Be carefull.... Many radios, AND THE REGENCY IS **NOT** AN EXCEPTION, when the receiver is highly sensitive then they are very prone to intermod.
If I were you, I would consider using the Motran receiver, and the regency transmitter. Mathew Quaife <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I put the Motran to bed, it's gonna rest in piece. As for the Regency, it > might not look impressive inside, but to an IFR, well it made the grade at > .02 sensitivity, so until something comes along on the cheap line, as I have > spent more money than I should have, I'm gonna use what I have available. > But I do appreciate all the input. A fellow ham, gotta bless his heart, was > trying to be helpful in making a contribution. I never ment to start a > thread that would lead to in/outs of old klunkers. I gave up electronics 12 > yrs ago, and trying to remember what I forgot is easier said than done. > Either way, the repeater is repeating, and that was my goal. Someday > someone will reinvent the wheel, Just won't be me. But hey, I'm having fun > with it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil McKie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Motrac Radio] > > > > > > You bet ... if it happens you need the diagrams of the Motran, I > > probably have them here. > > > > Best of luck on your connty assigned project. > > > > Neil - WA6KLA > > > > > > Mathew Quaife wrote: > > > > > > Hi Niel, yes I think it is the Motran, as there are no tubes in this > critter > > > at all. But seems more work than it's worth. It was donated for use on > the > > > repeater that I am building for the county, will be thier first 2 meter > > > repeater, and it's all out of my pocket. I bought a couple of Regency > > > repeaters, disabled the controller inside and used the transmitter and > > > reciever and connected them to an RLC4 controller, seems to work ok. > > > Thought on the Motorola was to eliminate the need for the external > > > amplifier, but it all matches, so will see if all comes together when I > put > > > it on the air here in a few weeks. Thanks for the input. > > > > > > Mathew > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Neil McKie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 12:04 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Motrac Radio] > > > > > > > > > > > Mathew Quaife wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This one has the three small transistorized finals on the right > > > > > back side. > > > > > > > > By your description, that sounds like a T43MSN Motran. > > > > > > > > > > > > > As far as numbers on the unit, don't find anything that meets the > > > > > model numbers that's been mentioned. Might be easier to just > > > > > locate one of the GE Mastr II and work with that. Right now I > > > > > have the regency up and running, but the thougth was if I could > > > > > convert a 100 watt radio, could do away with the amplifier. > > > > > > > > > Thanks to the many that answered the call on this radio, but soulds > > > > > like more headache than it would be worth. I do know that the > > > > > manufacutre date on it is 1968, if that tells anymore about it. But > > > > > let me ask, when we talk tubes, are we referring to glass tubes, or > > > > > the later solid state tubes they came out with. > > > > > > > > > > Mathew > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "JOHN MACKEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:23 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Motrac Radio] > > > > > > > > > > > A high band motrac would be something like U43LHT or U43MHT, where > the > > > > > High > > > > > > band Motran would be something like U43LLT or U43MSN. > > > > > > > > > > > > mch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > That would be the MOTRAN. They have a boat > > > > > > > load of round transistors in the final area. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They used the same accessories as the MOTRAC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Or are you saying there really were MOTRACs with no tubes? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe M. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Micheal Salem wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Matthew: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There are later versions of the Motrac which would be all > > > > > > > > solid state. A model number for a motrac would start > > > > > > > > with U23, U43, U53, etc. The tube versions would end > > > > > > > > with HHT, for example. I think that the solid state > > > > > > > > version would be a MHT or perhaps an LHT so that the > > > > > > > > solid model would be something like U43MHT. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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