Shouldn't the controller be at the 10M RX site so the link is ID'ed too? It's the 10X TX site that can be 'dumb'. That's the way mine is.
Joe M. Scott Zimmerman wrote: > > Tom, > > The method I have built for customers is using split sites. (transmitter at > one site and receiver at another) These sites should be separated by about > 1/2 to 1 mile. A UHF or 220 link is used to go between the two sites. We use > GE MII equipment for all the Tx's and Rx's. Basically it requires two > radios: a 10M MII and a UHF MII. We swap the 10M Rx into the UHF radio and > the UHF Rx into the 10M radio. The result is a 10M -> UHF and a UHF ->10M > cross band repeater. The 10M Rx end is usually made to be dumb. Whatever > comes in on the 10M Rx goes out on the UHF link channel. (CTCSS, Voice, > etc.) This end of the system is simply controlled by COS logic on the 10M > Rx. > > The system controller is located at the 10M Tx site. Since everything is > coming back on the UHF link, you can run CTCSS on the system (helpful to > eliminate co-channel users) The CTCSS decoder nicely interfaces with the > on-site repeater controller. The other advantage is that you have a UHF > frequency that you can run a control signal into to shut the system down if > needed. > > This is a basic overview, but it will give you some ideas. > Scott > > Scott Zimmerman > Amateur Radio Call N3XCC > 612 Barnett Rd > Boswell, PA 15531 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tom_kd8deg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:23 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] 10 Meter Repeater > > > Hi All, > > > > HELP > > > > Is there anyone out there with any knowlage with building a 10 meter > > repeater. My self and another ham want to put up a 10 meter repeater > > and finding nothing in the great World Wide Web on how to go about it. > > > > 73 > > > > de Tom KD8DEG > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.13/1246 - Release Date: > > 1/27/2008 6:39 PM > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
