[Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread tallinson2
A quick visit to the site revealed some workers had tripped the breaker on the circuit powering the repeater. I wonder if someone tripped the breaker or if it's just getting tired? If it trips again, it's probably time to replace it. Hope it isn't a long trip out to the site. Tom --- In

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Help with HP 8924C

2008-04-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Paul the only way i found to dec. and enc. pl/ctcss is from tx and rx side. u need to go on tx and make af gen 1 to 300Hz to filter the ctcss and tx from radio don't make noise all athers to 1khz or 1.5khz from the rx side just insert pl/ctcss in af gen 1 and send signal from amplitude and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 642

2008-04-11 Thread Dail Terry
Eric, You may have lost track of the fact that this is a site to ask questions and people knowledgeable in the subject answer. (Note the answer Bruce gave to the question) The answer you gave makes me wonder if it isn't time for you to step back and re-evaluate your position on this board.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread Wayne
This suddenly got me wondering, I plan to try ATV, and would it supposedly be a violation of the rules sending when you don't know if anyone will actually receive it? As far as a QST, that could be considered as a one way transmission when you really think about it. There are parts of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Breaker (Was the beat to death ID Thread)

2008-04-11 Thread TGundo 2003
Some workers at the site were painting the chain link fence with a bright shiny silver paint, and they ran an extension from the circuit to their big commercial paint mixer. Guess there was not enough headroom left in the circuit for a giant motor! As for the drive, its a killer! 5 minutes

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread rwhitetexas
I was in a group that operated a 426 MHz ATV repeater (transmitter) for over 10 years in Dallas (1980's), whose initial purpose was the rebroadcast of color weather radar from a local TV station for mobile storm spotters. This was well before the days of the Internet providing free and easy

Re: [Repeater-Builder] DB4055 Duplexer

2008-04-11 Thread Paul N1BUG
Thanks Ron, I will include these specs in the next revision of the Guide to Duplexer Specifications on the RB site. http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/duplexerspecs.html I'm always keeping an eye out for data that isn't in there yet. I've added several since the current posted version so

[Repeater-Builder] New file uploaded to Repeater-Builder

2008-04-11 Thread Repeater-Builder
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Repeater-Builder group. File: /DIGITAL/2008 ARRL TAPR DCC Ad.pdf Uploaded by : wb9qzb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description : ARRL / TAPR DCC (Digital Communications

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread Jim Brown
We added an extension to this system in Greenville, Tx (about 50 miles NE of Dallas) located on the roof of the local hospital. We had an input on 426 with a beam for the Dallas feed and on 43x? to allow local crossband repeat to the 900 mHz band. We later installed a 1296 input when a radar

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread Rick Klinge
I thought the Moderator closed this tread? No? Rick Klinge KC5UIW

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread Jim McLaughlin
Yes, of course your right Rick, but.there are always those that just 'have to' let all of us know what they think or know, because they are the ones that are right. Jim-WA9FPT - Original Message - From: Rick Klinge To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread rwhitetexas
Jim, I thought our groups experience would add some useful info to the interesting posts. You do not know me, so I am not sure how you can say that about me truthfully. We were involved in the system here in the North Texas area for many, many years and it was a mainstay in the storm spotting

[Repeater-Builder] 700 MHz Explained in 10 Steps

2008-04-11 Thread skipp025
http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/700mhz-explained/ enjoy, s.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 642

2008-04-11 Thread Gary Schafer
If it were me asking that question, I would be saying thank you to Eric. Not everyone knows that some of the commercial manufacturers are very supportive of ham activities and that they have that sort of information readily available. 73 Gary K4FMX _ From:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] ATV ID's and WX Radar - was Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread Scott Zimmerman
As a moderator, I am allowing the discussion to be continued over to ATV. If I thought the new discussion was inappropriate, I would have said so. I am OK with discussions as long as they don't get out of hand. As you will notice, I changed the subject line, which *should* have been done when

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread skipp025
The 642s were provided with either UHF or N connectors depending on the customer request. Murphy's Law says the matching feedline lead from the outside world will have the other type connector. The cable lengths were selected at the factory to meet the VHF frequency requirement and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread cruising7388
In a message dated 4/11/2008 12:24:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wacom Products Modified RG-214 Double shielded on it, it is an untinned double shielded cable Are the shields the same exact material makeup... or is one copper and the other something else?

[Repeater-Builder] R2008D Service Monitor

2008-04-11 Thread Tony Lelieveld
Hi all, I posted this before (Apr. 01, 2007 NO JOKE) Msg# 70745. Since I never had a reply, I am hoping that we may have some new members who can help out. Copy of previous posting: Hi Gang, My Motorola R2008D service monitor went pooof the other day, blew the AC fuse and let the all

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Breaker (Was the beat to death ID Thread)

2008-04-11 Thread tallinson2
WEL...I thought this site was a cut above the generic ham radio sites out on the internet. I can see that it is not. Time to move on. So long, all. Tom --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Jim McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, of course your right Rick, but.there are

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Amateur Repeater ID's

2008-04-11 Thread Paul Plack
The FCC will also give you wide lattitude to break the rules if you can demonstrate the operation served a public need during times of emergency, was used only during such times, and didn't interfere with other providers. Sounds like you qualified. 73, Paul, AE4KR -Original Message-

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 642

2008-04-11 Thread n4tua
I agree. Eric has been very helpful to me in my problem solving. I think his help was very useful. Thank You Eric. Collin -Original Message- From: Gary Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:47 pm Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread sgreact47
- I remember Hank Edwards at Phelps Dodge commenting that when they designed their sticks, they accounted for UHF cable and chassis connector mismatches in the antenna design itself. K7IJ Oh yes I remember Hank well, when Phelps Dodge had a warehouse in So. California. Really a great guy.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread skipp025
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wacom Products Modified RG-214 Double shielded on it, it is an untinned double shielded cable Are the shields the same exact material makeup... or is one copper and the other something else? They are both copper. Nothing wrong with both shields

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread cruising7388
Hank sent me a couple of barrel connectors made by PD that I've never seen before or since. They are UHF on one end of the barrel and Type N on the other end and Hank insisted that the connector produced no vswr bumps up to 500 Mhz. In a message dated 4/11/2008 4:24:35 P.M. Pacific

[Repeater-Builder] FS - NHRC-10 Repeater Controller

2008-04-11 Thread Bryon Jeffers KØBSJ
I have for sale a NHRC-10 repeater controller. It is in the factory rack mount case that has never been rack mounted. It also has the optional 8 channel digital output board and the NHRC DAD (digital audio delay). The firmware is the most recent V1.2 and the voice chip says Marla V1.1. The

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread no6b
At 4/11/2008 13:43, you wrote: which will provide the necessary isolation although there is a large segment of the forum participants that feel that untinned double shielded cable is vulnerable to low level noise not the untinned part... the part with dissimilar shield materials is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread cruising7388
In a message dated 4/11/2008 8:13:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've actually had plain copper-braided RG-214 coax on the antenna port of a UHF duplexer cause desense; had to replace it with silver-plated RG-214 Can you clarify this? I thought that any

[Repeater-Builder] RG-214 Cable

2008-04-11 Thread Eric Lemmon
Genuine, MIL-C-17 RG-214/U coaxial cable has double silver-plated copper shields. Several companies manufacture an RG-214 TYPE cable that is very similar, but without the silver plating. As you would expect, it's a lot cheaper than the genuine RG-214/U stuff. Such cable may also have less braid

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Wacom 642 (duplexer war stories...)

2008-04-11 Thread no6b
At 4/11/2008 20:19, you wrote: In a message dated 4/11/2008 8:13:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've actually had plain copper-braided RG-214 coax on the antenna port of a UHF duplexer cause desense; had to replace it with silver-plated RG-214 Can you clarify