Hi Chris, I've you're offering to make the information available... please send me a copy. I'd be willing to pay for photocopies and postage no problem. If you've got page scans... even better and easier to Email them to me as time allows. I still have a prom burner available and would be able to do some chip programming as time allows. If you have the prom map already figured out... easier for me/us.
cheers, skipp skipp025 at yahoo.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > A very long time ago I reversed engineered the CWID 70 stupid prom thing and > made one with my call. > I had the manual, a prom burner and a lot of time to kill.It is a very > similar design to the one in the 70's or early 80's Amateur Radio Handbook. I have > the manual somewhere if the Repeater-Builder folks want it for a scan. > > Chris > N9LLO > > > In a message dated 5/19/2008 12:56:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > : "David" <n1roa@> wrote: > : Well, > : I have been in touch with gamecountry.: I have been in touch w > : for $20.00 but they cannot offer nor do they have anyone that > : can offer a new prom. > > Hi David, > > I was dealing with the "Manual" portion of your post first. Now > let's talk real world... Relative to other options most everyone > will have a fairly hard time trying to deal with obtaining > replacment bipolar (aka bi-polar) prom chips. It's simply not > cost viable to support them although I do know one prom based > cw ider mfgr (Autocode) who still support replacement proms ONLY > for their products. > > Some of the Repeater Builder Group members can provide bipolar > proms, programming, information and alternatives. There are a number > of after-market daughter board options to retrofit an Eprom into > and orignal prom location. You would need to locate a method to > program the replacment eprom. Probably the most practical option > for most people who want to keep the original circuit in operation. > > I actually have a bipolar prom programmer but right now it's not > easily on-line operational, nor do I expect to place it back in > service for another few months. Sometime in the future I might be > happy to help you go the prom route but there are practical limits > when a replacement re-programmable cw id unit costs only about $25 > delivered. > > : Second, Repeater-builder site does not have any info on anything > : from them except refereing me to gamecountry.: from th > > Finding Data Signal as Gamecountry.Finding Data Signal as Gamecountry. > able to find the manual for my rts-25, which was enough for my needs. > > : Third, I am a member of repeater builder and that would be why > : I submitted the post for anyone who had access to the info and > : / or programming. So thanks for the advice but I have gone all > : the routes you have said and here I am, still have no programming > : capabilities available, and even if I paid the $20 for the > : manual, its pointless without a n prom for the unit. > > Well... I and some of the other group members look at prom based > cw ider's as something worth spending time on/with only if you have > the burn and the extra available time to make it work for your needs. > > Compared to circuits like the "ID O'Matic"... (programmable cw > id unit/kit) > > Now a'days it's not cost effective or practical to deal with prom > ider's but they can still be made to work. I still deal with them > in self contained Spectrum Repeater (and Spectrum will sill provide > them for $50 each chip) Controllers for my own retrofit work... > > So make the call for yourself... do you want to learn something, > spend the time and probably a bit more money versus going the ID > O'Matic route? A bipolar prom based cw id unit can still be used > if you really want to go there. > > cheers, > skipp > > > "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There are two or three practical ways to source out Data Signal - > > Albany GA manuals and information. > > > > First, I would instruct people to search the Repeater-Builder web > > site. Scans of some of the more common Data Signal Products have > > been made and dontated / sent in by various folks. > > > > The second option... post a want here on the Yahoo Repeater Builder > > Group. Sometimes people have archived manuals and would be able to > > provide the requested information by typical pdf, jpg/gif scan or > > photocopy. > > > > Third... Data Signal is still in business but not doing much in > > the way of their former Land Mobile Radio Product line. In fact > > it's quite amazing how they were smart enough to morph into another > > complete product line aka business model. You can find them at > > www.gamecountry. www > > > > I called them to inquire about a Rural Telephone RTS 25 unit I > > bought off Ebay a month back. Much to my surprise they were > > able to find and SELL me (not give away free) a photo copy of > > the original manual, of which I was more than happy to pay for. > > > > So... try options one and two if you're looking for a possible > > free manual. The contact Game Country "third option" does work but > > do keep in mind they are a business and a copy of a Data Signal > > Manual will probably cost you at least $20. > > > > cheers, > > s. > > www.radiowrench. > > > > > > > "David" <n1roa@> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > I have a nice working Data Signal, Inc CWID-70. I cannot > > > find anything online at all about Data Signal, Inc never > > > mind finding any manual for the CWID-70. Anyone have any > > > info on this unit. Need to find out the pinout for the 25 > > > connectors on the back and about programming. > > > Thanks > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family > favorites at AOL Food. > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) >
