I have had no problem using a Pentium2 850 MHz laptop to program all of mine. They only communicate at 1200 baud, so computer speed should not be a problem with this particular product line.
As Mike said, you've got a few hours of enjoyable reading ahead of you. Be thankful that it'll take you less time to read it than it took to write it. There is also an MSF5000 Yahoo Group. Bob M. ====== --- Mike Morris WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 08:20 PM 11/16/06, you wrote: > >I have bought a MSF5000 of the above type. It is > set up for > >939.4750/900.4750 MHz TX/Rx, trunking. I want to > use it with a CAT > >controller. I have not got the manual yet, but will > order it soon. It > >looks to be in great shape and pegs my 100 watt > Bird when I toggle the > >transmitter. Is this repeater programmable via a PC > or by some other > >method to get it tuned down to the ham band? On a > little plastic lid on > >top of a box, this is written, which looks like > some software type: > >SSCB R05.40, TTRC R05.27, SMARTZONE, RSS R5.16 RQD > > > >I am totally ignorant of this type of repeater > technology and really > >don't have the energy to modify it myself. I am > looking for the right > >direction to go. I am in the DFW area (just east of > Dallas). > > > >This repeater is eager to be hooked up to an > antenna up at 350 ft. in > >Dallas at our location (I-75 and I-635)! > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > >W5RD, Roger > >145.43, 223.82, 224.18 MHz > >TIARC > > I suggest that you go to the repeater-builder.com > web site, then > to the Moto page, then to the MSF page and absorb > the "Photo > Tour" article and the interfacing articles. > When you get the manual go through the interfacing > articles as > you look over the schematics and see what he's > doing. > Once you determine that you can determine how to > interface > your own controller. > > Major hint: you will want to program the MSF to be a > dumb > duplex base, with no identifier. Let the controller > do as much > as it can. > > That one programs with a PC running RSS, and you > need a SLOW > computer - preferably a late 386 or early 486. > The RSS article on the repeater-builder Moto page > may also be > of interest. > > Mike WA6ILQ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
