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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-
buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wd8chl
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 4:41 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-
quality
John Transue wrote
AJ wrote:
I concur - I would *love* to see a write up with photos (preferrably with
arrows and captions pointing out actual issues rather than playing Where's
Waldo?) up on the RB site.
Half the battle is encouraging folks to do it right the first time - the
easier we, as a community, make
Nate Duehr wrote:
We could discuss how utterly
useless ham radio is these days, or my favorite point recently that
anyone with a satellite dish, ability to aim it, and an IP-based
service, can do more communications good in a disaster area with that
IP, an Asterisk box, and some cordless
Nate Duehr wrote:
(Raise your hands if you've put personal money into a club radio system
to make it better... and never gotten reimbursed! I bet more than 1/2
the room's hands go up on this one!!!)
How about putting money into a project for a club repeater (including
buying crystals),
Nate Duehr wrote:
snip good stuff
I've SEEN this work in person... the right people tell the right people
that the ham standing there with the test gear knows what he's doing,
and the gear goes in the back of the truck and off they go. It's rare,
but in the REALLY big events... any qualified
Yep. Get that GE junk out of here. A few guys around here have been
through that one :-(
Chuck
WB2EDV
- Original Message - How about putting money into a project for a
club repeater (including
buying crystals), installing it, and then after it's running, being told
to 'take it out
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-quality
Yep. Get that GE junk out of here. A few guys around here have been
through that one :-(
Chuck
WB2EDV
- Original Message - How about putting money into a project for a
club repeater (including
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[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wd8chl
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:52 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-quality
Nate Duehr wrote:
We could discuss how utterly
useless ham radio
On Thu, 7 May 2009, wd8chl wrote:
How about putting money into a project for a club repeater (including
buying crystals), installing it, and then after it's running, being
told to 'take it out we don't want to use that, we want something
anyone can work on', which turns out to be some
: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-quality
I've seen two cases in which club boards, over the advice of the tech
people, insisted on ordering new ham-grade repeaters so they'd be
covered by a manufacturers warranty. Apparently, the directors didn't
consider how ticked-off
On May 7, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Paul Plack wrote:
Buying an expensive, poorly-shielded box of low-quality surface-
mount chips so anybody can work on it is actually pretty funny.
Obviously they've never worked on older commercial stuff, which
usually has manuals so detailed any chimpanzee
John Transue wrote:
Well, I wanted to use GM300s until I found out that I can't afford the
software and cable to program these radios. Now it looks like I will
have to settle for new ham gear. With the Motorola radios, I'd have to
take the radios to a shop and pay $45 per radio every time I
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
From: k1...@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 12:32:57 +
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-quality
Interesting, this looks like one of those Hams/bash-hams
Having been involved with many repeater installs, it's very simple. You
either do it the right way or not at all.
It's so important to use propper filtering, and make sure your repeater
meets code. I've heard hams whine and complain so many times, and i tell
them all the same thing, do what they
On Tue, 05 May 2009 12:32:57 -, Louis k1...@yahoo.com said:
Interesting, this looks like one of those Hams/bash-hams discussions
that is not suppose to take place on this forum!
Sometimes you just have to rant when you see something this bad. I
didn't name names, and I didn't attack any
...@natetech.com
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-quality
On Tue, 05 May 2009 12:32:57 -, Louis k1...@yahoo.com said:
Interesting, this looks like one of those Hams/bash-hams discussions
it's done this way, not that way.
Chuck
WB2EDV
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From: Nate Duehr n...@natetech.com nate%40natetech.com
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation
Well the real question is when is the Federal Government going to wake
up and get rid of the no longer need advanced CB radio people! When they
removed the tech from Ham radio it died. And what a gold mine they are
sitting on (frequencies) the government just did it to the tv stations
why are
On Tue, 5 May 2009, Daniel L. Fargo wrote:
Well the real question is when is the Federal Government going to wake
up and get rid of the no longer need advanced CB radio people! When
they removed the tech from Ham radio it died. And what a gold mine
they are sitting on (frequencies) the
On Tue, 5 May 2009 16:48:13 -0400, Chuck Kelsey
wb2...@roadrunner.com said:
Nate -
May I suggest that you do a write-up with photos that could be posted on
the
RB site? Maybe the right way and the wrong way would be helpful for
guys
making installs. And explain why it's done this way,
a
welcome home in the Humor section.
Bob M.
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--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Chuck Kelsey wb2...@roadrunner.com wrote:
From: Chuck Kelsey wb2...@roadrunner.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-quality
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 4:48 PM
On Tue, 05 May 2009 17:01:43 -0400, Daniel L. Fargo
dfargo5...@yahoo.com said:
Well the real question is when is the Federal Government going to wake
up and get rid of the no longer need advanced CB radio people! When they
removed the tech from Ham radio it died. And what a gold mine they
+1
excellent idea
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
From: wb2...@roadrunner.com
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 16:48:13 -0400
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Ham installation quality/non-quality
Nate -
May I suggest that you do
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