Re: [Repeater-Builder] is a repeater needed

2010-05-28 Thread Kirk Mefford
location. You can find me on 444.600, or mine at 443.525+136.5 tone or kirk @ ad5ou.com or 832-865-3511 - Original Message - From: Lane lane.galle...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 3:01 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] is a repeater needed Hi all

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Another neat kit for repeaters

2010-05-02 Thread Kirk Just Kirk
I agree, this is NOT a reliable or secure way to control a repeater.If you set the phone to auto answer and hang a simple touchtone decoder on the RX audio, THEN it would be a decent controller. What you have there is a simple but effective BOMB DETONATOR...( yes..they DO use them for

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Neat kit for switching repeater devices

2010-05-01 Thread Kirk Just Kirk
mount.The heatsinks are MASSIVE in this beast, takes a while for it to get warm.In Normal operation the fans will hardly run, especially if they are in a cold mountaintop site Kirk On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Eric Lemmon wb6...@verizon.net wrote: Scott, I must agree that the CK1614

Re: [Repeater-Builder] fcc violation notice???

2010-04-29 Thread Kirk Just Kirk
This is a complex Problem. Wal-Mart corporate management KNOWS radios require a FCC license. In reality Wal-Mart should have a person on staff that requests licenses for EACH AND EVERY Wal-Mart location.He should ship the correctly programmed radios to the correct locations.But what do you do when

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Copper pipe rather than 2/0 copper wire

2010-03-17 Thread Kirk Mefford
Not that I think copper pipe is a good alternative to strap, but Gary's math is slightly off. If you are saying 2 inch strap has 4 inches of surface area by counting both sides of the strap, then you need to count both sides of the pipe. Inside and outside surfaces of a pipe equal to 5/8OD

[Repeater-Builder] Re: On the topic of RCA radios

2010-02-07 Thread Kirk
the mid-Atlantic blizzard and get home, I can send you the spreadsheet or do the calculation for you. If you want me to burn the eproms, I can do that for you as well. Kirk KD0J --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, w7...@... wrote: Hello, Are you familiar with the TAC-310SX? I use

Re: [Repeater-Builder] newbie looking for info

2010-01-26 Thread Kirk Mefford
Since everyone is giving you the advise and links to more advanced subjects of repeater building I'll list the overly simplified basics. List of equipment needed: Receiver Transmitter (this might be 2 parts-and exciter and a power amplifier) Controller (to tell the transmitter when to transmit)

[Repeater-Builder] Looking for Kenwood TKR-820 programming/tuning

2009-04-14 Thread Kirk Mefford
I'm trying to get my Kenwood TKR-820 tuned and programmed to my 443mhz repeater pair. If anyone on list can do this for a reasonable amount please email me direct at k...@ad5ou.com Equipment is located in Houston, TX so the closer the better for shipping. Thanks Kirk