[Repeater-Builder] Re: battery

2009-12-03 Thread paul_k6eh
Just my opinion / experience : Optima Batteries as back up power source. I had purchased 5 new yellow top Optima batteries (deep cycle) for my home ham shack backup power system (thinking I was doing the smart thing). They were quite expensive. I've always believed 'you get what you pay for'.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: battery

2009-12-03 Thread Michael Ryan
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[Repeater-Builder] Zetron Gurus?

2009-12-03 Thread Cort Buffington
Zetron Gurus: Does anyone out there know if the difference between a Model 38 and a Model 38A is software only, or was there a hardware change (beyond EPROM, RAM -- stuff involving the software) also? 73 DE N0MJS -- Cort Buffington H: +1-785-838-3034 M: +1-785-865-7206

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: battery

2009-12-03 Thread Gary Schafer
Paul has some good points about batteries. Here are a few more: A so called marine deep cycle/starting battery is nothing more than a little heavier starting battery. A true deep cycle battery has much larger plates than a starting battery. A starting battery has thinner plates which allows it

[Repeater-Builder] Happy with Red Tops.

2009-12-03 Thread Facility 406 DM09
In 1999, after some research and finding that most small fleet vehicles in Alaska use the Optima red top, I bought one. Temperatures vary from -22 to +123 here, so I figured I'd have better luck with a battery which decline ratings in a year excede the capabilities of a typical starting battery

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Zetron Gurus?

2009-12-03 Thread motarolla_doctor
Yes there were firmware and hardware circuit modifications and these are documented in the manuals. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Cort Buffington c...@... wrote: Zetron Gurus: Does anyone out there know if the difference between a Model 38 and a Model 38A is software only, or