Here is a line that I have found to be very true. THE ONLY STUPID QUESTION IS THE ONE THAT GOES UN-ASKED AND NOT UNDERSTOOD. I think that you will find that the MASTRII is likely the finest 25 year old piece of technology that the ham has access to. I think that you will grow to respect it as many of us has for years. 73 AC0Y
--- In [email protected], "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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. > > Thanks guys, hope these aren't stupid questions. As this is my first attempt at working with any "non ham" radio off the shelf I need a lot of help. I did a search on this list for any info on the Mastr II and didn't come up with much specific info. The repeater builder site has useful information, but some of it is over my head right now and assumes some general knowledge about some things that i just don't know yet. > > Joe > KG4WMP 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/
