Just the standard words of wisdom; be sure you verify that it works, and how it works before starting any conversion. That way you only have to deal with one problem at a time not compounded problems.
Milt N3LTQ ----- Original Message ----- From: AJ To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:39 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Anyone work on a Radio Specialty Mfg Mountain Top Repeater before? I have not one but two of these gems sitting in my office right now... 2 channel crystal controlled repeaters in a nice battleship grey cabinet. I believe BLM used these here in the western states for quite a long while before switching to Daniels. A factory test sheet in one of the 3 service manuals I have specifies .15 uV sensitivity at 12 dB quieting; .21 UV sensitivity at 20 dB quieting with a whopping 8 ma draw in standby, swinging to 1.8 amps in repeat. Overall looking at the design, it appears quite logically laid out. Looks like power output is around 8 watts and factory spec was 145 to 174 MHz in 1983. We're looking at rerocking it for 147 MHz as a portable repeater in a Pelican case with a Q2220 duplexer... ICM has already quoted $21 a rock with a 2 week lead time. Any one have a chance to work on one of these before?
