Tom, thanks for the pointer.. It make it easier to understand if there's a standard to work from..
-Pete N2MCI --- In [email protected], Thomas Oliver <tsoli...@...> wrote: > > A few years back I posted questions about the GLB ID board and somone > was kind enough to post the manual in the files section here. Too bad it > does not print out too well. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/files/GLB/ > > tom > > > skipp025 wrote: > > > >> "WB2DSS" <wb2dss@> wrote: > >> Hi Skipp, > >> I've been following this thread, and I believe I have > >> an ID board here, SOMEPLACE!! If I can find it, do you > >> want me to send it to you so you can see what it looks like? > >> I may have a manual and/or schematic, if I can locate that also. > >> Let me know. > >> Thanks, > >> 73, > >> Rich > >> Rich Poczkalski WB2DSS > >> wb2dss@ > >> ************************************************* > >> > > > > Hi Rich, > > > > That would be wonderful... I'll email you direct... The ID'er > > is so straight forward these units could be easily simplified, > > upgraded with some additional features and possibly turned into > > a clone board. > > > > Although this is sort of a lost in time circuit when compared to > > new faster, better layouts using small stamp/pic processors (the > > ID O'Matic being an excellent example) it's still a lot of fun to > > build and program these things. > > > > And to get 1970 through 1980 repeater circuit nostalgic I really > > enjoyed building the Diode Matrix ID'er Kits offered up by > > Hamtronics (probably the best working design), VHF-Engineering > > (worked OK but was quirky) and Spectrum (haven't had my hands > > on one "yet"). > > > > Then we move on in time toward CSC, AutoCode and Racomm Prom > > based units (anyone remember the Racomm Voice unit?). Hamtronics > > offered up a stand-alone Eprom based ID unit, of which I think > > I have one somewhere. > > > > Now when not talking about all the available External Repeater > > Controllers with obvious ID functions included... we have small > > stand alone ID'ers like the very cost effective (and versatle) > > ID O'Matic Units which make it difficult to ignore this fast > > forward trend in electronics. > > > > But it's still fun to play with the old stuff... and many times > > make it work pretty well. > > > > thanks > > skipp > > > > > > > >> Hi Pete, > >> > >> Why not... the ID'er looks pretty easy to construct if anyone ever > >> wanted to build one from scratch (for fun and to use) we now have > >> most of the required information. > >> > >> The guys have been corresponding with me direct and they've > >> sent the original ID chip to me for free reprogramming. I can > >> probably do that part by hand. I have received diagrams and > >> some of the manual for the original GLB Unit (IDer). I'll > >> read the chip and send you the bin/hex file and the circuit > >> information. Have a look and if it's worth it we can make up > >> an IDer as possible project. > >> > >> cheers, > >> skipp > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > >
