Joe, using the talkaround freq works, but do they have DTMF mikes? I really like Chuck's idea of a garage door opener.
Dick W1NMZ ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: 26 May, 2007 15:25 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Need to find a product to develop goodwill at a tower site(s) But, if I did this, it would not be an "off the shelf" product and I would end up being the support repair for the units. There may be several of them. They want to use the talk around frequency to activate the gate. joe -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Dick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Joe: > > Probably one of the cheapest ways to do this would be to get an el cheapo > rptr controller and connect it to a VHF rcvr. The company can then buy > DTMF > mikes for their radios. If it were me, I'd set up a separate VHF freq or > the same > freq with a different PL for the gate actuator. I prefer the seprate freq > so they > won't broadcast the gate actuator code all over the world. > > 73, > > Dick W1NMZ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Sent: 26 May, 2007 13:03 > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Need to find a product to develop goodwill > at a tower site(s) > > > Hello to All, > > I am starting to develop a future ham repeater relation with a tower > site(s) > owner and recently got a request for something unusual. The company has a > fleet of VHF radio equipped vehicles. They want to pull up to a site, > enter > a touch-tone sequence on the mike, and open a security gate at the site. I > could kludge together something, but would rather find something > commercially available. Anytime I have kludged something together, I have > ended up having to repair it for longer that I expected. Something with a > VHF receiver, TT decode and relay contact output would be great. > > Any ides if this is even made commercially? I know that some > fire/ambulance > departments use a similar idea to open and close the firehouse door. Some > also have the ability to control traffic control lights on their way to a > situation. > > 73, Joe, k1ike
