On Sat, 9 May 2009, w4sef wrote: > I am new at the GE Mastr II game....Is there a point on the receiver > board where I can tap off to get an S meter reading? I would like to > be able to monitor the signal incoming. Also, be able to see if there > is any rise in meter reading with no signal coming in to check for > desense with the transmit on and off. I had a Micor and knew where to > tap the second limiter for a meter reading on signals but can not find > the right place on the Mastr II. > > Also, I am using the Pion Controller board. I love the controller but > I can NOT get it to transmit the CTCSS tone. I have tried every > setting I can think of using the computer to program it but no luck. > It will DECODE fine but will NOT send the tone! Any ideas?
On mine I actually found a DIP-switch controlled CTCSS board. I could locally generate the CTCSS signal without actually installing the jumper. I will warn you: GE Mastr IIs can have a million jumpers installed in various places all over the chassis. Give it a good once-over and make sure that everything goes where it should. Just as many of them were left in original state as were hacked or rewired. They are good, simple radios however. If you can find a local tech who worked on them who is willing to walk you through the paces, it is worth the time. Having the right GE test set helps as well. If you find a radio that doesn't have much issue transmitting but has a deaf reciever, you might assume the radio has been struck by lightning. I have a station that exhibits this problem. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
