Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-24 Thread Neal Newman
Hey Kevin You have any Picsof this Or Diagrams On making the loops and Pass Notch info Caps ect. Ive Been looking for a while for 6 meter cans.. I have 1 5/8 hardline was going to Build a Helix Duplexer. How long are the cavites? why not just Use Stovepipe and Cap both Ends? Neal

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-24 Thread DCFluX
8 or 12 Aluminum Irrigation pipe will work. but god help you if you don't have a friend that can Tig weld, And most welders will burn right through the thin material. A welding shop is not a machine shop, There is a difference. Machine shops use 3 decimal place inchs, Welders usually measure

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-24 Thread Kevin King
Neal, I do not have any Pic's that I can locate. This was built before digital cameras were affordable to the common man. We did take Polaroid's, but whoever has them by now are well faded. There is one fellow ( forget his name) on this list that took my description and made a very nice set of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] VHF Maxtrac Power Output

2005-07-24 Thread Scannr
I wouldn't take your 40 watt maxtrac lower than 25 watts, they don't care much for it and they will actually heat up faster and they start to generate more spurs I also program up both radio's the same, that way if you do loose a pa you can swap radios on the fly till you can get another

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas

2005-07-24 Thread Cody Hayden
You people CANT be this bored with life. --- Fred Fitte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dex, You need to do your homework. RADAR as we know it (Police Radar) is not even covered under Part 15. A lot has changed over the years. Fred -Original Message- From:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas

2005-07-24 Thread Neil McKie
We can't? And why not? Some people have to be bored with something ... and the folks on here could be just the people you seem to be looking for ... Neil McKie Cody Hayden wrote: You people CANT be this bored with life. --- Fred Fitte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dex, You

[Repeater-Builder] Cat1000 and Courtesty Tones with Volume Control

2005-07-24 Thread n9lv
Wonder if anyone has done anything with the Cat 1000 to change the volume level control inside the Cat1000B. I have a slight problem, and need to reduce the volume even more than the pot will let me inside of the controller. Problem that I have is, I set the rx control for proper voltage,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas

2005-07-24 Thread Mark A. Holman
Actually I am having so much fun who has time to be bored . ta ta ! Mark A. Holman AB8RU ARRL Life Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Neil McKie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]

Re: [Repeater-Builder] HMN3013A Microphone??

2005-07-24 Thread Mark A. Holman
probably in a few days I will post some boxed mikes on ebay. destocked will put id no.s as soon as I get the chance to dig them out of a bunch of boxes. will be selling more radios, and what have you. Mark A. Holman AB8RU ARRL Life Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-24 Thread Mark A. Holman
Wanna hear what some co's doing ? plastic cans :( Mark A. Holman AB8RU ARRL Life Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com; Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:34 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood TKR 820 Question

2005-07-24 Thread Mark A. Holman
Black Messages ? must be some new seceret code here ? unless its to foil the hackers ! or is this a Balck Screen Virus ? gotaa match anyone kinda dark in here ! - Original Message - From: Russ Stafford To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 22,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-24 Thread Dave VanHorn
At 07:09 PM 7/24/2005, Mark A. Holman wrote: Wanna hear what some co's doing ? plastic cans :( Sounds like wine in a bag, or a pocket full of gasoline, not a terribly good idea. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-24 Thread DCFluX
Plastic cans were a great concept, until the spray copper micro arcs and causes desence when any signifigant amount of power is ran thorough them. On 7/24/05, Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 07:09 PM 7/24/2005, Mark A. Holman wrote: Wanna hear what some co's doing ? plastic cans :(

[Repeater-Builder] GE Phoenix Radios as Links

2005-07-24 Thread Doug Blizzard
Anyone out there using the GE Phoenix Mobiles in a linking system? Im having a problem with link drop outs and have narrowed it down to the link radio. I would like to hear from someone that has succesfully built a linking system using these radios. Thanks in advance Doug N4HAJ Yahoo!

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE Phoenix Radios as Links

2005-07-24 Thread mch
I noticed dropouts during cold weather. It was a flaky transistor in the oscillator circuit, I think (this was many years ago). I modified the circuit and solved the problem. A temporary cure was to put a light bulb in the cabinet. Joe M. Doug Blizzard wrote: Anyone out there using the GE

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE Phoenix Radios as Links

2005-07-24 Thread gervais fillion
it depends also when it has been programm if the 3.00 minutes timeout is there. if i remember by default it will have the 3.00 minutes this is for safety reason for the p.a. do it return on the air? we have a repeater system here ,pc controled and there are 8 phoenixs talking to each other

[Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters

2005-07-24 Thread ncamilli
Hi. I am new to building/owning my own repeater. What is needed to complete a mobile repeater? What parts do I need, where can I buy them, and how much will it run me? Thanks in advance. -- Nick Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters

2005-07-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nick, all the answers you could ever need are on the Repeater-Builder.com web site. You won't find a more complete resource anywhere else. Happy reading! LJ -Original Message- From: ncamilli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jul 24, 2005 7:41 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters

2005-07-24 Thread mch
Do you really mean mobile repeater? A mobile repeater is usually a simplex transveriver connected to a mobile radio. Or do you mean a portable repeater that can be used in a car? In that case, the same as a regular repeater, only typically powerable repeaters run fairly low power (25W or less)