Hi Mike, The Vibrasponder is needed in a Spectra Tac voting receiver. If I'm not mistaken, it's that fatter one. However, I have seen the thinner one work in that receiver.
Thanks! Adam N2ACF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 16:05 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vibrasponder wanted: > At 08:22 AM 12/11/05, you wrote: > >>Hello All, >> >>I'm looking for a TLN8381A or a KLN6209A Vibrasponder on 67.0 hz. > > The 8381 is the small fat reed used in the Motrac, Motran > and Micor PL decoders. > > The 6209 is one of the small thin reeds, and is factory spec'd as the > decode reed in Mitreks that use reeds (there were two tone boards > for the Mitrek, only one used reeds). > > The fat reeds were about 30% thicker than the thin reeds, and it > makes a difference: if your decoder expects a fat reed and you > plug in a thin reed you get less coupling and it can cost you some > decode sensitivity. There are some thin reeds that will work in > place of an 8381 but not all. It depends on the decoder and the > reed. > > For a photo go look at eBay item 5840180977 > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5840180977> > > First of all the guy thinks they are crystals, second of all > the photos are out of focus, but they do show the three > basic sizes - > the smallest are Permacode filters (for handhelds - think "solid state > reed"), > the middle size is a small reed, and the large reed is the 8381 fat reed. > For the purposes of this discussion forget the Permacode. > > So are you looking for a fat reed or a thin reed? > > BTW, what radio is this for? > >>Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >>Thanks! >> >>Adam N2ACF > > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > 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/
