[Repeater-Builder] Re: Interference on VHF repeater

2010-09-04 Thread wb8vlc
I have inserted a 6dB pad in the antenna port of the duplexer and found that the IM products drop 12dB, and also curiously, the frequency of the products change. Removing the pad reverses this effect. The above says that it's a 2nd order mix, F1+F2, F1-F2, 2F1 or 2F2. Since it looks to be

[Repeater-Builder] Re: if you have a commercial licenses check it on the fcc site

2010-05-11 Thread wb8vlc
I agree Dick, This thread and the FCC site is a total waste of resources and time, a typical government web site to say the least. If people really want to spend several hours figuring out this mess of a government web site then I highly recommend a case or two of bear and a bottle of

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Anyone get RSS for MT1000 to run on a Dell M70 in DOS?

2010-03-29 Thread wb8vlc
One important thing to remember about dosbox and Motorola RSS is that your PC needs a real serial port that has both windows and dos compatible drivers. Preferably a 16540 style UART works best with a new PC, dosbox and some Motorola RSS software, still really old RSS like that for the syntor

[Repeater-Builder] MT1000 low band, display radio, to 6 meter info

2009-10-20 Thread wb8vlc
-mail ans sent me mail letters asking if I can do the hardware mods and I'm presently trying to get my hands an a solder sucker/desoldering station which speeds the VCO rework considerably. If I find what I'm looking for then I'll come up with a answer on doing some conversions. Mike WB8VLC/7

[Repeater-Builder] Re: 2M Vertical Dipoles

2009-08-29 Thread wb8vlc
I found some Plans on this groups page for a home made 4 pole array http://forums.radioreference.com/antennas-coax-forum/109144-4-bay-vhf-dipole-array-project.html scroll down a few responses and download the PDF document, I'm building one at this time. I just started to look at the spacings