Frank, You can still get Glenayre equipment if you want it, check with Mike at ISC Technologies, it's in Quincy, I Illinois, guess why you can get equipment from them!
Paul -----Original Message----- From: franknmiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Links with Voters Paul I have some glenayre equipment, pricey hi tech stuff, but glenayre has gone out of the equipment building business, now just doing messaging software etc.Tech supportand parts will become very hard to get. Thanks, Frank --- In [email protected], "Paul Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glenayre???? That is if you can afford them!!! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: franknmiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 2:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Links with Voters > > > I like the continuous tone for two reasons. Lack of delays and > squelch noises, but with the continuous tone you have a way of > determining if the link is good or has faulted out. Good discussion > and I do appreciate the ideas and help fron all. My main question was > if anyone had found inexpensive (or expensive) equipment that would > operate 24/7/365 as a UHF link with out going up in smoke! ;>) > Frank, KO5S > > --- In [email protected], mch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I do agree that it's not the best practice technically (an > > arguable point, I suppose), but such animals are common on the > public > > safety bands. As for security, that too is a debatable point, as > such > > links use a high frequency tone to indicate absence of a signal. If > you > > could override the remote site, the worst you could do is get voted > for > > retransmission. Most people can't simulate the control tone (users > of > > this list excluded, of course!), as it's not standard on a user > radio. > > As such, it is a rather highly secure link method. > > > > But, one thing you could do is to reverse the tone logic and have it > > send the tone when a signal is received. That would decode faster > than > > CTCSS or CDCSS, so your remote TX would respond faster. The only > > drawback is that you then have to notch that tone out of the > transmit > > audio (which could be done after voting - one notch filter). Then, > just > > switch the link TX with CAS/COS. Oh - you would have to switch the > logic > > in the voter, too, so it sees tone as an active site rather than > > inactive. > > > > My copy of part 97 is not that old - in fact, it's a URL. :-) > > > > Another point to add - just make sure any continuous link has an ID > on > > it that runs every 10 minutes. That part is still in the rule > book. :-) > > > > Joe M. > > > > Lee Williams wrote: > > > > > > My source? Bad memory,,,Ok,maybe it "used to be" but a full time > link > > > just isnt good practice. Its too easy for others to find and > fiddle > > > with,jammers and the like. Its easier on the equipment as well. > > > Gee,wouldnt it fall under beacon rules then? Lets just say that > > > personnaly,I would not run a continuously transmitting link. My > copy > > > of part 97 is so old,it fell apart when I pulled it out,and I > KNEW you > > > would respond... 73,Lee > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "mch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:26 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Links with Voters > > > > > > > Lee, > > > > > > > > Please cite your source. Repeaters USED to be limited to > > > > 5 second tails, but that rule went away over 10 years ago. > > > > > > > > It is perfectly legal for a repeater (let alone a link) to TX > > > 24/7/365. > > > > > > > > Joe M. > > > > > > > > Lee Williams wrote: > > > > > > > > > > If its for amateur use,full time transmit links are > illegal !!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
