Getting a Key probably some Tech may help you there I know that Mot uses Chicago Lock a dual cut like a ford key you may get lucky and secure a copy for a resonable price. Its worth a call.
M. H. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:03 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Starting out with a Mastr II > > > > Hello group, > I have just purchased a GE Mastr II low band radio to start off my > experimenting with some of the available commercial radios and the > possibility of one day building a repeater on 2m or 440. I am a tinkerer > at heart and would rather build my own stuff than buy it so I'm hoping I > will fit in here. From what I have read, MAstr II's are as good a > starting place as any and offer some good options for what you can do. I > am also looking at tinkering with a Motorola in the future, but for now > it's a GE to start with. Hope that was a good choice. > > My goal at first is to get the thing operational on 52.525 to use simplex > mobile. This should give me some experience with the radio and its > internal workings, tuning, and general operation. I have purchased the > bare radio on Ebay as you can see here: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3868675552 > I figure the $25 bucks is worth tinkering with it some. Hopefully it has > the ICOMs in it since it's locked. > > Here's the questions I have: > 1)Am I going to have to find a key before I can even check this thing out > or is there a way to get inside without it? > 2) I am on the lookout for a mike, cables, and control head for this thing > now. Are they all the same for the different Mastr II's like the VHF, > UHF, low band or am I going to have to find one specifically for 50 MHz? > 3) Where can I find more info about this whole ICOM thing? I understand > that they are housings for crystals, but can I just order the right > crystals and replace them in these housings? This whole 2C 5C EC thing is > confusing. Maybe this will all make sense when I eventually get my hands > on the radio. > > Thanks guys, hope these aren't stupid questions. As this is my first > attempt at working with any "non ham" radio off the shelf I need a lot of > help. I did a search on this list for any info on the Mastr II and didn't > come up with much specific info. The repeater builder site has useful > information, but some of it is over my head right now and assumes some > general knowledge about some things that i just don't know yet. > > Joe > KG4WMP > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
