On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, Nate Duehr wrote:
> Sometimes common sense takes over. Where's your power at the site? In
> an overhead rail configuration, or coming from the floor. Will your
> cabinet be grounded/bonded to the ground system? Are you going to set
> it on the concrete or isolate it from the floor as a possible ground
> potential at lightning voltages?
Not really even a factor at the moment.
> There's some "practical" questions about the real site that you have to
> answer before answering the "where to put stuff in the cabinet" question.
I own the cabinet, and it's housing the repeater and (hopefully) all
accessories.
> Also don't forget depth -- many repeaters are designed to have the
> radios in front and the PA in the back, in the same rack-space, vertically.
Non-issue at the moment. The cabinet assures depth is provided.
> Our configuration in one cabinet is this, if it helps:
>
> PC sized AC UPS/Ethernet/Telephone gear on a shelf
> PC on a shelf
> Gap in front and back
> S-Com 7K Controller
> VHF Repeater w/PA mounted behind (MASTR II Station/Repeater)
> Gap in front, terminal barrier strip in back for various connections
> Controller
> UHF linking repeater w/PA mountd behind (MASTR II again)
> Monster Astron Power Supply for all of the above
This is another instance where the 'hot stuff' is down in the bottom.
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