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> > > > 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. > > Instead of a control head you may want to just add a few parts. A volume/squelch control board that fits inside the unit can be bought here. http://www.nhrc.net/nhrc-vsq/ Then you hook up a speaker and the 12 volt power. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 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/
