[Repeater-Builder] Re: Weather Radios

2004-06-09 Thread hwingate
You could put an opto-isolator in SERIES with the LEDS, then use the
isolated transistoe output to trigger your controller.
Henry

--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, mch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I have one with an output, but it seems when I checked into it, it was
 not suitable for the type of operation we want. I think it was some kind
 of data output. This applies to the Radio Shack model, at least.
 
 Besides, a contact closure won't distinguish
 between watches and warnings. the LEDs will.
 
 Joe M.
 
 Rich Garcia wrote:
  
  I see a lot of people talking about having to tap off at the LED.
I have 2
  R/S WX receivers here one is SAME and one is not and both have
outputs, I
  have not messed with the output but I believe that it is a NO
contact that
  closes upon alert and opens when the receiver goes back to mute. 
The only
  thing I don't like about it is that most of these radios will mute 4-5
  minutes after the alert message, that is a bit long for my taste
but you
  could use the output to fire another relay/timer that is set for
lets say
  2-3 minutes and that could command the repeater controller.
  
  Rich
  
  -Original Message-
  From: Al Wolfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:56 AM
  To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Weather Radios
  
  Why reinvent the wheel? SAME receivers have been out for
several years.
  I bought a new Midland for $25 at a hamfest about three years ago.
It can be
  programmed for several SAME code counties, different alerts, etc.
It works
  well at a broadcast station with 50,000 watts ERP on an FM as well as
  co-located  ham repeaters on two and 440. Several megawatt (or so
it seems!)
  pagers system are about a mile away.
  The voltage states on the LED indicators can be used for
determining
  alerts, tests, etc. Should be useful to control an input to a
repeater.
  FWIW, the EAS decoder/encoders used in broadcast facilities
usually
  start at over a grand, more like $3000, for a decent one.
  Have no experience with the Rat Shack models, but it would
seem that
  trying to build your own SAME decoder is a lot of work when other
options
  exists, other than an academic exercise. And I can't think of a
legitimate
  reason to retransmit SAME codes on amateur frequencies.
  I guess if you really need a bullet proof front end you could
take the
  IF signal out of commercial receiver and insert it into a cheap SAME
  receiver's IF chain. Or you could take the discriminator audio
from the
  commercial receiver into the cheap SAME receiver's detector.
  The stock whip antenna on the back of the little midland works
just fine
  here, but then, the WX station is only six miles away. I think I'd
try a
  yagi cut to 162 if the signal was weak.
  
  Al, K9SI
  
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[Repeater-Builder] Wanted: UHF MICOR 12W PA Deck

2004-06-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm looking for a MICOR UHF Repeater/Base Station 12-Watt 450-470 MHz PA
Deck, Motorola # TLE1683A. I have one of the 2-watt versions of this PA,
which is just about identical except that there is an attenuator that drops
the output power from 12W to 2W (what a waste!), but there are some other
undocumented parts like the thermistor that I understand would need to be
changed, as well. So far, no one that I've talked to has come up with the
correct modifications to change it from a 2W to 12W amp except for the part
of removing the attenuator assembly.

I'm looking for one of the 12W PA Decks to use in a HF Remote Base project,
and don't want to use the 75-Watt PA Deck - I've seen way too many of them
on service benches at Motorola Service Shops over the years that have
smoked. This one will be running key-down for hours at a time, sometimes. 

I would also be interested in one of the UHF MICOR Station 20-Watt model #
TLE1693A or the 45-watt model # TLE1703A PA decks - they look like the 75-
watt TLE1713A PA outside with the big rear heat sink, but they have fewer
circuit boards and parts inside.

Thanks,
Larry


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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Weather Radios

2004-06-09 Thread Mathew Quaife
Yes that would work.  I am going to try and trigger the SAME this weekend, I
got the files to work with that they use.  I was just going to use the
voltages from the leds into a relay and send it on to the RLC controller.
Wish me luck, should be able to get it.  If not, I'll try again.

Mathew

- Original Message -
From: hwingate [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Weather Radios


 You could put an opto-isolator in SERIES with the LEDS, then use the
 isolated transistoe output to trigger your controller.
 Henry

 --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, mch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  I have one with an output, but it seems when I checked into it, it was
  not suitable for the type of operation we want. I think it was some kind
  of data output. This applies to the Radio Shack model, at least.
 
  Besides, a contact closure won't distinguish
  between watches and warnings. the LEDs will.
 
  Joe M.
 
  Rich Garcia wrote:
  
   I see a lot of people talking about having to tap off at the LED.
 I have 2
   R/S WX receivers here one is SAME and one is not and both have
 outputs, I
   have not messed with the output but I believe that it is a NO
 contact that
   closes upon alert and opens when the receiver goes back to mute.
 The only
   thing I don't like about it is that most of these radios will mute 4-5
   minutes after the alert message, that is a bit long for my taste
 but you
   could use the output to fire another relay/timer that is set for
 lets say
   2-3 minutes and that could command the repeater controller.
  
   Rich
  
   -Original Message-
   From: Al Wolfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
   Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:56 AM
   To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Weather Radios
  
   Why reinvent the wheel? SAME receivers have been out for
 several years.
   I bought a new Midland for $25 at a hamfest about three years ago.
 It can be
   programmed for several SAME code counties, different alerts, etc.
 It works
   well at a broadcast station with 50,000 watts ERP on an FM as well as
   co-located  ham repeaters on two and 440. Several megawatt (or so
 it seems!)
   pagers system are about a mile away.
   The voltage states on the LED indicators can be used for
 determining
   alerts, tests, etc. Should be useful to control an input to a
 repeater.
   FWIW, the EAS decoder/encoders used in broadcast facilities
 usually
   start at over a grand, more like $3000, for a decent one.
   Have no experience with the Rat Shack models, but it would
 seem that
   trying to build your own SAME decoder is a lot of work when other
 options
   exists, other than an academic exercise. And I can't think of a
 legitimate
   reason to retransmit SAME codes on amateur frequencies.
   I guess if you really need a bullet proof front end you could
 take the
   IF signal out of commercial receiver and insert it into a cheap SAME
   receiver's IF chain. Or you could take the discriminator audio
 from the
   commercial receiver into the cheap SAME receiver's detector.
   The stock whip antenna on the back of the little midland works
 just fine
   here, but then, the WX station is only six miles away. I think I'd
 try a
   yagi cut to 162 if the signal was weak.
  
   Al, K9SI
  
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 parts/repair needed

2004-06-09 Thread Chris Peterson
Hi all,

I'm sorry if my explanation of this problem is incomplete.

The RC-850 was connected through a modification to the squelch gate card.  I
didn't do the mod, but I believe it was done using instructions for
modifying a Micor station on repeater-builder.com.

As for how it got on that frequency, I don't know.  The repeater was
purchased, on that frequency, from a ham club in Iowa, I believe.

I don't know what resources the Motorola shop has.  The director of
emergency management has been doing all of the communication with them so
what I get is from him.  From the sound of things, though, they're not to
helpful.

I have someone I trust work on my own machines, but it isn't politically
correct for him to work on the MSR.

The director of emergency management insists on a Motorola shop doing the
work, and there is only one in town.  He is willing to send it out of town
if it would be cheaper, or more effective.

Anyone know of anyone in southeast MN or southwest WI that would fit the
bill?

Thank you all for the responses thus far.  I'll try to get answers to your
questions and see if we can figure this out.

Thanks and 73,
Chris Peterson, KG0BP



- Original Message -
From: skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:45 AM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 parts/repair needed


  Chris Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  All,
  Our local EOC has an MSR-2000 repeater, converted
  to 146.745- Mhz.

 How was it converted?

  It has always had a flaky PA.  The local Motorola
  shop says there is a crack in the board that broke
  a trace.  This has failed about every 6 months and
  the Motorola shop has simply soldered across the
  trace and temperarily solved the problem.

 temporarily solved the problem ..?

  Now, though, we're having a different problem.
  When it gets hot, the repeater TX drops out
  completely, sometimes for a couple minutes.
  This, to me, sounds like an exciter problem,
  or possibly a bad connection between the
  exciter and PA,

 I would not make that assumption. You can use
 the metering points to help find the problem.

  but the Motorola shop has tried to blame
  the RC-850 that is connected to the repeater.

 Consider a different repair shop for your next
 job.

  We've disconnected the RC-850 and still have
  the problem using the internal controller,

 See my comment just above.

  so we believe we've mostly ruled out the
  modification as being the problem.

 What was the modification?

  I'm looking for replacement PAs, exciters, or
  any other MSR-2000 parts.

 Contact me off the group, I can probably help
 you solve your problem.

  I'd also be interested to know if any other
  Motorola parts will directly
  drop in.  I.E. Mitrek parts?

 Some, not all.  Depending on what band and
 model you have, some Micor and Consolette
 units have some similar parts.

  It's storm season now, so we'd like to get
  the repeater functioning properly
  as soon as possible.
  Thanks and 73,
  Chris Peterson, KG0BP

 cheers

 skipp
 www.radiowrench.com

 also skipp025 @ yahoo.com






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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 parts/repair needed

2004-06-09 Thread Neil McKie

  Hello ...

skipp025 wrote:
 
  Neil McKie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello ...
Back in the ... er ... ah ... late eighties:
 
 When the MSR-2000 was in its prime time. 

  Mid - late eighties? 

 
Ordered a new 450 MHz MSR2000 from the big M
  ... was shipped as expected - had the 12 VDC
  only option - was going to a 12 volt only site
  that used a thermo-electric generator for power.
 
 Wasn't for Cobb Mtn was it?  For a location known
 as the Geysers? 

  Nope ... much closer to the west coast.  :) 


   The license for this station said 20 watts
  output maximum.  The only way it was orderable
  was the full power model at 75 watts output.
 
 A round of sales person BS was what you received.
 Lower power versions were available.
 I have a number of ~30 watt rated output MSR UHF
 PA's.  Ordered that way new from the Big M. 

  Well, I didn't know that.  Wish I had though, would have saved 
 me a bunch of time. 

 
 The TEG I put in at the Geysers ate propane like
 crazy, but it put out a healty 22 amps.  

  Ours charged a pair of 8D 'cat' batteries.  We used the radios 
 off them.  Somewhere around here I have a video tape of that 
 installation. 

  I think it is the same video tape of another friendly commenter 
 on this remailer ... showing in great detail his grand radio 
 installation in his 80's Chevy Camaro.  

  For a short period of time, FEMA Gettysburg borrowed that video 
 to show what they thought was an interesting installation of 
 several radio sites. 


  After careful study of the transmitter and
  the associated schematic diagrams, I noticed
  the PA driver stage was identical to the PA
  final stage execpt the driver stage comprised
  of one module and the final had three of the
  same modules.
 
 Motorhead PA designers were smart along one line,
 making most of the stages 50 ohms in and out. One
 could route around a stage for lower power
 operation.  

  Was very handy for trouble-shooting the T34 / 44 MST Motrans 
 when they had a problem.  

  The first time I ever saw one, I called the Motorola factory 
 Service people asking how do we service these radios - since there 
 were no clues in the Instruction Manual.  The Motorola reply was 
 'We're hoping you will tell us.' 

  Fortunately, I had some non 2 way radio lab experience with 50 ohm 
 RF circuitry so we had it figured out pretty soon.  Also owning a 
 one watt 200-500 MHz Bird Slug helped too.  


  After some careful thought, I slightly modified
  the PA deck by bypassing the three module PA
  Amplifier and connect the driver stage (1 module)
  to the output.  Got 16 watts out of the deal
  discovering it was very stable and lowered the
  DC power drain a lot.
 
 a big lot... 

  True ... 


  Since this was a licensed link radio, the
  distance was 9.1 miles, I figured the 16
  watts would be way overkill.
 
 It was, it would take less than 2 watts with
 decent 8db yagi antennas.

  Never tried that - just wanted to be sure we had sufficient 
 overkill to ensure would not fail. 

 
  My testing from the shop using a ground
  plane for an antenna, I could bring up
  one of the systems with the service monitor.
Neil - WA6KLA
 
 The Service Monitor test with a dial tone
 can really freak out the system users. Everyone
 starts looking for a place to hang up the phone.  

  Sounds like the users could have a real hang-up with that 
 one ...  ;) 

 
 cheers Neil
 
 skipp
 www.radiowrench.com
 skipp025  at yahoo.com 

  73, 

  Neil - WA6KLA





 
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[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 parts/repair needed

2004-06-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'd like to find a continuous-duty MSR-2000 450-470 MHz PA Deck (any level,
but 20-40 watts would be more than enough). I'm trusting that they would
directly swap out with the one that I'm using now - I have a 100-watt
intermittent duty MSR-2000 Repeater on a UHF Ham channel, but don't want to
cook the PA deck. Most people I know that have used these in Ham
(continuous-duty) service have fried the intermittent-duty PA deck numerous
times, even with fans blowing continuously on the heat sinks. When we had
these in service with the local Police Dept., we always had to keep plenty
of the PA Deck repair kits in stock ($450+ for each one!)

Larry




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Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 parts/repair needed

 Hello ...

skipp025 wrote:

 
 A round of sales person BS was what you received.
 Lower power versions were available.
 I have a number of ~30 watt rated output MSR UHF
 PA's.  Ordered that way new from the Big M. 



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2004-06-09 Thread ian abel
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted: UHF MICOR 12W PA Deck

2004-06-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Joe - thanks for the info. This particular MICOR UHF Repeater I just picked
up came without a PA deck at all (someone else beat me to it), so since I
was looking for one, I decided to try to find a lower power one than the
usual 75 watt ones that usually come with them. I really didn't want to
have to go through a bunch of modifications to one if I really didn't have
to. Hopefully one will turn up!

Thanks,
LJ


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From: Joe Montierth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 22:26:02 -0700 (PDT)
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted: UHF MICOR 12W PA Deck



--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I'm looking for a MICOR UHF Repeater/Base Station
 12-Watt 450-470 MHz PA
 Deck, Motorola # TLE1683A. I have one of the 2-watt
 versions of this PA,
 which is just about identical except that there is
 an attenuator that drops
 the output power from 12W to 2W (what a waste!), but
 there are some other
 undocumented parts like the thermistor that I
 understand would need to be
 changed, as well. So far, no one that I've talked to
 has come up with the
 correct modifications to change it from a 2W to 12W
 amp except for the part
 of removing the attenuator assembly.
 
 I'm looking for one of the 12W PA Decks to use in a
 HF Remote Base project,
 and don't want to use the 75-Watt PA Deck - I've
 seen way too many of them
 on service benches at Motorola Service Shops over
 the years that have
 smoked. This one will be running key-down for hours
 at a time, sometimes. 
 
 I would also be interested in one of the UHF MICOR
 Station 20-Watt model #
 TLE1693A or the 45-watt model # TLE1703A PA decks -
 they look like the 75-
 watt TLE1713A PA outside with the big rear heat
 sink, but they have fewer
 circuit boards and parts inside.
 
 Thanks,
 Larry
 

You might consider bypassing the final stage in the
UHF micor, the stage that drives it is good for 25
watts or so continuous duty. On that big heatsink the
thing probably won't even get warm. You might have to
modify the power control board slightly by changing a
couple of resistors. It might not allow good power
control down in the 25 watt range without the mod.
With proper mods, the power control board is good down
to 2 watts or so.

The 25 watt portion can be adjusted down to 10 watts
or so. The stage that drives the 25 watt section will
put out 10+ watts, and the controlled stage will
usually put out 4-7 watts. All of the stages couple at
50 ohms, so just determine what you want power wise,
and use the stage that fits your needs.

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Re: [Repeater-Builder] micor repeater

2004-06-09 Thread kd6gnb

i have several extra motorola micor power supplys if you have not located one 
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted: UHF MICOR 12W PA Deck

2004-06-09 Thread Joe Montierth

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Joe - thanks for the info. This particular MICOR UHF
 Repeater I just picked
 up came without a PA deck at all (someone else beat
 me to it), so since I
 was looking for one, I decided to try to find a
 lower power one than the
 usual 75 watt ones that usually come with them. I
 really didn't want to
 have to go through a bunch of modifications to one
 if I really didn't have
 to. Hopefully one will turn up!
 
 Thanks,
 LJ
 


It's not a lot of modification, basically you move the
output cable from the 75 watt stage to the 25 watt
stage, and remove the DC power feed to the dead 75
watt stage. Probably takes 15 minutes max. If you ever
want to move it back to 75 watts, just reverse the
process. The power control board mod is 2 resistors.

The 12 watt units are relatively rare, the 75 watt
units show up on e-bay quite often in the $100 range.
It's just an idea if one of the low power units
doesn't show up, or you have access to the more common
higher power PA. It also works with the mobile PA, if
you get real desperate. The mobile heatsink runs
fairly cool at the 10-15 watt level.

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[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 PA models

2004-06-09 Thread skipp025
Hi Larry, 

  [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I'd like to find a continuous-duty MSR-2000 
 450-470 MHz PA Deck (any level, but 20-40 
 watts would be more than enough). 

It's all about the PA heat sink, which IMO 
doesn't support high duty cycle operation 
above say... 25-35 watts without a fan. 

The Lower power MSR UHF PA's have different 
circuits, but the heat sink is the same as 
the 110 watt version. A small ball bearing 
boxer type fan is prudent. I put a pair on 
the cabinet rails underneath the side vents 
blowing air out the top sides. I place house 
heating/AC filter material over the front 
vents to keep the dust intake under control. 

 I'm trusting that they would directly swap 
 out with the one that I'm using now - 

Yes and no... the power supply included with 
the low power MSR unit is the consolette 
type layout and the mounting hardware is a 
bit different.  If you use the 110 watt MSR 
power supply, you'll be wasting a lot of energy 
in the transformer, by the way it operates. 
It would be more practical to run the low 
power PA in the repeater and run the repeater 
off an external supply so your utility bill 
is mucho less.  A typical MSR and Micor high 
power supply can and will gobble a lot of 
energy while space heating your cabinet. 

Keeps the mice warm if you don't have the 
rodent cable port screen/panel in place. 

 I have a 100-watt intermittent duty MSR-2000 
 Repeater on a UHF Ham channel, but don't want to
 cook the PA deck. 

If you really trust your antenna system, turn the 
110 watt pa down to ~60 watts and put a fan on it. 
(provided you're using the original MSR internal 
duplexer, properly adjusted). 

 Most people I know that have used these in Ham
 (continuous-duty) service have fried the 
 intermittent-duty PA deck numerous times, even 
 with fans blowing continuously on the heat sinks. 
 When we had these in service with the local Police 
 Dept., we always had to keep plenty of the PA 
 Deck repair kits in stock ($450+ for each one!)
 Larry
 

There are power, voltage and current controls on 
the PA control board.  When the mentioned controls 
are properly dialed in at the 65 watt value, you 
should be able to run higher tx duty cycles.  The 
limit and power controls function very well, understanding 
their setup and operation via the manual instructions is 
not an easy first read.

I have not lost an MSR PA in decades from heat 
falure since pulling back on the throttle and 
setting the protection pots for the lower value. 
I actually don't even run fans much except in/on 
busy trunking MSR-2000 conversions. 

You don't really need the 40 watt PA. Feel free to 
Email me direct off the list if you have specific 
questions. 

cheers
skipp 

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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted: UHF MICOR 12W PA Deck

2004-06-09 Thread Joe Montierth

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I'm looking for a MICOR UHF Repeater/Base Station
 12-Watt 450-470 MHz PA
 Deck, Motorola # TLE1683A. I have one of the 2-watt
 versions of this PA,
 which is just about identical except that there is
 an attenuator that drops
 the output power from 12W to 2W (what a waste!), but
 there are some other
 undocumented parts like the thermistor that I
 understand would need to be
 changed, as well. So far, no one that I've talked to
 has come up with the
 correct modifications to change it from a 2W to 12W
 amp except for the part
 of removing the attenuator assembly.
 
 I'm looking for one of the 12W PA Decks to use in a
 HF Remote Base project,
 and don't want to use the 75-Watt PA Deck - I've
 seen way too many of them
 on service benches at Motorola Service Shops over
 the years that have
 smoked. This one will be running key-down for hours
 at a time, sometimes. 
 
 I would also be interested in one of the UHF MICOR
 Station 20-Watt model #
 TLE1693A or the 45-watt model # TLE1703A PA decks -
 they look like the 75-
 watt TLE1713A PA outside with the big rear heat
 sink, but they have fewer
 circuit boards and parts inside.
 
 Thanks,
 Larry
 

You might consider bypassing the final stage in the
UHF micor, the stage that drives it is good for 25
watts or so continuous duty. On that big heatsink the
thing probably won't even get warm. You might have to
modify the power control board slightly by changing a
couple of resistors. It might not allow good power
control down in the 25 watt range without the mod.
With proper mods, the power control board is good down
to 2 watts or so.

The 25 watt portion can be adjusted down to 10 watts
or so. The stage that drives the 25 watt section will
put out 10+ watts, and the controlled stage will
usually put out 4-7 watts. All of the stages couple at
50 ohms, so just determine what you want power wise,
and use the stage that fits your needs.

Joe




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[Repeater-Builder] Speaking of Cushmans

2004-06-09 Thread kc7gf


Does anyone have a schematic and/or board layout for the horizontal deflection board on a Cushman CE5? Just picked one up at a hamfest and the scope works but no horizontal deflection.

Art - KC7GF













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[Repeater-Builder] New Ant

2004-06-09 Thread Don

After decades of experimentation, combined with a 30-year engineering
career and Yankee ingenuity, Rob Vincent has invented a revolutionary
antenna technology. The distributed- load, monopole antennas are
smaller, produce high efficiency, and retain good to excellent
bandwidth. And they have multiple applications.

With this technology it will be possible to double, at minimum, the
range of walkie-talkies used by police, fire, and other municipal
personnel.

More at  http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=2659


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[Repeater-Builder] EF Johnson 242-7172

2004-06-09 Thread pikeco44




I was wondering if anyone has Worked With a EF Johnson 242-7172 UHF Mobile Radios ?
I need to Find Out Some Information On this Model Radio .

73's

Steve .













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Re: [Repeater-Builder] EF Johnson 242-7172

2004-06-09 Thread kc4plc





I work on them everyday.
Daniel
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I was wondering if anyone has Worked With a
EF Johnson 242-7172 UHF Mobile Radios ?I need to Find Out Some Information
On this Model Radio .73'sSteve .




















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Re: [Repeater-Builder] EF Johnson 242-7172

2004-06-09 Thread pikeco44




Can These Radios be Used to Make a Repeater ?

Steve













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Re: [Repeater-Builder] EF Johnson 242-7172

2004-06-09 Thread pikeco44




Daniel ,
 Is there anyway you and I can Link Up Direct to talk about the EFJ-242-7172 Radios ?

Steve .













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