One handy piece of test equipment for repeater controllers is a old set of PC amplified speakers. The three-terminal plug can connect to both transmitter channels and you can hear what is happening just as if it is feeding a transmitter.
I even drilled a hole in the front panel of the cabinet of my repeater controller to mount a stereo jack just for this purpose... See: <http://www.repeater-builder.com/scom/controllerdirectprogramming.html> Mike WA6ILQ At 12:10 PM 2/19/06, you wrote: >Hi Jeff > >right I will put an earpiece on the nhrc a/f to the tx. >No I bought it off a chap in the usa who had changed >his nhrc gear to another make, and it was factory made. >I can now init the unit and change the password. I tried >entering pppp0000 and it switched off as a repeater, entered >pppp0001 and it was back on, so maybe I need to see if >there is a setting that affects tx a/f. >Iam in the UK by the way > >73 > >Steve >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeff Otterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 7:18 PM >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: NHRC-4 Controler > > > > Yes. You should hear a courtesy beep at the least. > > > > Was your NHRC-4 a kit? > > > > Jeff > > > > At 01:04 PM 2/19/2006, you wrote: > > >Thanks Jeff > > > > > >I did think this but as the CAS is required to key the TX > > >thought I would connect it. Works fine I put a signal into the rx from my > > >signal generator, green led and red led come on and the tx is keyed, >after > > >the timeout the tx unkeys. > > >Am I correct in assuming that I should hear the cw OK and id tones on the > > >A/F output to the tx, and that the tx should key > > >I don't hear any tones > > > > > >73 > > > > > >Steve > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Jeff Otterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 3:57 PM > > >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: NHRC-4 Controler > > > > > > > > > > Actually, the NHRC-4 will receive and process DTMF tones without any >valid > > > > CAS input transitions. It is designed that way, so it can be >commanded > > > > even if there is a stuck mike or the CAS won't transition for some >other > > > > reason. > > > > > > > > The CAS transition just makes the DTMF processing happen a bit faster. > > > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 07:22 AM 2/19/2006, you wrote: > > > > >Hi > > > > > > > > > >no, I have not connected the cas. The nhrc needs CAS high > > > > >so I will try connecting the Rangr RX CAS line pin 12 on the > > > > >control plug which goes to around 9v when squelch opens > > > > > > > > > >73 > > > > > > > > > >Steve` > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Coy Hilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > > >Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 3:17 AM > > > > >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: NHRC-4 Controler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have the CAS hooked up from your receiver on the radio thay > > > > > > you are using for the receiver? If not that would be my guess as >to > > > > > > why the controller doesn't know that you are talking to it. > > > > > > > > > > > > 73 and good luck > > > > > > AC0Y > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Steve Bainbridge" > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > need a bit of help please. > > > > > > > I am trying to setup an NHRC-4 to work with > > > > > > > 2 Ge Rangrs as a 6mtr rptr. > > > > > > > I have connected the Rangr loudspeaker O/P > > > > > > > to the nhrc primary a/f input, and the nhrc > > > > > > > primary tx a/f to a small amp, so I can hear > > > > > > > the tones, cw id etc. I made JP3 and applied 12v > > > > > > > for a few seconds, then removed JP3 and from > > > > > > > another radio tx,ed into the rptr rx. I the tx,ed > > > > > > > again and sent dtmf 1234 to set the password, but I never > > > > > > > got the CW OK signal. > > > > > > > On the nhrc there are 5 led,s a yellow, green and red, then > > > > > > > another green and red. I take it the yellow is dtmf received > > > > > > > this is lit when I send dtmf tones. The green is CAS and red > > > > > > > is TX primary channel. The 2nd green and red are CAS and TX > > > > > > > secondary channel. > > > > > > > I take it the CAS is only needed to make the nhrc key the rptr > > > > > > > tx and is not needed to program the controller. So any ideas as > > > > > > > to why I can't hear the tones, id,s etc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 73 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve M1SWB 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/
