Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread no6b
At 2/27/2010 09:56 AM, you wrote: I have been following the 9.6 Volt Micor Voltage information. One post indicated that if one were to replace the Stock MICOR Supply with a switcher and add the 9.6 Volt circuit, the monthly electric bill to run the repeater could be significantly reduced. Is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Eric Lemmon
@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies At 2/27/2010 09:56 AM, you wrote: I have been following the 9.6 Volt Micor Voltage information. One post indicated that if one were to replace the Stock MICOR Supply with a switcher and add the 9.6 Volt circuit

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Kevin Custer
You wrote: Switchers -as a class- are more efficient and reliable than linear supplies. As a Class... More efficient - yes, More reliable - that's debatable. In the two-way radio world, linear supplies are the rule, switchers are the exception. In 25 or 30 years, we'll see if switchers are

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Eric Lemmon
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Custer Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:36 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies snip There are a few tower management companies that I know of that won't let you install a switcher because

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Larry Horlick
What's the rationale behind the LMR ban? Leakage? lh On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Kevin Custer kug...@kuggie.com wrote: You wrote: Switchers -as a class- are more efficient and reliable than linear supplies. As a Class... More efficient - yes, More reliable - that's debatable. In

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Ralph Mowery
--- On Sun, 2/28/10, Larry Horlick llhorl...@gmail.com wrote: From: Larry Horlick llhorl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 7:26 PM What's the rationale behind the LMR ban

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Larry Horlick
to chime in on this... Larry On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Ralph Mowery ku...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On *Sun, 2/28/10, Larry Horlick llhorl...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Larry Horlick llhorl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies To: Repeater-Builder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Larry Horlick
Andrew has a coaxial cable similar (remarkably similar) to LMR, called CNT. I guess the same cautions apply to this product, too? lh On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wa6...@gmail.comwrote: Go here: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/ant-sys-index.html Scroll down

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Kevin Custer
Sorry, I cannot answer that question. My reference was more toward the replacement of an existing linear supply or new installations such as GMRS or Amateur Radio systems - repeater or otherwise. Whether or not their rule applies to newer Motorola or other commercial radio manufacturers -

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Ralph Mowery
--- On Sun, 2/28/10, Larry Horlick llhorl...@gmail.com wrote: From: Larry Horlick llhorl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 9:49 PM Andrew has a coaxial cable similar

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-28 Thread Mike Morris
At 09:56 AM 02/27/10, you wrote: I have been following the 9.6 Volt Micor Voltage information. One post indicated that if one were to replace the Stock MICOR Supply with a switcher and add the 9.6 Volt circuit, the monthly electric bill to run the repeater could be significantly reduced. Is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Stock Power Supplies

2010-02-27 Thread Eric Lemmon
Jim, I performed load tests on many different power supplies, including the ferroresonant supplies common to Motorola and GE stations. The results are posted in the Power Supplies folder in the Files section of the Repeater-Builder Group. As shown by the efficiency numbers, switchers are far