Hello Tim. This message made it through. Do you need just the transmitter, receiver and the card cage or do you want the complete radio with power supply and cabinet?
Do you need pictures of the repeater? Thanks, Butch, KE7FEL/r On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Tim - WD6AWP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Butch, > > I replied to you off list but maybe your spam filter got me. I'm interested > so please check your email. > > -- > Tim > > --- In [email protected]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Glenn (Butch) Kanvick" <hotl...@...> wrote: > > > > Hello Tim. > > > > I just looked in my storage site and I found a Micor Base/Repeater which > is > > on the band split of 402-430 MHz. I do not have channel elements for it. > > I know it was working when it came out of service a few years ago, and > the > > PA can be used as a digital station, as it takes the four pin channel > > elements. It is the complete base repeater which is designed for > continious > > duty as it has the large pa heatsinks. > > > > Let me know if you would like pictures of it. > > I have $200.00 into it and it weighs alot so I am sure shipping via > ground > > would be around $50.00. > > > > If you need the cabinet and power supply it would be $400.00 plus actual > > shipping. > > > > > > Butch, KE7FEL/r > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Tim - WD6AWP <tisaw...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Those CDM radios are a bit pricy at $550 each. But I appreciate the > > > suggestion. And you've given me some ideas. > > > > > > I still like the idea of building an out of band repeater for the > remote > > > receive site from a Micor chassis. I would need a 406-420 exciter, > bandpass > > > filter and trippler. If anybody on the list has those or can help me > find > > > them I'd really appreciate it. > > > > > > --- In > > > [email protected]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > <Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > James Adkins <adkins.james@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am using the Motorola CDM series of radios for 420-425 MHz links > from > > > > voting sites. They make a low-split UHF split that covers 403-470 MHz > out > > > > of the box, no mods needed. On the transmit sites, you will want to > use a > > > > fan for cooling. We mount the RX radio and a UHF TX radio on a 1U > rack > > > > shelf, use a 4" hole saw and drill a hole under the UHF TX radio, and > > > > purchase a nice Dayton 24vdc fan that is actually a ball bearing fan > that > > > > you can count on for years of use, and let it go. Have not had any > > > problems > > > > to date with these rigs over a 4 year span. > > > > > > > > at W6KGBs article on moving 450-470 Mastr IIs > > > > > > > > > to 420-450. It's on the GE Mastr II page at repeater-builder. > > > > > > > > > > You could use a Mastr II UHF mobile with the receiver, > > > > > exciter and IPA converted to 420, then use the receiver > > > > > in an aux receiver chassis at the voter site. > > > > > You wouldn't need to convert the PA, the IPA (driver) > > > > > and a beam would be enough for a point-to-point link. > > > > > > > > > > Bob Meister WA1MIK did an article on converting the > > > > > multiplier chains so that the UHF Micor receivers could > > > > > hear down as low as 435 MHz (where the front ends > > > > > run out of tuning range). > > > > > > > > > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > > > > At 05:10 PM 07/27/10, you wrote: > > > > > >Thanks Jeff, I'll keep looking around for those low split UHF > Micor > > > > > >receivers. What about the transmit side? > > > > > > > > > > > >Maybe I should look for a unified chassis low split UHF repeater. > > > > > >Swap out the UHF receiver for a VHF high band receiver and use > that > > > > > >for my remote receiver site. Then use the low split UHF receiver > on > > > > > >the other end of the link. > > > > > > > > > > > >That make sense? > > > > > > > > > > > >--- In > > > > > >[email protected]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > <Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > > > > > "Jeff DePolo" <jd0@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When you say low split, are you talking about the Motorola > > > > > > > > TRE1201/TRE8031 406-420 Mhz receivers? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't have a manual in front of me, but yes, 406-420 > receivers, > > > > > they'll > > > > > > > work fine well into the mid 430's without mods. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What Canadian sources might have these? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, Spantek comes to mind as a dealer. CW Wolfe used to get a > lot > > > of > > > > > > > stuff out of Canada, but I haven't talked to Bud in quite a few > > > years, > > > > > not > > > > > > > sure if he's still in business. This list is probably the best > > > > > resource. > > > > > > > eBay as an alternative. If you get desperate I still have a few > > > dozen > > > > > > > low-split Micors in the warehouse, but really don't have the > time > > > (or > > > > > > > patience) to deal with packing and shipping radios for what few > > > dollars > > > > > I'd > > > > > > > get out of them (i.e. value of my time > $value of radio). But > if > > > you > > > > > just > > > > > > > wanted a receiver, you can consider me a last resort if you > strike > > > out > > > > > > > everywhere else... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Jeff WN3A > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In > > > > > > > > [email protected]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > <Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com> > <Repeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com> > > > <Repeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > > > > > > , "Jeff DePolo" > > > > > > > > <jd0@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What is a good radio for building a one way 420 link? The > > > > > > > > > > link will be for a remote receiver and will not need to > be > > > > > > > > > > duplex... RX at the voter and TX at the remote receiver. > The > > > > > > > > > > link RX has to live on a noisy hill. Thanks for your > advice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My preferences, in no particular order, would be > > > > > > > > Micor/SpectraTAC (low > > > > > > > > > split), Mastr II ("77" split), and Delta-S (low-split). > > > > > > > > MVP/Exec II (again, > > > > > > > > > "77" split) would be fine too. All have excellent front > > > > > > > > ends. They can be > > > > > > > > > found if you look a bit, especially check Canadian sources; > > > > > > > > they're not as > > > > > > > > > easy to find stateside as 450-470 radios, but they're not > > > > > > > > unobtainium > > > > > > > > > either. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Jeff WN3A > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > James Adkins, KB0NHX > > > > Vice-President -- Nixa Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (KC0LUN) > > > > www.nixahams.net > > > > > > > > Southern Missouri Assistant Frequency Coordinator - Missouri Repeater > > > > Council > > > > www.missourirepeater.org > > > > > > > > The Nixa Amateur Radio Club - "There is no charge for awesomeness!" > > > (Well, > > > > only $1.00 per month) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
