GEE! Are some of us getting old or what. Brought back the double dog house to mind<smile>. 73 Russ, W3CH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil McKie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 2:49 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Master Pro > > I didn't mind the dynamotors ... servicing them wasn't a problem > either. > > Neil > > > Coy Hilton wrote: > > > > Isn't it the truth. The MASTR PRO used to do .5uV / 20 db on VHF > > with NO problem tuned by the book, but UHF was a bit touchier it > > took the added tuning devices of a few rubber fingers and several > > prairs to get .5uV. AND the UHF transmitters could get really nasty. > > AND we were thankful for EVERY tenth of a microvolt that we could > > get. > > OH Remember the PRogress Line.... and the PRE Progressline and how > > bout them TPLs (Tolet Paper Lines). I hated the dyno-motors. > > 73 > > AC0Y > > > > --- In [email protected], "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Funny how spoiled we are over modern radio > > > equipment. ".5uV is a bit deaf" just makes > > > me smile. > > > > > > That's not a bad number really, especially > > > since the Master Pro Receiver has such a > > > good front end. > > > > > > Better to have the .5uV and a well protected > > > front end, vs a "modestly protected" GasFet > > > preamp ahead of it. > > > > > > GaAs (Gas-Fets) make great mixers. One must > > > be carefull not to cause more receiver mix > > > problems with a nice GaAs Fet mixer, which > > > started life as a preamp. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Skipp > > > > > > www.radiowrench.com > > > > > > > Bob Dengler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Anyone had experience working with > > > > > the master pro on 220? > > > > > I discovered one thing, without a > > > > > preamp she's toast. > > > > > It needs a preamp big time. > > > > Even the unmodified Mastr Pros are a bit > > > > deaf on UHF (~0.5 uV for 20 dB quieting) > > > > ; preamps are required equipment for > > > > that RX IMO. If the mod wasn't done well, > > > > it would be quite deaf. How does it do > > > > with the preamp? > > > > Bob NO6B > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/
