I had one of those old mobile phones to sell on consignment a few years back , I would have to call my freind to see if it is still in the warehouse I'll check as soon as I know if he's around or out of state on a service call .
Will try to get back to that thought in a week . Should be in the warehouse ?!?!? Mark Holman let the spam bots go figgure. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RAMSEY BOARDS fo 2 m and 220. > > nj902 wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "Mr. Edgar McKinney" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "...I'd like to find cheeeeeeeeeper stuff! .." > > __________________________________________________ > > _____________________ > > > > The cheapest way I have found to build repeater projects - hands down > > - is old Motorola Pulsar car phones. You can usually get them for > > free or next to it - maybe a couple bucks at a swap meet. > > > > The circuitry in these is Micor vintage [mid 70's to mid 80's] so it > > is reliable, yet easy to understand. The transmitters are continuous > > duty [remember - it's a telephone]. And they are synthesized so you > > don't even have to buy any crystals [I said this was a CHEAP project] > > > > The beauty of the Pulsar synthesizer is that there is no computer, no > > PROM, no RSS, just a diode matrix to set up - and it is all documented > > in the manual [which is a MUST have before starting the project] > > > > By coincidence - there is a Pulsar manual listed on ebay right now. > > Looking at the posted picture of the manual you will see that it shows > > the later style Pulsar drawer unit - the one that is the best for > > repeater projects. > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5715429580 > > > > It should be noted that only the UHF version will work. The VHF version > is designed for the RCC/IMTS offsets, and won't work at the 600Khz > offset that the 2M ham band uses. > > -- > Jim Barbour > WD8CHL > > > > > > > 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/
