So it had memories built-in? Joe M.
Doug Bade wrote: > > > It was not a single channel device it had at least 10 channels... It > took over the radios pll from outside so radio channel programming and > capacity was irrelevant... It also had scan, simplex offset and a few > other amateur features... > > I was involved in application testing on a few of the radios under my > first callsign of KB8GVQ as well as Jim WD8CHL... > > It programmed the pll chip that runs the synthesizer by isolating that > in the radio... the radio though it was on whatever was in a particular > channel and the PLL was actually wherever Joe and the User wanted it... > > The reason for different versions was it had to account for how a given > PLL was programmed and the offset differences based on the IF for receive. > > Doug > KD8B > > > At 02:50 AM 3/2/2010, you wrote: >> >> >> On the contrary, the docs were very enlightening. >> >> Perhaps the reason there was little interest was the fact that it >> appears to make the radio 'single channel only', and I'm sure many >> people would have wanted to keep the multi-channel capability. But, as >> an add-on to the radio as-is, it would have been very interesting. >> >> What microprocessor did he use? And are any still available? >> >> Joe M. >> >> Chuck Kelsey wrote: >> > There was, but it's all gone now. At one point a link to his site >> was posted >> > on the Repeater Builder site. Joe made several posts to this list >> and became >> > discouraged at the lack of interest. The documentation would be of >> no value >> > as you need the programmed microprocessor chip to make it work. >> > >> > Chuck >> > WB2EDV >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "MCH" <[email protected] <mailto:mch%40nb.net>> >> > To: < [email protected] >> <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>> >> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:44 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio >> > >> > >> >> Interesting. I wonder if there is some tech info on this that is >> >> available. Any idea how much the cost was and what mods were required? >> >> >> >> Or, perhaps some tech data on the synthesizer as far as what pins >> >> control the frequency, as well as any binary-to-frequency info. >> >> >> >> Joe M. >> >> >> >> Chuck Kelsey wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Joe Burch was his name. It was a frequency agile control head that >> could >> >>> be set up for most any type of synthesized commercial radio. You >> entered >> >>> the frequency and tone via a keypad. >> >>> >> >>> Chuck >> >>> WB2EDV >> >>> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> *From:* Chuck Kelsey < mailto:[email protected]> >> >>> *To:* [email protected] >> <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> >> >>> < mailto:[email protected]> >> >>> *Sent:* Monday, March 01, 2010 8:20 PM >> >>> *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 meg Spectra radio >> >>> >> >>> Been there, done that. There was no interest in the ham community. >> >>> Why? It required modifications that most were not willing to tackle. >> >>> At the moment, the name of the guy escapes me, but I did one of his >> >>> modifications to a 6-meter Delta-S several years ago. He has since >> >>> given up on the idea, but it worked on most any radio. >> >>> >> >>> Chuck >> >>> WB2EDV >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/> >> > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2717 - Release Date: >> 03/01/10 >> > 14:34:00 >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2718 - Release Date: 03/02/10 > 02:34:00 >
