OK, thanks Mike and Bob. I have been subscribed a little while to the groups you are talking about. I thought I would get some good info from you guys that have a ton of experience on this type of equipment. I just did not want to get spun off in the wrong direction on this venture.
>From what I have told you all, assuming I can get the software or someone can >help me, is this repeater programmable thru the port I was describing? Also, it seems like from reading about the part number decode table, this is a Analog Plus repeater. What does that mean? I am anxious to get the manual for this. Is the main Motorola number the best place to order the manual? Roger W5RD >From: "Bob M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2006/11/17 Fri AM 04:14:56 CST >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSF5000 C85GFB5203AT, Type GFB > >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 > Roger White Murphy, Texas
