are these for UHF units or VHF? thanks john
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vibrasponder wanted: > While I don't have the reed freq you're looking for, I > do have two SpectraTAC receivers. The PL board in > those will work with either the fat VibraSponder reeds > (that's what it's designed for) or the thinner > VibraSender reeds. I found that the senders tend to > keep vibrating longer when the signal goes away, which > probably makes them work better in transmit > applications where they don't need to be responsive to > input signals. > > I got one "sender" from MDM Radio. I then found a guy > in Canada who sold me two "sponders". If you look > around the web long enough you'll probably find the > one you need. I also bought a brand new SpectraTAC PL > Decoder board from someone to go into a chassis that > never had one. Stuff is out there - it's a matter of > looking and asking anyone and everyone. > > It appears that the "sponder" begins life as a > "sender" then they solder some thicker metal around > the sides to make sure it can't fit into a "sender" > socket. > > Bob M. > ====== > --- "Adam C. Feuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> >> 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 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > 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/
