGrid line - 24 and 27 dBi parabolic
dish systems that integrate the 2.4 5.8 GHz radios in to the feedhorn
assembly...
We have a set of demo units (smaller 16 dBi 2.4 GHz units) setup right now,
hacked to use the ham portion
I have a VHF MSR2000 in cabinet here at the house that was just removed from
a site where it was connected to regular A/C power.
An upcoming weekend in April has 4 major events occurring simultaneously
which ties up both our fixed repeaters (2 of the events are within coverage
of existing
Negative on this one - only RX/TX and the power cord coming out of the side
panel on this one. Was hoping that would be an option but no joy.
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Howard Klino hkl...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Some of the MSR2000 had a power supply in them to charge a battewry pack
and
I have in the shop a set of 4 NIB Wacom 10 BpBr cavities currently tuned in
the federal low split (410-415 MHz)...
They bear the model number WP-769-1 - 3 are tuned for P410/R415 and the
other one is tuned for P415/R410.
They have a simple T connector at the top of the cavity coming out of an N
this antenna is maybe 4 offset from the side of the pole.
73,
AJ, K6LOR
Ball park -
50.000 RX
50.500 TX
50 w
.25 uV
Commshop comes up with 92.6 dB of isolation required at a distance 101,843
feet horizontally (about 19 1/4 miles).
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Tim Ahrens tahr...@swtexas.net wrote:
Hi Eric/all,
Since this is just a curiosity at this time,
Skipp...
Our application is on DOCSIS network... Closed network... Works well for the
roughly 125k devices on it...
Auto polling for mapping is about every 90 seconds - refreshing the map
manually causes a manual poll which takes about 10 seconds to complete.
Worst case we're looking at about a
Reverse the logic - if it's a non-responder (no telemetry after n minutes),
it shows up on the map as a customer out.
We currently have a Google maps-based outage tracking system that places a
green dot for working modem, yellow for modem syncing and red for offline...
Since we have SNMP
Didn't the CEO or someone of similar heft at Times Microwave have a letter
in QST a while back stating the entire LMR series wasn't designed for PIM
performance, referring potential repeater-use customers to their line of
low-PIM cables?
No luck on a wildcard search on the ARRL site... Go figure.
We've encountered this issue between Motorola infrastructure and
non-Motorola subscriber units... I believe at the last Daniels Electronics
seminar I attended, it had something to do with the consoles fitting the
correct status bits for P25 for basic functions, however, the majority of
the
Anyone built this non-folded dipole array project? It uses 3/4 copper pipe,
PVC stand offs and 75 ohm coax for the phasing harness...
http://forums.radioreference.com/attachments/antennas-coax-forum/16043d1213582941-4-bay-vhf-dipole-array-project-low-cost-high-performance-vhf-dipole-array.pdf
We strongly encouraged the gent to NOT use the TV splitters lol... The
dipole spacing from the mast and the configuration of the dipoles around the
mast was also in question...
I guess the biggest upside to this project antenna is that all of the
parts are readily available at Home Depot or
to Kenwood repeaters
with Arcoms... And then upgraded the interconnections with LMR400... DOH!
73,
AJ, K6LOR
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:23 AM, David Jordan wa3...@comcast.net wrote:
I have four of the ARCOM controllers and have had excellent performance.
Ken is responsive when asked reasonable
Does really PVC absorb or RF or just act as a dielectric?
The reason I ask is I'm looking at encasing an antenna project for the sake
of weatherproofing and PVC would fit the bill rather easily.
73,
AJ, K6LOR
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:49 AM, AA8K73 GMail aa8...@gmail.com wrote:
AJ, if you
for the sake
of weatherproofing and PVC would fit the bill rather easily.
73,
AJ, K6LOR
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:49 AM, AA8K73 GMail aa8...@gmail.com wrote:
AJ, if you replace the steel mast with a fiberglass one,
won't you still have the metallic feed line there?
Doesn't PVC absorb RF
the weather and debris
at our site (top of a large farm field)...
73,
AJ, K6LOR
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Paul Dumdie w9...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
If you want Laird / Antenex does make a 2 and 4 dipole array for the 2
meter band the part number is YDA1362 for a 2 dipole 136-150 antenna
Hmm, that would make sense... Back to the drawing board :)
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Kevin Custer kug...@kuggie.com wrote:
Paul Plack wrote:
If you mount the array on a non-conductive pole, won't you then have to
model the effects of interaction with the outside of the coax shields
Comtech I believe has the modeling for antenna side mounting from tower and
it's affect on gain...
On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM, n...@no6b.com wrote:
At 8/9/2009 16:41, you wrote:
What was the spacing between the tower legs at the mounting location of
the dipoles in your model?
No
on here can run the numbers
through Commshop - stock VHF RX with 10 dB preamp is around .18 uV
sensitivity.
I'm just coming off a 13 hour shift so my math may be (way) off lol :)
-AJ, K6LOR
On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 7:46 PM, NORM KNAPP nkn...@twowayradio.net wrote:
I was checking the tuning on my
At 30 watts on a 5 MHz split in GMRS, you're looking at a minimum of 70 dB
of required isolation between the .30 uV receiver and transmitter. This can
be accomplished rather easily with a 6 pack mobile duplexer (assuming you
can get the full 75 dB of isolation out of a properly tuned high end flat
Same question - are you within line of sight of any military installations?
We had a lovely buzz saw sound happen about 6 months ago interferring with
some sattelite downlink equipment here in the valley and would wipe our UHF
repeater up on the hill... It primarily happened between 5 and 10 pm
to be in the future.
73,
AJ, K6LOR
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Chuck Kelsey wb2...@roadrunner.com wrote:
Nate -
May I suggest that you do a write-up with photos that could be posted on
the
RB site? Maybe the right way and the wrong way would be helpful for
guys
making installs. And explain why
I actually have the same radio, less the mic...
With this pinout, I guess I'll go ahead and use a Maxtrac mic to retro it on
there :)
Thanks!
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Louis k1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Eric,
Thank you for the help! Yes, it appears I was reading the pin out backwards
We have an R1225 in this configuration as a remote receiver - set to zero
hang time and Strip PL on CWID to prevent it from retransmitting across
the repeater... Works well.
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:40 AM, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wa6...@gmail.comwrote:
And once you do get a voter you can leave
the link. Do you decode a PL/DPL on the R1225 and re-encode, or run
tones through with it set to flat audio?
On Apr 16, 2009, at 1:42 PM, AJ wrote:
We have an R1225 in this configuration as a remote receiver - set to
zero hang time and Strip PL on CWID to prevent it from
retransmitting
It's amazing when talking to the techs deploying our regional 700 MHz P25
Mother /\/\ system about the requirements for SNR, they had absolutely no
understanding of the concept of C/NR and how the existing analog UHF
infrastructure already suffered from poor performance - simply replicating
the
quote at the bottom of the RB page:
Yes, it would take a half-mile to get 60db at 6 meters, and twice that to
get 6db more. This is why split-site low band repeaters with cross-links
are common.
Very 73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:41 AM, phrijjid demo...@rollanet.org wrote:
i thought
Even for a on site solution, I'd love to get some suggestions as to how
the rest of the RB community measures current draw on their repeater systems
for the sake of battery backup time/size calculations, proper powering,
etc
2009/4/2 Gmail - Kevin, Natalia, Stacey Rochelle
I have an NHRC-7 that had a DOA CSQ LED on port one brand new out of the
box... Only lasts about 6 months between LEDs - something in the circuit is
blowing through the current reduction and literally making the LED cook...
For now, we've just disabled the LEDs all together - even though it's a
We have one in place right now on the 600 KHz split at 25 watts from a
MastrII...
Very noticeable desense...
Not very happy with the setup... But we're doing the best we can with what
was on the hill when we started...
Oh well lol.
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:39 PM, ve7fet
.*
**
*Power rating is 350 watts on each unit.*
**
*The Q2330E** has three cavities on each side.*
**
*73 John VE3AMZ*
**
**
**
**
**
**
**
- Original Message -
*From:* AJ aj.grant...@gmail.com
*To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:19 PM
-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of AJ
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:20 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Sinclair Q2220E
We have one in place right now on the 600 KHz split
as defined (loosely) in 97.101(d).
73s,
AJ, K6LOR/R
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Joe k1ike_m...@snet.net wrote:
Legally, you should be identifying by giving your call. But, that is
inviting a conversation with whoever hears you. One of the repeaters
here has a ham who hangs around
for that same reason.
73s,
AJ, K6LOR/R
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Paul Plack pl...@xmission.com wrote:
Your kerchunkers are most likely licensed hams.
This is an issue as old as repeaters. It's illegal to kerchunk without
ID-ing, but there's not much you can do about
Tried simplex last year - from the farthest extents of the site, simplex
worked less than 25% of the time. The repeater site would be directly above
the entire event - this is the traditional text book example used in ham
license manuals: users on both sides of a mountain, can't communicate
Bob/Randolph/Randy :) :
That's what I was looking for!
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Randolph Bennett
slrfbenn...@peoplepc.comwrote:
Bob,
For receiver, exciter, and 10 volt reg. only
Receive squelched 250 ma
Transmit 440 ma
Receive unsquelched 1.2 A
If you can do
how much current one of these Mastr2s will draw, both
squelched and actively transmitting.
I thought I had read the specs somewhere in an LBI, but can't quite seem to
find it. Oh well :)
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
.
On the longest hop, link is calculating 15.4709 uV at the mobile station,
21.8792 uV at the repeater station.
Am I too far off base here?
-AJ
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:06 PM, n...@no6b.com wrote:
At 3/9/2009 20:41, you wrote:
Out of curiosity (and part of a project I'm working on), what would
HAHAHAHA Gov't coupons for TS-32s LOL...
I run cross tones... Inverted DPL input, 110.9 PL output for normal
operation, same Inverted DPL input, standard DPL output for special
events/call outs... Let's users keep their radios muted from the regular rag
chew traffic during the day by setting the
boards.
The power outlet strip, shipping and the flat aluminum stock altogether was
probably less than $20.
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Tim Osborne radio1...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey gang I am tired of scratching and clawing for 1 Rack Unit 19
enclosures for controllers.
Does
Good place to inject CTCSS in to the Mastr2 control shelf from the TP-3200
panel?
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:48 PM, wd8chl wd8...@gmail.com wrote:
AJ wrote:
Alright, finally put this in to ExpressSCH to match up roughly the
general
consensus:
http://www.vwreact.org/wp-content
Some of us choose to go with the faster CWID, coupled with very short
courtesy tones, no shelf time and very short hang times to further reduce
the duty cycle of our portable event/disaster repeaters...
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Paul Plack pl...@xmission.com wrote:
...Information
Alright, finally put this in to ExpressSCH to match up roughly the general
consensus:
http://www.vwreact.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/tp3200-to-nhrc.png
Something along those lines?
Thanks again for the input!
-AJ, K6LOR
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:49 AM, wd8chl wd8...@gmail.com wrote
equipment.
Any *useful* information is much appreciated HI HI :)
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
When were these two repeaters coordinated? RX freq so close to the TX freq
of the other repeater doesn't exactly sound like a good engineering
practices, even with 18 miles between the two sites...
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Gary Glaenzer glaen...@verizon.net wrote:
well said
-
Any other CSI/NHRC experts out there have an idea on how to interface the
CSI TP-3200 for encode/decode function to the NHRC-7 Controller?
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:10 PM, skipp025 skipp...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am in fact using a CSI TP-3200 shared repeater tone
panel
Of course, the copy of the manual on RB doesn't have images... Go figure LOL :)
Thanks for the help!
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On 2/12/09, wd8chl wd8...@gmail.com wrote:
Yup-that's what I said ;c}
tsoli...@tir.com wrote:
He only wants encode decode functions so it basicly hooks up just
like a ts-32
on amp
draw to calculate standby time off of batteries.
Thanks!
-AJ, K6LOR
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:45 AM, AJ aj.grant...@gmail.com wrote:
Charles:
Any idea what your current draw was when you had it tuned down to 10 watts?
I've been doing the alignment directly off of the exciter (250 mw off
will this station typically draw current-wise? Right
now it's fed off of a 30 amp supply (major overkill) but we'd like
to have a rough idea on amp draw to calculate standby time off of
batteries.
Thanks!
-AJ, K6LOR
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:45 AM, AJ
mailto:aj.grant...@gmail.com aj.grantham
That makes me feel significantly better - I don't have the original
manual/theory of operation statement so I wasn't quite sure... I do know
that the antenna itself was showing 1.5:1 direct, 1.1:1 through the isolator
so hopefully it was doing it's job :)
73s,
AJ, K6LOR/R
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009
power as possible (within reason) for times when working
on battery power only. 250 mw off the exciter just isn't enough, 65 watts
out of the P/A is just too much.
73s,
AJ, K6LOR/R
147.080+
444.750+
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Nate Duehr n...@natetech.com wrote:
An isolator with appropriate
Charles:
Any idea what your current draw was when you had it tuned down to 10 watts?
I've been doing the alignment directly off of the exciter (250 mw off of the
RCA jack on the drawer) but the power output doesn't match the needs of the
mobile usage.
Thanks!
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Tue, Feb 3
to chassis on this isolator?
73s,
AJ, K6LOR/R
147.080+
444.750+
to set lock code
# to lock
Power cycled controller, unlocked and FINALLY entered the necessary *0451
*0551 codes to enable full duplex on both ports...
You are a lifesaver!
Thanks so much!
AJ, K6LOR/R
147.080+/444.750+
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Jeff otterson_nos...@nhrc.net wrote
controller) of the
Mastr 2 station.
It's the damnest thing - I've checked the watt meter on both repeaters
during this and they're no RF being transmitted until AFTER the COR line
drops.
Ideas?
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
of a noise carrier a bad transformer can cause on a site...
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:04 AM, Mike Wehr weh...@comcast.net wrote:
Cable television at your QTH?
Cable can have some leakage... 145mhz area.
73 de Mike, KO9I
- Original Message -
*From:* Christopher K
due to the noise floor they
stirred up with their certified Motorola gear... Right of first refusal is
rather helpful in these cases.
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com wrote:
Find out what gear they are using. Make sure it's FCC certified. If you
ports for
Windows-only applications...
73s and good luck,
AJ, K6LOR
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Ken Arck ah...@ah6le.net wrote:
At 07:59 PM 1/17/2009, Mike Mullarkey wrote:
Does anybody know if one can get a DOS program to run on Windows XP.
If it's a RSS program, it won't
courtesy tone? The
NHRC7 limits it to 4 elements with any quiet time in between beeps as
counting as it's own element.
Very 73s,
AJ, K6LOR
to the industry - for every 5
field technicians working installs/trouble calls/disconnects, 1 advanced
tech is working on CLI/CPD... In the TimeWarner system to the east of us,
that ration is more like 100:1...
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:21 AM, MCH m...@nb.net wrote:
That will be a loss
(egress) in this system prior to fixing is usually about
40 mv/m. Average commerical power (transmission/distribution) leak pegs our
CLI meters at well over 200 mv/m.
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Chuck Kelsey wb2...@roadrunner.com wrote:
My bet is that RF ingress will continue
model from one of our local
broadcasters...
The point of holding off until the economy turns around, let alone having a
lender finance the auction winner's purchase, is both rational and,
unfortunately, likely.
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:48 PM, TGundo 2003 tgundo2...@yahoo.com wrote
that our install volume for homes that have never ever had
cable has jumper 400% since the coupon program ran out of money...
73s,
AJ, K6LOR
Boise, Idaho market
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:38 PM, n...@no6b.com wrote:
At 1/8/2009 08:02, you wrote:
Tom,
I do like the suggestion about the pre-amp
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