Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hygain in Starkville MS
Telrex didn't fall into the Mighty Fine Junk category! de Lee K4LJP 73 On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 3:21 PM, David Jordan wa3...@comcast.net wrote: MFJ bought both Cushcraft and Hy-GAIN…too bad the didn’t grab Telrex before they went under ;-( -- *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Tommy Dow *Sent:* Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:44 PM *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hygain in Starkville MS MFJ bought Cushcraft. Tom *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hygain in Starkville MS Yes, MFJ bought Hygain. WA Brown -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Give Away - Motorola Micor VHF/UHF Mobiles GE Low Band Mobiles
Me too !! On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Scott Zimmerman n3...@repeater-builder.com wrote: If only I lived in Texas.. Humph!! Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 wb5dcu wrote: I am cleaning out the shack and I have the following radios I would like to give away: 7 - Motorola Micor VHF Mobiles 5 - Motorola Micor UHF Mobiles 1 - Motorola Q2904A UHF Industrial repeater 1 - Motorola Syntor UHF 1 - Motorola Mitrek UHF 1 - GE Master II Low Band mobile with accessories 1 - GE Master PRO Low Band mobile with accessories 1 - Motorola Micor VHF mobile converted to a 147.080MHz repeater mounted in BUD cabinet with NHRC-2 controller. Some of the Micor's are parts radios, they were given to our repeater group by a local 2 way shop that was going out of business. The 147.08 repeater was taken out of service about 5 years ago. It was working when we replaced it with a new repeater. These are free, take all or none. I will NOT ship, local pick up only. I live in Sherman Texas which is located north of Dallas Texas on US Highway 75. Contact me by email at wb5d...@verizon.net wb5dcu1%40verizon.net Yahoo! Groups Links -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna Experience Needed!
What is the possibility of having three, 5 to 10 ft, Horizontal arms in a 120 degree radial pattern? de Lee K4LJP On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:27 AM, n2len n2...@aol.com wrote: It would be best to provide coverage in a 360 pattern... --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, Matthew Kaufman matt...@... wrote: Is the desired coverage area perfectly circular? Matthew Kaufman n2len wrote: I was given the opportunity of placing 3 repeater antennas at the very top of a 180 foot cellphone monopole tower. A horizontal arm mounted on the top of the monopole will allow the mounting of my 3 repeater antennas. Horizontal separation should be no less than 6 feet apart from each other. Here are my 2 questions: We will be mounting 2 meter, 220, and a 440 repeater antennas. 1: What do you recommend between a choice of either RFS or Telewave Superstation Master Type or DB224E Dipole type for top mounting? Pros and Cons of each. I heard many stories about cracking for both. Wind load... These antennas will be top mounted! Located in the Catskill Mtns, Snow Ice are problems. High winds etc 2: What do you feel about the pattern/reflection with having 3 verticals atop next to each other spaced say 6 feet apart? Thank you for your input: Len N2LEN Yahoo! Groups Links -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Astron RS50 Power Supply
Thanks Scott..Lee On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Scott Zimmerman n3...@repeater-builder.com wrote: I've had enough of this guy. He's gone. You're all welcome. Scott - List Co-Owner Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 kevin valentino wrote: *Hey you still owe me 3 # bucks for sending you a Uniden key!* Hope the whole world knows know! you just blew me off?!!! it was over a year ago at least!* sent you several emails. guess if you can't afford a couple bucks then you should not to try to make yourself out to mister want to be!Which for a couple bucks is nothing!!!Guess you can't be* *trusted! Mr. Mike Morris! Wa6ilg, so impressed, no code! wannabie!!! yes you are!!!* --- On *Sun, 6/20/10, Mike Morris /wa6...@gmail.comwa6ilq%40gmail.com/* wrote: From: Mike Morris wa6...@gmail.com wa6ilq%40gmail.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Astron RS50 Power Supply To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 6:23 PM At 11:22 AM 06/20/10, you wrote: Hi Guys, I am trying to download a schematic on this site for the RS50M Power Supply and keep getting a 404 Error on each attempt on all the supplies. Any ideas? Did you use the email link on the 404 page to tell the guys at repeater-builder? I just checked the RS50 links and they all seem to work... Let me know which link doesn't work and I'll fix it. You might want to read the repair and modification notes on the Introductory Information page. At the least you should add the missing compensation cap and the missing lock washers. Make sure the negative side of the supply is NOT connected to the case. Eric WB6FLY posted a informative note about that a while back. It's reproduced on the Introductory Information page. According to the schematic the main diodes in the RS-50 is the 1N1184A. International Rectifier calls it a 40 amp diode. What brand is in your unit? I rebuilt an RS50 a couple of years ago and used a pair of the 1N2129A (60 amp diode). If I were to do it over again I'd use a 100a diode like the 1N3288 that I use in the RS-70. Mike WA6ILQ -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Vertical squalo as 6m repeater antenna?
I agree with Joe, but I believe if mounted as designed, the performance, while not earth shaking, will be much better than a mobile antenna with radials. de Lee K4LJP On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 9:24 AM, wd8chl wd8...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/9/2010 7:08 AM, Joe wrote: Mounting the Squalo vertically will probably give you some sort of wierd directional pattern, not good for a repeater. I would opt for a ground plane or base loaded mobile whip mounted over a set of 3 or 4 1/4 wave ground radials. What is your height restriction? How for are you from metal above and below the place you want to mount the antenna? For example, if your going to be very close to an antenna just above your 6 meter antenna there may be a lot of interaction. 73, Joe, K1ike On 6/9/2010 6:50 AM, cruizzer77 wrote: Can anybody tell me something about squalos for repeater usage? Like Joe said, you'll get a funny pattern. A 'Squalo' (just a squared off halo) will have a sort of donut pattern, with notches above and below when mounted normally. Mounting it vertically will result in notches in the direction of the loops. In fact, you wind up with a direction finding loop! They're virtually identical! Jim -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Which Micor RX for Two Meters
Exactly right, Scott did the coils and castings on mine five years ago.Hasn't been touched since.now the xmitter, well that's another story. On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:36 AM, terry_wx3m wx3m.te...@gmail.com wrote: Do yourself a favor and send the receiver and $100 to Scott n3...@repeater-builder.com n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com. Then you will have a receiver that is in the 131-150 range. It is worth EVERY penny. It will exceed book specs. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, Tim - WD6AWP tisaw...@... wrote: I have the following Micor receivers. TLD4071B, TLD5781AV, and TLD8271B3. Unfortunately none are in range 2. Which, if any of these would be the best for a receiver on 144.5 Tim WD6AWP -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Which Micor RX for Two Meters
No, I did every thing from the RB station to repeater conversion instructions. My problems with the Xmitter involve fluctuating audio deviation levels. It is frequency stable and I have a solid 75-78 watts out of the cans. Thanks for your concern and keep up the good work. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Scott Zimmerman n3...@repeater-builder.comwrote: Did I do the transmitter as well? (I don't remember. I do so many projects.) Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 Lee Pennington wrote: Exactly right, Scott did the coils and castings on mine five years ago.Hasn't been touched since.now the xmitter, well that's another story. On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:36 AM, terry_wx3m wx3m.te...@gmail.comwx3m.terry%40gmail.com mailto:wx3m.te...@gmail.com wx3m.terry%40gmail.com wrote: Do yourself a favor and send the receiver and $100 to Scott n3...@repeater-builder.com n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com mailto: n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com n3xcc%2540repeater-builder.com. Then you will have a receiver that is in the 131-150 range. It is worth EVERY penny. It will exceed book specs. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com, Tim - WD6AWP tisaw...@... wrote: I have the following Micor receivers. TLD4071B, TLD5781AV, and TLD8271B3. Unfortunately none are in range 2. Which, if any of these would be the best for a receiver on 144.5 Tim WD6AWP -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Which Micor RX for Two Meters
Jeff, I suspect the IDC pot as well. I have sprayed and readjusted it before. Sometimes it lasts for five days, and sometimes it's 5 months. Last time was about three months ago, it is still OK, I've got my fingers crossed. Thanks, de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Jeff DePolo j...@broadsci.com wrote: Start with the basics: 1. Clean all of the contact pins and female contacts with a good contact cleaner like Deox-It. When re-installing each of the boards/cards, check check to make sure that all of the male pins are straight and that none of the female contacts have spread - tighten up by squeezing gently with needle-nose pliers where necessary. 2. Clean (or replace) the IDC pot if you haven't already. If speaker audio is normal and doesn't vary in level, and/or if PL injection doesn't change when the audio level changes, chances are it's somewhere in the repeat audio path. But if speaker audio level changes too, then clean/replace the audio level pot on the audio/squelch board as well. Those are my first-pass suggestions. If you want to provide more detail on the problem, including what cards you are using and how you have Tx and Rx wired from the controller to the station, I can probably offer some other suggestions. --- Jeff WN3A -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee Pennington Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:42 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Which Micor RX for Two Meters No, I did every thing from the RB station to repeater conversion instructions. My problems with the Xmitter involve fluctuating audio deviation levels. It is frequency stable and I have a solid 75-78 watts out of the cans. Thanks for your concern and keep up the good work. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Scott Zimmerman n3...@repeater-builder.com n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com mailto:n3...@repeater-builder.com n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com wrote: Did I do the transmitter as well? (I don't remember. I do so many projects.) Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 Lee Pennington wrote: Exactly right, Scott did the coils and castings on mine five years ago.Hasn't been touched since.now the xmitter, well that's another story. On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:36 AM, terry_wx3m wx3m.te...@gmail.com wx3m.terry%40gmail.com mailto: wx3m.terry%40gmail.com wx3m.terry%2540gmail.com mailto:wx3m.te...@gmail.com wx3m.terry%40gmail.com mailto:wx3m.terry%40gmail.com wx3m.terry%2540gmail.com wrote: Do yourself a favor and send the receiver and $100 to Scott n3...@repeater-builder.com n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com mailto:n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com n3xcc%2540repeater-builder.com mailto:n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com n3xcc%2540repeater-builder.com mailto:n3xcc%2540repeater-builder.comn3xcc%252540repeater-builder.com . Then you will have a receiver that is in the 131-150 range. It is worth EVERY penny. It will exceed book specs. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%252540yahoogroups.com , Tim - WD6AWP tisaw...@... wrote: I have the following Micor receivers. TLD4071B, TLD5781AV, and TLD8271B3. Unfortunately none are in range 2. Which, if any of these would be the best for a receiver on 144.5 Tim WD6AWP -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Astron RS50 regulator board
John, If it ain't broke don't fix it I have a 20 year old RM-50M that powers just about every thing in my shop. Only one issue, about 5 years ago while running on generator power, during Hurricane Wilma, an MOV smoked on the AC line. other than that, It's been the heat of my whole operation continuously, 24/7. for almost 20 years...my nickel's worth de Lee K4LJP On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 10:01 AM, John fritzej...@gmail.com wrote: I have a really old Astron RS50 power supply and have seen where with age certain parts can deteriorate. Since I am currently repairing my repeater I figured it wise to upgrade the power supply and am looking for a new regulator board. Any one have one they might be willing to sell? please e-mail direct to k...@arrl.net K2QY%40arrl.net 73 John K2QY -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Advice on 40 year old radio tower
Pictures would help, On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:27 PM, dgrapach dgrap...@gmail.com wrote: I need advice on using an old radio tower. It looks like to be the size of a 45G, the cross bars are bolted on instead of welded. The tower looks as if it is ok, light surface rust, bolts look ok on the outside, of course can't see inside. Heavy rust and pitting on several guy wires, guys are in amoung the trees, the location needs cleared, tower height 150 feet. Any one have experance on this type of tower? How much rust is aceptable on a gut wire? How do you decide on the safety on an old tower like this? What is the differance between guy wire and cable used as a guy wire? So many questions... Thanks for any help. Denny -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Advice on 40 year old radio tower
Where's the chainsaws, and weed whackers?? I agree with Barry, If I was twenty years younger and that tower was free and in So. Florida I'd be looking for a deal on guy wire and hardware..just my nickels worth de Lee, K4LJP 73 On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:54 AM, Barry ate...@hotmail.com wrote: Looking at the pictures a good cleaning + painting and replacement of guys after Engineering (mechanical) inspection and establishing that the tube inside is not filled with flakes of rust , still seem like a good idea ? -- To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com From: dgrap...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 03:11:10 + Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Advice on 40 year old radio tower Very true,this tower had it's guy wires in the woods under the trees, the site was abandon for years. Where and how do I find an engineer to inspect it. I am in Indiana county pa. Is it feasible to change guy wires, do they recomemd it? --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Richard W. Solomon w1...@... wrote: Tower location is an important piece of the equation. Big difference between the East Coast and the Sonoran Desert !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: dgrapach dgrap...@... Sent: Jun 2, 2010 9:27 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Advice on 40 year old radio tower I need advice on using an old radio tower. It looks like to be the size of a 45G, the cross bars are bolted on instead of welded. The tower looks as if it is ok, light surface rust, bolts look ok on the outside, of course can't see inside. Heavy rust and pitting on several guy wires, guys are in amoung the trees, the location needs cleared, tower height 150 feet. Any one have experance on this type of tower? How much rust is aceptable on a gut wire? How do you decide on the safety on an old tower like this? What is the differance between guy wire and cable used as a guy wire? So many questions... Thanks for any help. Denny Yahoo! Groups Links -- Find it on Domain.com.au Need a new place to live?http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157631292/direct/01/ -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off-Topic: Shop liability insurance
Scott, Screw 'em. You don't need them. 73 de Lee K4LJP On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Stanley Stanukinos ka5...@swbell.netwrote: Scott, I am confused? Do they mean liability insurance for the product you are installing or a general liability policy for when you are doing work on their property? If it is for the product you are installing I would push back and try to find out what they are talking about. It may be someone in their purchasing department has gone off the rocker and misinterpreted a directive. Stan -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Zimmerman Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:04 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Off-Topic: Shop liability insurance For those that are on the list that own their own two-way shop: Who do you use for a liability carrier and what is your typical monthly/yearly premium? I have a customer I have been dealing with for about 8 years that has decided they won't do business with anyone that does not have liability insurance on the products they vend. It seems rather stupid to me, but I guess that's what happens when lawyers get involved. Input appreciated. Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 Yahoo! Groups Links -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
[Repeater-Builder] CTCSS Encoder/Decoder needed
Hey everyone, Look in your junkboxes, I 'm looking for an unmodified, working Com-Spec TE-64D Tone Box. cosmetics unimportant. Thanks de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Trojan Horse
Both are working again for me, Thanks ,Scott.73 de Lee K4LJP On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Scott Zimmerman n3...@repeater-builder.com wrote: Those that were having issues, please try it again. I think I found the bad code. (I'm not sure how it got there) I'd like a few people to check and see if there are still issues. Thanks, Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 George Henry wrote: It only appears on the front end page, www.repeater-builder.com ... where I have never seen a banner ad appear before. If you go directly to the technical information page, www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip , no problem. (that's the page I have saved in my favorites, anyway) George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 From: Doug Bade k...@thebades.net kd8b%40thebades.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, April 12, 2010 10:56:10 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Trojan Horse Avast went RED here too.. I have never seen it do that… Blocked a Trojan on connect.. dropped the site… not from google search.. direct from the hyperlink Jim posted…I would say it is real.. Doug From:Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of James Cicirello Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 11:52 AM To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Trojan Horse Kevin and moderators. I have been reading about problems getting onto repeater-builder. com. This morning my Avast flagged the site with the following. Malware, JS:llredir.AO tr TROGAN HORSE VPS Verision 100412-0, 4/12/2010. You probably already have the info. but wanted to make sure. KA2AJH -- Jim Cicirello 181 Stevens Street Wellsville, N.Y. 14895 (585)593-4655 Yahoo! Groups Links -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Xtals for Mastr ExecII
Crystek, And Jans, Both in Fort Myers, Fl..73 On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 3:01 PM, John k...@bellsouth.net wrote: Well it looks like I need a new tx xtal for my UHF ExecII repeater. The current xtal has suddenly jumped about 50KHz high on UHF What are the current prefered vendors? I know about International, any other reliable ones? John -- John Mc Hugh, K4AG Coordinator for Amateur Radio National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC Home page:- http://www.wx4nhc.org -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
[Repeater-Builder] new Topic
Hi guys, Since I can't address the site, I'd like some info into solving a problem with my 10 M beacon: Realistic HTX 100 It's been on the air flawlessly and continuously, (28,2883 Mhz @ 5W) for several years. About a week ago I turned it off to get in on a little 10 meter DX, myself. Upon restarting, the rig was locked up, and the display was flashing 28.3183. The normal unlock procedure restored the frequency readout to 28.000, but it still was flashing and still locked up. None of the function controls other than; on/off, volume, squelch, and RF gain, seem to work either. Any ideas?? I fully realize that this will be laughed at by many, but the link to the RB site is inaccessable to me right now. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Tim Ahrens tahr...@swtexas.net wrote: Oops, sorry guys, I just replied to Mort... I meant to do it to his own e-mail. Sorry. Tim W5FN -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Outdoor Pole or Wall Repeater Cabinet - Weather Resistant
Try to find a surplus Traffic control cabinet from your municipal, county, or state department of transportation. They are usually all aluminum and weathertight. Sometimes they are sold for aluminum scrap. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 8:55 AM, kg2bv kg...@yahoo.com wrote: Our Club (www.CNYARA.com)is in need of a weather resistant Repeater Cabinet that will house our 2-Meter Repeater, to include all of the equipment necessary (Duplexers, Power Supply, etc) to operate. We currently have a nice interior cabinet, however it has been determined that it is in our best interest to move the Repeater outside of the structure. We are mounting on a Farm Silo the grain creates an acetic atmosphere that plays hell on electronics. I looked these cabinets up commercially and on eBay and they are extremely expensive. Any idea's? 73, Tony, KG2BV kg...@yahoo.com KG2BV%40yahoo.com -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention Primer)
Sorry, Skip. I agree with Bob, I drive up from Fla, every year, and find driving there is relatively hassle free my nickel's worth. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 1:53 PM, n...@no6b.com wrote: At 3/21/2010 09:47, you wrote: 12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 55 zone ... you are considered a road hazard and will receive flashing lights and blaring horns from other drivers.. Not sure which Dayton you're referring to, but I found drivers in the eastern half of the country to be quite abiding of speed limits. And I've also found the local law enforcement to be quite efficient in enforcing said limits. Bob NO6B -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted
Ray, ONE FOR STARTERS, could also use one EFJohnson cabinet lock assembly as well. Thanks de Lee , K4LJP 73 On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:47 AM, ray kalbfeld rpkalbf...@hotmail.comwrote: how many Johnson keys you need? Raymond P. Kalbfeld 16850 Collins Avenue Suite 112-463 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 Cell 786-267-7555 Office 305-831-1488 rpkalbf...@hotmail.com -- To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com From: localjunkpedd...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:26:12 -0500 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted Andy, Any possibility that you could come up with an EFJohnson Deskmate station key?? de Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Andrew Seybold aseyb...@andrewseybold.com wrote: The Motorola key should be a 2135 and the GE Key is probably a BF10A, they are hard to find but around—I can make you copies if you want to pay the key making price and postage. Andy W6AMS *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Gary Schafer *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 6:16 PM *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted I am in need of a cabinet key for an old Motorola base station cabinet. It is an old low band 1/4 kw rig. Had 100TH tubes in final. This is the 6 foot tall cabinet. Anyone know the key number for these? Have a key? Also have an old GE progress line base cabinet that needs a key. This cabinet is about 3 feet tall and longer than wide. Thanks! Gary K4FMX -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] dual band convertacom
Not why but WHY !! On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:56 AM, hitekgearhead hitekgearh...@hotmail.comwrote: I know I am going to get the singular answer of WHY but I really would like some technical input on this. In my car I have an old Genesis series convertacom connected to a dual band Comet antenna. I often will swap my VHF and UHF HT back and forth and utilize the dual band capability of my antenna. It works pretty well. What I would like to get some input on however, is how to run some power with this setup. Of course the easiest would be to get a amateur dual band amplifier, but I already have a VHF and a UHF (N1275A and N1274A) amplifier. What I would like to do is parallel these two amps with some kind of switching/duplexer setup so that I could easily switch from VHF to UHF. My initial idea was to run an antenna switch from the convertacom to the amps so I can manually select which one the signal goes to. Then on the output side of the amps I thought about using an antenna duplexer on the output of the amps to feed the antenna. I was also thinking of running a switch to alternately select which amp was receiving DC power, but I don't know if that would be necessary. (Could I leave both amps powered on in this situation?) So, does this sound about right or am I going off the deep end? Thanks Albert -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted
Andy, Any possibility that you could come up with an EFJohnson Deskmate station key?? de Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Andrew Seybold aseyb...@andrewseybold.comwrote: The Motorola key should be a 2135 and the GE Key is probably a BF10A, they are hard to find but around—I can make you copies if you want to pay the key making price and postage. Andy W6AMS *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Gary Schafer *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 6:16 PM *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted I am in need of a cabinet key for an old Motorola base station cabinet. It is an old low band 1/4 kw rig. Had 100TH tubes in final. This is the 6 foot tall cabinet. Anyone know the key number for these? Have a key? Also have an old GE progress line base cabinet that needs a key. This cabinet is about 3 feet tall and longer than wide. Thanks! Gary K4FMX -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Any Repeaters Taken Off Air Permanently?
*I have *a 40 watt GE Mastr II UHF machine soon to be retired due to lack of use. Will sell complete; w/ NHRC controller, Motorola cansVery dependable ...Plug 'n' play Freq. 444.950 PL 123.0 $500.00 picked up in W. Palm Beach.Fl. de Lee K4LJP 73 Happy New Year On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:53 PM, railtrailbiker railtrailbi...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi: Are there any current or former repeater owners/operators out there who have recently taken a repeater off the air on a permanent basis? If so, what were your reasons? Tony -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Automated spam.
My apologies and best wishes to the offended parties, There were no spam-like intentions in my post. I simply hit Forward All which included several Yahoo groups and reflectors. Am I to assume thar Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas are going to be considered equally offensive?? On a Repeater Related Issue;.. I 'm still in need of a key and doorlock for an EF Johnson station. and a manual for a VHF Transcom II 100 watt repeater. 147.735 Rx and 147.135Tx xtals would also be appreciated. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wa6...@gmail.comwrote: First of all, this group has, at this moment, 4781 members, and it's been around for a good amount over 10 years. Other replies in the text. Please read. At 09:49 PM 11/20/09, you wrote: Well, you see, it's like this... The group setting is currently Membership does not require approval. Yes, anyone can join. And the fact that this group exists is open to the world. There are other groups that aren't that way. For example, the team that put together the new ARRL Manual did it with a closed, private Yahoogroup. If you didn't know the group existed AND if you were not invited, you would never know they were there, no matter how many searches you did, and how you did them. Another example was a yahoogroup that was used to coordinate a friends wedding several months ago. It was for a couple that met in a freshman class at Cal Tech, yet waited until both had their PHDs to get married (and it was a geek themed wedding). The whole thing was planned via a yahoogroup (which has since been deleted). The group existence was public, but you had to be invited to join. One of the tips I gave them was that if you don't want to pay though the nose for the wedding bouquet just say its for your little sisters birthday party, and the price goes way down. In fact that trick works for anything to do with a wedding - you say its for a wedding the price goes up, tell them its for a birthday and the price is much more reasonable. Now then, many, MANY automated spambots are designed to take advantage of just his setting on just this system. They troll the groups, some even just generate random names for groups, since most any combination of numbers and letters can be used for a group name, subscribe using the e-mail command (-subscribe), get the welcome message and blast out their opinion, and in most cases unsubscribe so there is no trace of the originator. By the time you complain, they've hit a thousand other groups. True - but if all pending memberships have to be approved then there are no postings. And I can't tell you how many pending memberships the moderators have spiked. I've done three just this week. When you comment on the post, you are commenting to nothing, nobody, anywhere... An automated machine just doing it's thing, usually untraceable with no interest in you, the group, topic, nothing. True The remedy is to simply turn off the automated subscription setting, It's not on, and hasn't been on for years. The person that posed that message has been a full member for over a year. this takes about as long as it does for the spambot to subscribe and blast the group, then disappear forever, about 15 seconds. Change this setting and the only comments you'll ever get are from members, which can be controlled. Right now the group is open to anything, anywhere. On that, you are wrong. The ability to post requires approval. This group has been configured so all posted messages from new members require approval. As I type this, I see Email attachments are distributed, not archived, which means if just ONE person, spambot, whatever, sends a virus, all 4,781 of us will get it delivered to us. This also applies to porn ads, KP, male member enhancers et cetera, they send it, we get it. The big IF - the person has to be a full member to post. If you can't post, you can't send a message, with or without an atachment. I see in the description If you are a Yahoo Spammer you'll not be able to post because all new members are moderated. This takes a few more steps out of ones way to control, so easy to let spammers slip through, harder to control with a group this size as each membership has to be manually changed online after the fact. True. With 4781 members, that means that a moderator had to promote each and every member to full membership. This is how yahoo and this group works. If the moderators are not familiar with locking down the group, contact me, I run several and can walk you through it. Kurt This group has been in a locked down state since day one. In all that time I'd be willing to bet that less than 25 spams have gotten through. The member that posted that message has been a full list member since November 9th of 2008. He had just as much right to post as anybody else. On the other hand you ( Kurt ) have
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off topic ... a time for God
Strangely, I've received more responses to to inadverdantly sending a GOD message, than any of my searches for repeater assistance. 73 de Lee K4LJP On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM, John J. Riddell ve3...@earthlink.netwrote: The list owner has asked that all this stuff be stopped. Can you folks not understand that ? This list is for assisting with technical issues regarding repeater building. John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis kc8...@hotmail.comkc8gpd%40hotmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off topic ... a time for God I like it. i am not offended at all. just the other day i saw a real still operating drive in movie theater. I am seeing bit's of Real amaerica starting to re emerge amongst the liberal PC garbage and i love it. - Original Message - From: ki4zji rr...@librtynet.com rross%40librtynet.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:28 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Off topic ... a time for God I am deeply offended by this. No, not the mention that we should take time out for God. I am offended by the barrage of tirades assaulting Lee for daring to mention God. Lee, good for you! Everyone who is a Christian should be a light in their community, drawing men to Jesus. Oh no - I mentioned Jesus. I guess I will get a box full of email telling me how offensive I am. Perhaps if I mentioned Buddha or Mohammad, I would be ok. But I dared to mention Jesus. Folks, if you live in the United States, you are living in a distinctively CHRISTIAN NATION. Get over the PC garbage that has polluted and is destroying our GREAT CHRISTIAN NATION. The United States is, after all, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. When our fathers founded this country, it was not founded on some nebulous supreme being, it was founded by Christians who were escaping religious persecution. They came to the New World because they wanted to freely worship Jesus. The original colonists as well as those who wrote the foundational documents of this country knew JESUS CHRIST as their personal LORD and SAVIOUR. To them, the name JESUS CHRIST was a name with power, a name to be honored and revered. The name of Jesus was not offensive and was certainly not a swear word to them. Some believe that if we call ourselves a Christian nation, we are forcing Christ on all people. Nothing could be farther from the truth. As Christians, who acknowledge the Bible as their final authority, we must admit that all people have a free will. If someone decides to follow another religion, that is their prerogative, their choice. There is no reason to be offended by that. It is sad to see such replies from what I thought was basically a good group of people. We can peaceably disagree on doctrine, denomination and even politics. That is our RIGHT as citizens. However, when one person is vilified for his willingness to ask you to take a moment out for God, regardless of who you may call God, there is a serious problem. The problem is not with Lee, the problem is with all of you who are persecuting him (and I suppose, now, me). Now, for what I am sure will be the final straw for some of you. I shall quote some Scripture. John 15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. They hated Jesus without cause. What was Jesus here for? To sacrifice Himself to save mankind from their sins. There was no reason for them to hate Jesus. He came to save us all. If I were to run headlong into a burning building to rescue someone from the fire, I would be lauded as a hero. If I should happen to get a little burn, the accolades would be greater. Jesus was God in the flesh. As God, who cannot sin, He took the all the sins of all the world upon Him. Imagine the guilt you would hopefully feel if you murdered an innocent child. Aside from the physical torture He endured in the process of the crucifixion, Jesus took all that guilt of all our sins upon Himself for us. Where are His accolades? Why is He not a hero among you? If you would like to discuss this with me, please email me directly. rr...@librtynet.com rross%40librtynet.com Sincerely, Randy Yahoo! Groups Links -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
[Repeater-Builder] Time for GOD
Read only if you have time for God Let me tell you, make sure you read all the way to the bottom. I almost deleted this email but I was blessed when I got to the end God, when I received this e-mail, I thought I don't have time for this... And, this is really inappropriate during work. Then, I realized that this kind of thinking is Exactly, what has caused a lot of the problems in our world today. We try to keep God in church on Sunday morning... Maybe, Sunday night... And, the unlikely event of a midweek service. We do like to have Him around during sickness And, of course, at funerals. However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during work or play Because.. That's the part of our lives we think We can, and should, handle on our own. May God forgive me for ever thinking... That There is a time or place where.. HE is not to be FIRST in my life. We should always have time to remember all HE has done for us. If, You aren't ashamed to do this... Please follow the directions. Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.' Not ashamed? Pass this on ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT!! Yes, I do Love God. HE is my source of existence and Savior... He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I will be nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. (Phil 4:13) This is the simplest test. If You Love God... And, are not ashamed of all the marvelous things HE has done for you Send this to ten people and the person who sent it to you! Now do you have the time to pass it on? Make sure that you scroll through to the end. Easy vs. Hard Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to tell a lie? Why are we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon is over we suddenly wake up? Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e-mail, but yet we forward all of the nasty ones? Of all the free gifts we may receive, Prayer is the very best one There are no costs, but wonderful rewards... GOD BLESS! Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Isn't it funny how someone can say 'I believe in God' but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also 'believes' in God). Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing? Isn't it funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me. I pray, for everyone who sends this to their entire address book, they will be blessed by God in a way special for them. And send it back to the person who sent it, to let them know that indeed it was sent out to many more. -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] High Band Micor receiver needed
Budd, I have a TLD 8273B receiver if you can use it. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Budd T n7...@yahoo.com wrote: Does anyone have High Band Micor receiver available? Monty, KE7JVX was checking out one of my 222 repeater conversions for numbness and has narrowed the problem down to asking for a whole Micor receiver section,or just the Reciever Auido Power Amplifier and Audio/Squelch Board. Please contact Monty Dana ke7...@gmail.com ke7jvx%40gmail.com or me offlist if you can help. Thanks 73 Budd -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Radio for repeater use Response to Tom's comments
I've been following it too. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. K4LJP On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Tom Parker t...@ntin.net wrote: Hello W3ML, I've been following this thread over the weekend and I think the issue has been addressed. I would check the antenna and related connectors. In fact, for my 2 cents, I'd replace the G7 with a commercial grade antenna, such as a DB product or equal. Now, to your scenario today, I would ask what the wind was like? If memory serves me correctly, that G7 has a couple of joints and is somewhat flimsy in terms of material strength and antenna height. There ya go, thp W3ML wrote: Hi Tom, I did crank up the power to 55 watts out of radio and that gives me 45 out of the duplexer. Decided on this wattage until I can figure the problem better. It is working better than before, but still having trouble. So from what you said about power coming out duplexer, the duplexer must still be okay. However, during the day today there were 3 hams talking and they said (later) that all of them were loud and clear. But, when I got home and tried to call one of them, he was covered in noise. Later one of the others called in and he would be clear, then the repeater would cut out and his signal would be gone, then it would come back with noise on his signal and then clear again. Then the other one came in with a lot of noise, then he would come in with a little noise and then no noise at all and then back again through this cycle. This cycle of noise and then no noise is driving me crazy. The set up is this: GE Mastr II VHF mobile running into a 6 cavity duplexer set to our freqs with a service monitor prior to bringing it here. There is a bandpass filter on the receive side after the duplexer and before the radio. We have used 1/2 inch hardline going up to the used G7-144. Then only thing I can think of is the radio is bad, the antenna is no good and the coax is shot. Now, the radio was given to us by a group that had used it, but decided to replace it with a Kenwood. I am thinking that they had the same problem and that is why they gave it away. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 73 John, W3ML - In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, W9SRV tgundo2...@... wrote: Ok- 1. Where are you checking the swr at in the chain? Make sure you bypass the duplexers to check the antenna, the cans can throw off the reading on some meters like you describe using. If you are less than 1.5:1 I would not worry too much more about it, any reflected power will get eaten up back in the cans. If you are really concerned about protecting the TX put a circulator in-line with it. 2. Make sure all the interconnecting cables are good shielded and not foil/ braid type. RG-213 and RG-400 are good choices, though there are a few more. 3. Terminate into a good dummy load. Set you output power to 80-90W. Then run thru the duplexer and check the power coming out of the cans. You should see something like 60-70w, depending on the spec of the duplexer. If your seeing much less than you may have a duplexer tuning issue. Figure out the real problem, let the radio run at a real spec power output, than absorb the title of far lord as every one thanks you for giving the repeater twice as many s-units. (then be prepared for the next round of complaints that become your problem) Tom W9SRV Sent from my iPhone On Oct 4, 2009, at 5:46 PM, W3ML w...@... w...@... wrote: No, except when it was at the 2o watts the swr was almost 1 and someone said that was the problem causing the de-sense. So we were afraid to run it higher. Like you said guess it was only a problem from running too little of power. Thanks and 73 John --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, W9SRV tgundo2003@ wrote: You answered your own question : So it appears that this radio, which is a GE Mastr II mobile, doesn't like to run at the lower wattage of 10 to 20 watts out. 110w radio will not be stable at 10-20w. If you look at your output on a spectrum you probably have spurs all over the place. Any reason you cannot run it at least 1/2-2/3 power? Tom W9SRV Sent from my iPhone On Oct 4, 2009, at 4:46 PM, W3ML w3ml@ wrote: So it appears that this radio, which is a GE Mastr II mobile, doesn't like to run at the lower wattage of 10 to 20 watts out. Yahoo! Groups Links -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Radio for repeater use
John, Now if you'll just consider Letting the big dog eat ( turn it up to full power), and mounting a 224E on the side of your tower as high as possible, you'll be talking. Remember height is might, it's also free gain. One more thing, get yourself a Bird Watt Meter!! de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 8:35 PM, W9SRV tgundo2...@yahoo.com wrote: Right message this time. 214 will work fine. Glad to hear your making progress! Tom W9SRV Sent from my iPhone On Oct 4, 2009, at 7:03 PM, W3ML w...@arrl.net w3ml%40arrl.net wrote: I was Wrong. I have RG-214 double shielded coax running throughout. John --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, W3ML w...@... wrote: Again let me say thanks for all the help. In the 30 years of hamming, this is all new to me and I am learning something new every day I play with this. And yes, it is really fun, to be able to learn something new about our hobby. I have all RG 213 coax as harness cable for the cans and to the radio for transmit and from radio through bandpass to the can on receive. I have been measuring the swr out of the radio. One of you said that I need to move the meter to the other side of the duplexer and check it there. I will do that again. I did check it there before, but have been leaving the meter in line between the radio and duplexer. Right now we have it running at 55 watts (out of radio) and everyone sounds great, except one and that may be his antenna as there is a little frying noise on him. One ham on the other side of county did say the reading went up from S2 to S5 so he was happy and a ham in another county about 27 miles away said we are 20 over at his place. This is a great improvement, because when it was ran around 10 to 20 watts the noise covered everyone up. Thanks gain, I really do appreciate the help. I hope everyone has a great week. 73 John --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, Chuck Kelsey wb2edv@ wrote: Double shielded -- specifically what type? Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: W3ML w3ml@ To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Radio for repeater use All coax is double shielded from radio to the hardline. Yahoo! Groups Links -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater
Gentlemen, After a week and a half I have pieced together a bit more info on the machine that I need a manual for. I have a Johnson Desk Side Base Station # 242-4573. It was converted into a repeater for use by the CAP. It uses a a home brew controller which I may replace. Xtals are another issue, they appear to be the plain old generic HC-25 style, but I may be wrong. Johnson offered a TXCO for this unit but it was never opted for. In summary I need a manual ,any helpful info, an economical source for new xtals, and one cabinet lock and key. I presently have two machines (one Micor and one Mastr II) on the air now, thanks every one on RB, especially Kevin and Scott. Any help on thi project will be greatly appreciated. EF Johnson Info seems to be scarce. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Lee Pennington localjunkpedd...@gmail.comwrote: Gentlmen; Need help in Identifying Johnson Vhf repeater... No model #, or serial # found on unit. I recently acquired a working EF Johnson VHF homebrew repeater, has an odd ball split. Tx freq. 148.150,..Rx freq. 143.900. Unit Xmits 120 watts w/good audio, receiver is fairly sharp. Encodes and decodes, 141.3PL tone. Homebrew controller with courtesy tone only, No cw ID. Unit appears to be a mobile radio in a Johnson cabinet w/ EFJohnson P.S. The cabinet is about 30 X 22 x 11 inches The mobile radio measures about 15 x 8 x 3 inches. The vintage is 1982... Need to ID Unit, ( PPL 6050 ???) help, and manual if possible. Are xtals still available? Thanks in advance for any assistance, de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] EF Johnson 25A rack mount power Supply
Guane; I have one too. The free hanging cable plugs directly into the matchimg receptacle on the EF Johnson radio, i have no idea what the receptacle on the power supply is used for. I'm still waiting for a definite I.D. and manual for the home brew repeater rig I have. The closest thing I have to an ID/serial # is : 0073CO22A. Manufactured August 1982. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:57 PM, lbd9992001 selk...@comcast.net wrote: I have an old EF Johnson 25A 14VDC rack mount power supply. The part number on it is 023-3341-012. The supply has a pigtail EFJ-style (male, female monster banana pin) receptacle on the power supply chassis and a freehanging one on a short cable. Can anyone provide a wiring diagram/schematic or at least enlighten me as to how the cable and chassis connectors are to be connected to a load? Thanks, Duane Fowler -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater
*Lance; My machine is way older than the CR series. I saw a picture and PDF file for them and their vintage is newer.The power supply in my unit has a huge heat sink. Mine has N type Tx and Rx connectors coming out of the top of the cabinet, they weren't being used when I got it. The receiver had RG 142U hardwired to the input which ran directly to the cans. I drilled a hole and installed a chassis mount BNC connector and put in a BNC to type N jumper in. I also installed a jumper likewise from the Xmitter to the other N conector coming out the top. I'll see if my friend can take some photos to send to you so we can indentify it. Hopefully with that info I can obtain some sort of service manual or at least a schematic. I hope you can come up with what I need. I have several other machines on the air even as we speak, but this is my first Johnson, but it was free and I've got too much time on my hands, and a local club needs a repeater so I'll git 'r' done and turn it over to them. Thanks. [?] de Lee K4LJP 73* On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Captainlance captainla...@optonline.netwrote: *Check the back of each chassis, receiver and transmitter for the applicable model numbers, the radio you have is probably a CR1000, CR1010, or CR1100* *made up of basically 2 mobile radios hung on pull out rails. The later ones have the chassis in pull out boxes, sort of like small rack units.* *I may have what you need if you can give me more info, or a photo of the insides...* *Lance N2HBA ( 20+ year EJF dealer).* - Original Message - *From:* Robert McNeill rob...@ncbfi.org *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 12:39 PM *Subject:* RE: [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater I believe that is a Civil Air Patrol split… -- *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Lee Pennington *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 12:28 PM *To:* Repeater Builders Yahoo Group *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater Gentlmen; Need help in Identifying Johnson Vhf repeater... No model #, or serial # found on unit. I recently acquired a working EF Johnson VHF homebrew repeater, has an odd ball split. Tx freq. 148.150,..Rx freq. 143.900. Unit Xmits 120 watts w/good audio, receiver is fairly sharp. Encodes and decodes, 141.3PL tone. Homebrew controller with courtesy tone only, No cw ID. Unit appears to be a mobile radio in a Johnson cabinet w/ EFJohnson P.S. The cabinet is about 30 X 22 x 11 inches The mobile radio measures about 15 x 8 x 3 inches. The vintage is 1982... Need to ID Unit, ( PPL 6050 ???) help, and manual if possible. Are xtals still available? Thanks in advance for any assistance, de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.105/2380 - Release Date: 09/18/09 07:49:00 -- Always drink upstream from the herd. 1E3.gif
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater
The radio indeed is a mobile radio, designed for trunk mount usage. the control cable which used to go to the dash mounted control unit now connrcts to a home brew controller. There is an off/on switch and voume control pot and several LED's, only two of which that do any thing. There is no squelch pot, which I wish to install once I am able to ID the the rig, and find the proper schematic. I certainly appreciate all the feedback received so far. And, Yes, the rig used to belong to a local CAP squadron. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 5:11 PM, radio5...@aol.com wrote: Sound like maybe a base station that has been converted. If it has volume and Squelch controls on the radio, it is probably a Fleetcom 2. If it doesn't, its a Transcom 2. Same cystals as the PPL series. Lift the top cover, receiver and transmitter should be separate. What color is the radio? -Original Message- From: Lee Pennington localjunkpedd...@gmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, Sep 18, 2009 1:56 pm Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater Lance, There iis only one unit in the cabinet, It does have the pullout shelf similar to the GE Mastr II. This rig has two channel capability, (only one is used) w/ *common xtals*, no modules or icoms as some like to call them. With a manual, new xtals, and a tx rx retune, it should be a piece of cake. Sorry, no can do on the pics. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Captainlance captainla...@opto nline.netcaptainla...@optonline.net wrote: *Check the back of each chassis, receiver and transmitter for the applicable model numbers, the radio you have is probably a CR1000, CR1010, or CR1100* *made up of basically 2 mobile radios hung on pull out rails. The later ones have the chassis in pull out boxes, sort of like small rack units.* *I may have what you need if you can give me more info, or a photo of the insides...* *Lance N2HBA ( 20+ year EJF dealer).* - Original Message - *From:* Robert McNeill rob...@ncbfi.org *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 12:39 PM *Subject:* RE: [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater I believe that is a Civil Air Patrol split… -- *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Lee Pennington *Sent: * Friday, September 18, 2009 12:28 PM *To:* Repeater Builders Yahoo Group *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater Gentlmen; Need help in Identifying Johnson Vhf repeater... No model #, or serial # found on unit. I recently acquired a working EF Johnson VHF homebrew repeater, has an odd ball split. Tx freq. 148.150,..Rx freq. 143.900. Unit Xmits 120 watts w/good audio, receiver is fairly sharp. Encodes and decodes, 141.3PL tone. Homebrew controller with courtesy tone only, No cw ID. Unit appears to be a mobile radio in a Johnson cabinet w/ EFJohnson P.S. The cabinet is about 30 X 22 x 11 inches The mobile radio measures about 15 x 8 x 3 inches. The vintage is 1982... Need to ID Unit, ( PPL 6050 ???) help, and manual if possible. Are xtals still available? Thanks in advance for any assistance, de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- =0 A No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.105/2380 - Release Date: 09/18/09 07:49:00 -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
[Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater
Gentlmen; Need help in Identifying Johnson Vhf repeater... No model #, or serial # found on unit. I recently acquired a working EF Johnson VHF homebrew repeater, has an odd ball split. Tx freq. 148.150,..Rx freq. 143.900. Unit Xmits 120 watts w/good audio, receiver is fairly sharp. Encodes and decodes, 141.3PL tone. Homebrew controller with courtesy tone only, No cw ID. Unit appears to be a mobile radio in a Johnson cabinet w/ EFJohnson P.S. The cabinet is about 30 X 22 x 11 inches The mobile radio measures about 15 x 8 x 3 inches. The vintage is 1982... Need to ID Unit, ( PPL 6050 ???) help, and manual if possible. Are xtals still available? Thanks in advance for any assistance, de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater
Lance, There iis only one unit in the cabinet, It does have the pullout shelf similar to the GE Mastr II. This rig has two channel capability, (only one is used) w/ *common xtals*, no modules or icoms as some like to call them. With a manual, new xtals, and a tx rx retune, it should be a piece of cake. Sorry, no can do on the pics. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Captainlance captainla...@optonline.netwrote: *Check the back of each chassis, receiver and transmitter for the applicable model numbers, the radio you have is probably a CR1000, CR1010, or CR1100* *made up of basically 2 mobile radios hung on pull out rails. The later ones have the chassis in pull out boxes, sort of like small rack units.* *I may have what you need if you can give me more info, or a photo of the insides...* *Lance N2HBA ( 20+ year EJF dealer).* - Original Message - *From:* Robert McNeill rob...@ncbfi.org *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 12:39 PM *Subject:* RE: [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater I believe that is a Civil Air Patrol split… -- *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Lee Pennington *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 12:28 PM *To:* Repeater Builders Yahoo Group *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Unidentified EF Johnson Repeater Gentlmen; Need help in Identifying Johnson Vhf repeater... No model #, or serial # found on unit. I recently acquired a working EF Johnson VHF homebrew repeater, has an odd ball split. Tx freq. 148.150,..Rx freq. 143.900. Unit Xmits 120 watts w/good audio, receiver is fairly sharp. Encodes and decodes, 141.3PL tone. Homebrew controller with courtesy tone only, No cw ID. Unit appears to be a mobile radio in a Johnson cabinet w/ EFJohnson P.S. The cabinet is about 30 X 22 x 11 inches The mobile radio measures about 15 x 8 x 3 inches. The vintage is 1982... Need to ID Unit, ( PPL 6050 ???) help, and manual if possible. Are xtals still available? Thanks in advance for any assistance, de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.105/2380 - Release Date: 09/18/09 07:49:00 -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Type?
12 inch radials??, Sounds like a 222 repeater pair (no duplexer) of antennas. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:52 AM, sjotrollet sjotrol...@yahoo.com wrote: As part of an estate we're assisting with, would anyone know the type, mfr, freq band. etc (or any info at all) on the following ant? There are two of them here, one is new. The SK was DEEP into VHF/UHF (having his own 2m 220 repeaters) so feel they are maybe 2m or 220 mhz. Anyway, any help would be appreciated. There are no numbers or mfr names on either. Both are identical. Black plastic construction 7 ft 2 in +/- long 1 dia at bottom of the element, 3/4 at the top. Single vertical member UHF coax connector on the bottom 3 ea 12 horizontal ground plane elements at the bottom. 73 Walt (N4GL) -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Type?
Exactly right, and since they were black in color, I would guess they were older antennas from Comet . But thats only a guess. If you have an antenna analyzer check and see what the resonant frequency is. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Walter Treftz sjotrol...@yahoo.com wrote: GA Lee - mni tks for the response. repeater pair -- do you mean, perhaps, one was used for rcvr and one for xmtr? The SK had his own 220 repeater for use of just him and his XYL so it could well be possible. Any idea on the mfr or model? With that maybe I could find something online. Would a pix help you ID it? If so, I can take some and send them to you. 73 Walt (N4GL) --- On *Tue, 8/18/09, Lee Pennington localjunkpedd...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Lee Pennington localjunkpedd...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Type? To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 10:42 AM 12 inch radials??, Sounds like a 222 repeater pair (no duplexer) of antennas. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:52 AM, sjotrollet sjotrol...@yahoo. comhttp://mc/compose?to=sjotrol...@yahoo.com wrote: As part of an estate we're assisting with, would anyone know the type, mfr, freq band. etc (or any info at all) on the following ant? There are two of them here, one is new. The SK was DEEP into VHF/UHF (having his own 2m 220 repeaters) so feel they are maybe 2m or 220 mhz. Anyway, any help would be appreciated. There are no numbers or mfr names on either. Both are identical. Black plastic construction 7 ft 2 in +/- long 1 dia at bottom of the element, 3/4 at the top. Single vertical member UHF coax connector on the bottom 3 ea 12 horizontal ground plane elements at the bottom. 73 Walt (N4GL) -- Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Always drink upstream from the herd.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crimping vs soldering types of coax connectors
I agree with Joe. I've been successfully buying and selling at Hamfests for years. It always seems that the lids and ticket holders have worst luck with their impulse buying. IMHO. *Real *Hams know the score. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Joe k1ike_m...@snet.net wrote: Yes, buying at a hamfest can be a great savings, if you know what you are buying. That's exactly why I am asking this question. Knowing what you are buying is always the key to success at a hamfest. Those who get disappointed are usually the impulse buyers or those who have not done their homework. Joe Barry wrote: Is buying at the ham fest a saving ? I occasionally enjoy the bs session and sometimes find a bargain but much of what I see these days is expensive and often oddball - that being negative sadly I was just wondering -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Service Monitor Question
Hi all, A little off Topic, but who might service a Cushman CE 50, without asking an arm and a leg?? de Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:02 AM, n...@no6b.com wrote: At 7/13/2009 23:27, you wrote: I second Jeff's comments. The 8920A/B series are much better than almost all IFR monitors, with the exception being the COM120B. To put it in simple terms, the HP 8920 is the Cadillac of monitors, while the COM120B is the Mercedes. I've owned a Motorola 2670A, an HP 8920A, and an IFR COM120B. The 120B is by far the best service monitor. It is the most flexible, especially when setting up repeater links and multiple-banded systems. It also has an excellent analyzer and oscilloscope function. But when they break, be prepared to be raped by IFR/Aeroflex. KG Electronics (http://kgelectronics.com) specializes in IFR-1200 repair. He says he'll also service 1500s. I've yet to use his services, but plan to once I start having problems with my A7550. Undoubtedly much cheaper than Aeroflex. He won't work on COM120Bs though. Bob NO6B -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] schematic needed - OT
How about a like new mic, $20.00 shipped to your door?? de Lee K4LJP 73 On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Ian Miller va...@securenet.net wrote: Gents I have a federal signal director model siren in my 70's TV police car that I use for shows etc. The siren works ok (hehe) but the PA sounds terrible. I suspect a bad mic. Does anyone have a schematic or a source for the service manual for this unit? Thanks in advance Ian R. VA2IR -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] schematic needed - OT
Model # MNCT, also small square, sticker which has 0548 on it. Hope this helps you out de Lee K4LJP 73 On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wa6...@gmail.comwrote: What' s the model number? Or if' there is no label, can you post a photo of the unit in the photo section of the yahoogroup? At 10:23 AM 06/25/09, you wrote: Gents I have a federal signal director model siren in my 70's TV police car that I use for shows etc. The siren works ok (hehe) but the PA sounds terrible. I suspect a bad mic. Does anyone have a schematic or a source for the service manual for this unit? Thanks in advance Ian R. VA2IR -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Controller suggestions, TKR-820
Ive been using a *Link Communications* RLC-1 which has performed flawlessly for many years. When you call them on the phone, real live people answer, and they are friendly and knowledgable... My two cents worth. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:19 AM, NORM KNAPP nkn...@twowayradio.net wrote: Hi guys, A local ham club recently received a Kenwood TKR-820 repeater. They are looking for recomendations for an external controller. Some of the features needed are to be able to enable/disable up to 3 link radios (2 for sure, one additinonal link radio later) via DTMF. Computer programmable. Don't really need to get fancy with voice anouncemt clocks or temperature or anything like that. May want to hook it up to a 100watt Mastr II later (much later) . Needs to be rack mountable as well... Any and all suggestions are welcome. 73 de N5NPO Norm Knapp -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
[Repeater-Builder] For Sale Goodies !!
Hurricane Season, and Field Day are coming up. I have: To SELL or TRADE Coleman Power Mate MAXA 5000 ER Plus generator, 10 HP. Tecumsah power plant, 5KW + low hours, good condition, starts first pull every time. List on the Trader's Net for $275.00, or will entertain any interesting trade proposals, Pick up only, or within 50 miWPB. .*MICROPHONES* ICOM HM-36 Hand Mic, very clean, $30.00 + shipping Hallicrafters Hand Mic, very clean, no model # has 6 pin DIN plug $30.00 + shipping D-104'sGood, clean and working 100%, Amplified or Unamplified, $40.00 ea. + shipping Yaesu YD-148---Dual impedance Desk mic for earlier Yaesus,(4 wire) sounds good, $40.00 + shipping WANTED: CDE AR 10, 22, or 22XL, control box (4 wire) WANTED; Model# 307-CG External Speaker for TENTEC JUPITER ( Charcoal Grey ) Clean please, no Junk !! WANTED; for ICOM 706, FL 223 SSB narrow filter, also UT 106 DSP Module, *RIGS* SWAN Cygnet 270B, Very Nice, Complete tune up and alignment by Mr. SWAN, himself', John Bruchey, radio is 39 years young, and is available to a serious Swan lover for $250.oo, FIRM, shipped to your door. Comes with clean original manual, and EF Johnson desk mic Icom IC 701 HF, 10 thru 160 meters, Solid State,considering it's age, (30 years) rates a NINE, in appearance,.easy to operate, Great for starter rig, Field Day, or back up. Operates 100%, W/ filters installed, Icom SM-2 Desk mic and Icom hand mic, Also Icom PS-120 power supply, original manuals for each,and original boxes. $325.00 FIRM shipped. ADI AR-146 2 meter mobile, clean, dependable, fairly easy to operate, 50 WATTS out, Original box, mic and copy of manual, First $75.00 gets it, + shipping 500 ft, Spool RG-8X, Quality coax,LOW LOSS, Mil Spec, 95% copper braid, $125.00 plus shipping. 230ft, Andrew Heliax ( 1/2 in.hardline) FSJ4 50B BRAND NEW, selling right now from RF Parts at over $3.50 per ft. My price, now only, $350.00 picked upTNX de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid. -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
[Repeater-Builder] Manual Needed
Hi guys, Anyone have a spare service manual for a G.E. Mastr II, UHF machine?? It does not have to be like new, just *complete* and not too raggedy. HI Model # DC55YAU77B, tnx in advance. de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Manual Needed
Thanks Guys, I certainly appreciate all of your Input. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wa6...@gmail.comwrote: At 03:15 PM 05/31/09, you wrote: Hi guys, Anyone have a spare service manual for a G.E. Mastr II, UHF machine?? It does not have to be like new, just *complete* and not too raggedy. HI Model # DC55YAU77B, tnx in advance. de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid. This is a frequent question, and the answer is the same each time - there is no one manual for any GE radio. You need to build a manual, starting with your combination number. First, go to www.repeater-builder.com then click on the GE link. Then scroll down to the GE Technical Information heading, then click on the LBI page. Then scroll down to the Product Code Index files, and click on PC67 Mastr II stations. You will, at that point, see that you have a continuous duty, low power wideband channel guard repeater in a DeskMate cabinet. But the reason you are looking at that document is on the second page. If you look carefully at the first table, you will see that the second, third and fifth digit in the combo number is critical and determines what the starting manual page is. Your combination number is DC55YAU77B, and the C, 5, and Y leads you to LBI4787 as the starter page, which is basically a cover page for a 3-ring binder. Go back to the LBI page and look up LBI4787, then print it. That page leads you to LBI30775. Look it up and see that it says full page under the number. That means that it has wiiddeee pull-out pages, and you can either print them yourself and tape them together, or take the file to a Kinkos/FedEx shop or a graphics shop on a thumb drive (sometimes called a pen drive or a flash drive) and have them print the wide pages on their roll feed printer. Some shops let you email the files to them. Going back to LBI4787 gives the receiver and transmitter number... The second table is for the transmitter, and the 5 and 77 give LBI30211 as the transmitter LBI, and third table uses the U and 77 to give LBI30025 as the receiver LBI. The last table uses the 5 to give LBI30867 as the power supply. So go look up LBI30211 and you will find it is a cover sheet (again noted as full page) for LBI30212, LBI 30200, and LBI30213. On the receiver look up LBI30025 and you will find it is a cover sheet for LBI30113, LBI30032, LBI30029, and LBI4986. You will also see a note that is has been replaced by LBI38505. After you look at both you may decide to print one, or both. So keep drilling down and printing LBIs as you go (or copying them to the thumb drive) and you will end up with the complete custom manual for your station. And if you find any errors, let me know, I'll fix them. I've put a lot of work into that section of the web site (and I don't even own a GE radio!) and I'm still finding errors. If you stumble across any LBIs we don't have, let me know as well. We can get them scanned into PDFs and then added to the page. Mike WA6ILQ -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
[Repeater-Builder] Fwd: REPEATER,ANDREW FSJ4 50B HELIAX,other related stuff
Brand New: 230 Ft. Andrew FSJ4-50B 1/2 in. HELIAX (hardline) Stored indoors, protective caps on ends. Pick up only, W.P.Bch area. $400.00 Firm.CURRENTLY PRICED @ $3.85 per ft. from RF Parts CO 70 cm. Repeater, Plug 'n' Play G.E. MASTR II, 40watts, NHRC-1 repeater controller, Motorola 4 can Duplexer. Has been on the air for the last 5 years with no issues, includes manuals Pickup only, W.P.Bch area, $500.00 or any interesting trades. NEEDED: CDE AR-10 or AR-22XL 4 wire rotator controller Have 8 wire Ham-M controller for TRADE or sell for 25 bucks, shipped. No Pay Pal, my info is correct on QRZ.com. TNX de Lee K4LJP 73 . -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid. -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Diamond X500HNA antenna
Just seal it up the best you can and pray for no lightning!! de, Lee K4LJ73 On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Paul Holm p...@chargertech.com wrote: I recall seeing posts from several who have used the Diamond X500HNA antennas with good results. We've got a VHF machine with one of these that's going back up. It was taken down because of a noise problem and sent back to Diamond for repair. It was/will be top mounted. For those who are using them, can you offer any suggestions as far as assembling, mounting or weatherproofing? Is it worthwhile to try to take extra steps to seal up the outer coupling joints? or to solder the element joints? Thanks. 73 Paul - KC0HST -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hello new member here w/question
A Diamond F-23 works well for me, however lightning loves them. de Lee k4LJP 73 On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 6:31 PM, John Poindexter w...@arrl.net wrote: Hello, We are just getting into the repeater business for our club. We will run a 2 meter repeater, with seven cans. My questions is what would be a good antenna if we don't have the space to put a 4 bay antenna? The tower that we are starting with is only 50 feet with a 10 mast. Any ideas? This repeater is just for covering our county (a small county at that), we are not worrying about other counties hitting it. Thanks and 73 John, W3ML Knox, IN -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Why Are You Banning Users - END OF THREAD
Thanks, Kevin On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Wesley Bazell wesley...@verizon.netwrote: *Good for You kevin* - Original Message - *From:* Kevin Custer kug...@kuggie.com *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:14 AM *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] Why Are You Banning Users - END OF THREAD Spencer R. Peterson wrote: Why are you banning me from joining the coordination group? (Banned by Owner). Why are you questioning my list ownership skills and duties? Why are you cross posting this crap to another list? Are your questions answered? Now, you are banned from this list as well. Go away. END OF THREAD! Kevin Custer - List Owner -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton
Any good deals on 6146-B's ? Lee K4LJP On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Jeff DePolo j...@broadsci.com wrote: Our group (WN3A, KA9FUR, KA3LAO, N9QOO, et al) will be in spaces 2368-2370 this year (different spots than previous years for those that stop by annually). Stop by for 807's and good deals on repeater related stuff. --- Jeff WN3A -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
[Repeater-Builder] H1N1 virus and Dayton Hamvention
Hi All, For those of you that are planning to travel to Dayton next week, I found this on the net: http://www.whiotv.com/video/19322933/index.html Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] DB-224 Price?
About 650 Bucks On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Mike (WM4B) Besemer mwbese...@cox.netwrote: I'm trying to get an equipment list together for our club secretary so he can add new items to our insurance. What's a reasonable replacement cost for a DB-224E? I can't seem to find anything on the internet that I'd be willing to put on the insurance form... the prices seem to vary pretty wildly. Thanks, Mike WM4B -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] DB-224 Price?
Mike, I only gave you the approximate price of the antenna, like you said, equipment and shipping prices widely vary depending on the source. Happy Hunting!! de Lee 73K4LJP On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Mike (WM4B) Besemer mwbese...@cox.netwrote: I'm trying to get an equipment list together for our club secretary so he can add new items to our insurance. What's a reasonable replacement cost for a DB-224E? I can't seem to find anything on the internet that I'd be willing to put on the insurance form... the prices seem to vary pretty wildly. Thanks, Mike WM4B -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
[Repeater-Builder] Ridiculus
=== THIS IS ABSOLUTLY REDICULOUS! Subject: California County Taking Actions To Silence ALL Ham Activity From: www radiobanter com San Luis Obispocounty supervisors took drastic and unprecedented action yesterday by passing an ordinance that would prohibit amateur radio operators, known as hams, from operating their transmitting stations. The measure was put in place to eliminate what officials said were health risks associated with transmitters located close to children. A legal struggle is expected. By a vote of 4 to 1 with one abstention, the governing board of SLO county took action aimed at addressing a recent Stanford University study that showed a correlation between ham radios and attention de ficit disorder and hyperactivity in children, as well as nagging reports of interference caused by radio hams operating their high-powered transmitters in residential neighborhoods. Our primary responsibility is to provide a safe environment for children to live without the dangerous effects of radio waves constantly bombarding them and causing proven neurological and psychological problems, said E. Duane Nyborg, an attorney who represented the county in several court cases in the past year. Hams are not the only culprits, but they are usually in very close proximity to children and are no doubt a major contributor to the health problems we've been seeing. The interference is just the last straw that convinced the county that something had to be done about it. Atascadero city manager Laura Lopez said that she has seen a tenfold increase in the number of complaints of interference from ham radio operators in the last six months. New housing developments which have dramatically increased the population there and placed homes unusually close to each other are the predominant contributing factor. Similar conditions exist in most of the county. We have radio hams getting into toasters, electric pianos, light bulbs, everything, from their powerful transmitters that cause all this static. Many of our citizens can't use basic appliances or watch television because of all the junk that the hams are broadcasting, she tol d the Press-Telegram by telephone. Hams can't say they didn't see this coming. They were warned by the county last year that if they did not submit to a check of their stations by officials, they would have limits imposed on their operation. Few consented to the searches, which most decried as invasive. But nobody expected a total ban on transmissions. This is outrageous. You'd better believe we're going to fight back and win. This is a totalitarian seizure of our rights that is totally illegal and can't stand up, said Frank Wilson, a local ham club president. He said there were no formal plans for an appeal yet but preparations were underway. Wilson claims that a federal preemption of local zoning ordinances, called PRB-1, delineates three rules for local municipalities to follow in accomodating antenna structures such as are used by hams. But Nyborg says that PRB-1 applies to antenna structures only, and not the transmitters used to feed the antennas with a radio signal. We know all about PRB-1. That's why we said nothing about antennas. This law is not about antennas. It goes after the root of the problem, which is the transmitters that put out huge signals that get into the brains of our children and short-circuit them out. Those are the facts, that's what the scientific evidence points to, he said at a news conference called shortly after the county's action. In 2008, a grou p of researchers in the school of Environmental Health and Safety at Stanford published their findings that exposure to ham radio signals for three hours per day increased the risk of hyperactivity and related disorders by 10% in children aged 12 and under. This effect was seen when a typical ham radio was turned on up to ¼ mile away. The San Luis Obispo city office says that up to 11,000 children in that city live that close to a ham radio station. The Stanford study showed that frequencies around 3.5, 7, and 14 Megahertz were the most harmful, but that the danger existed all the way up to 450 Megahertz and above. We know where the hams are, that information is easy to get on the Internet, said former mayor of Paso Robles and current county supervisor Anthony Wu. Most of these guys are running one hundred watts of power, that's an incredible amount of radiation, and you can't block it out. It enters your house, it gets into your body and does a lot of damage there. Cindy MacMahon, 41, of Morro Bay, soccer mom of two and volunteer at city bake sales, praised the action by the board of supervisors and looked forward to radio-free days ahead. I'm always getting interference on my TV and stereo that I'm sure is from the guy down the street with his big
[Repeater-Builder] Micor SCM's
Excess to my needs; 2 Micor station control modules, R-B mods done...Ten bucks ea. shipped. Tnx. de Lee K4LJP 73 -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] FS: collectable service monitor
Wish I was out there, that won't last long!! Lee K4LJP On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:13 PM, wb6ymh freebsd...@hotmail.com wrote: Are you feeling nostalgic for a vintage service monitor? If so I may have just the thing for you. A working Cushman CE5 with dev scope and tunable VHF preselector. Also included are the front cover, antenna, output pad, service manual on CD and original hardcopy manual for the CRT plugin. Several of the front panel dial lights are burned out, but you can still read the frequency without them. The generator output varies a couple of DB over time. It needs calibration, but I'll net it to my rubidium frequency standard if you like. Local pickup only (Los Angeles area) or I can meet you at the W6TRW swap meet. It's too heavy and fragile to ship for a reasonable cost. I'm asking $250, offers or trades considered. I'll even throw in a UHF Micor repeater unichassis and power supply if you need something to tune up! 73's Skip wb6...@cox.net WB6YMH%40cox.net -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need Micor Mobile TLD8262B10 Exciter
Mike I dont know if you can use it or not, but I have a Vhf Micor exciter # TLD 5322A, free, for shipping charges. .de, Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Mike (WM4B) Besemer mwbese...@cox.netwrote: Anybody got such a spare of this critter (or a suitable sub) they'd be willing to part with? This is the exciter for the 132-174 MHz range mobiles. 73, Mike WM4B -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Anyone ever used this repeater controller?
I've been using a NHRC II controller, assembled from a kit more than 5 years ago. Flawless performance in a GE Mastr II UHF machine. de Lee K4LJP 73 On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:35 AM, wb8art wb8...@netzero.net wrote: Bob I have been able to fit the ICS Basic controller in the front in place of the tone bd. similar to the NHRC retro. So far not had any problems. Randy --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, n...@... wrote: At 3/27/2009 07:36, you wrote: Bob, I've been considering getting one of the NHRC controllers for a GE MVP. Are they dependable, or like your email mentions, having some occasional failures? IMO, no. Our NHRC-micro has failed 3 times. The first time NHRC was nice enough to repair it under warranty, but the 2nd time they stopped answering e-mails, so I fixed it myself as well as the 3rd time a couple of months ago. Each time the problem was a bad chip capacitor. On the last failure the chip cap shorted the V+ line, vaporizing a trace as well as some of the board material. I managed to fix it but it's barely hanging on now. The repeater itself is installed in a rather benign environment (3 story medical office building) I've been told there hasn't been any lightning in the area during the entire time it's been in operation. Also nothing else in the system suffered any damage during this time, including the Astron power supply, which never crowbarred. So my conclusion is that a bad batch of chip caps found their way into this unit. Given this conclusion NHRC's failure to communicate with me on the 2nd failure I can't recommend their products, have been looking for a non-NHRC replacement controller that would fit in the multi-freq area of an MVP. Looks like we finally have something available in the RC-99. Bob NO6B -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] BRAMCO Reeds
Mark, I may be mistaken, but I seem to remember Bramco's as all being senders. de, Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:21 PM, James Delancy ctra...@gmail.com wrote: I seem to remember the bramco reeds as -sponder units. If you happen to have a -sender, it usually works either way if I remember right. James Mark wrote: I found a couple of BRAMCO reeds in my junque box today, and can't remember if these are VibraSponder or VibraSender compatible reeds. Part number is A01863 (Tone 141.3). Can anyone remember if these -sponders are or -senders?? Thanks! Mark - N9WYS Yahoo! Groups Links -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] BRAMCO Reeds
I've only seen BLUE ones, I'm presently holding a 127.3 in my hand. Lee On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Bill Hudson w6...@pacbell.net wrote: Since we’re all pushing our memories – I remember RED ones being sponders, and BLUE ones being senders -- *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Lee Pennington *Sent:* Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:46 AM *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] BRAMCO Reeds Mark, I may be mistaken, but I seem to remember Bramco's as all being senders. de, Lee K4LJP 73 On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:21 PM, James Delancy ctra...@gmail.com wrote: I seem to remember the bramco reeds as -sponder units. If you happen to have a -sender, it usually works either way if I remember right. James Mark wrote: I found a couple of BRAMCO reeds in my junque box today, and can't remember if these are VibraSponder or VibraSender compatible reeds. Part number is A01863 (Tone 141.3). Can anyone remember if these -sponders are or -senders?? Thanks! Mark - N9WYS Yahoo! Groups Links -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid. -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
[Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps...
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: WTB - Icom IC-22U
Mike, I have one, and possibly the Xtal pair you'll need, about 10 watts output in the high posiition. $25.00 shipped, No mic. ...$30.00 with mic. Lee, K4LJP 73 On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Mike (WM4B) Besemer mwbese...@cox.netwrote: I'm looking for an Icom IC-22U for use at a repeater site as a remote base. Physical condition is not particularly important. I would prefer a working unit, but may consider one in repairable condition, depending on the fault. 73, Mike WM4B -- Smart pills are placebos, you can't fix stupid.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT But Useful Site
It worked in West Palm Beach as well, but info is more than ayear old. Lee On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Dave and Julie Corrigan co...@eburg.comwrote: It worked on my town, community, zipcode and also the surrounding ones. Population of under 500 souls. Very interesting site indeed. -Dave Joe wrote: I looks like only the bigger communities have the info. My town of 8,000 also has none of the additional information listed. Joe Chuck Kelsey wrote: FWIW, none of this information shows for my community.
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Yet Another split antenna Question
Wow! count your blessings and proceed! Lee,K4LJP 73 On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:04 AM, kb5vjy jholl...@nbc10news.net wrote: Folks, I have read just about every split antenna post that I can find.. I hate to be a yet another poster but here is my situation. I just want to know if it is do able. And what problems I might run into. After months of waiting, I have been issued a repeater pair of 147.255 for a long range 2m repeater that will be installed. This is my first 2m repeater, but I do have 3 70cm repeaters (all Mastr II's).. My situation is the following: I have a Mastr II Station 100w Cont. Duty PA for the project... I still have to order the xtals. I will run a PL as needed on 127.3. The controller will be a CAT (version unsure of) I have a 2000' broadcast tower with a platform at 1300' and another at 1000'. There is a DB 224 mounted under the 1300' and one under the 1000' platform with a section of 7/8 feedline running from the top platform and the bottom platform. There is a full rack size NEMA 12 enclosure on the 1300' platform. After Feb '09 there will be NO VHF transmitting equipment on this tower at all. The closest transmitter is 6 miles away. What I would like to do, is mount the radio in the enclosure at the top platform. Use the top DB 224 for the Receive antenna, and the 1000' DB 224 for the Transmit antenna. What are the problems that I will run into with this situation, and should I look for some type of filter for the receiver. I do plan on putting an APRS Digi at 1300' as well moving one of my 70cm repeaters to the same platform some time early next year. Any comments would be helpful. Thanks.. 73 de Joe KB5VJY Sorry.. RTTY dayz!
[Repeater-Builder] REPEATER,ANDREW FSJ4 50B HELIAX,other related stuff, sell or swap
* Brand New: 230 Ft. Andrew FSJ4-50B 1/2 in. HELIAX (hardline) Stored indoors, protective caps on ends. Pick up only, W.P.Bch area. $400.00 Firm.CURRENTLY PRICED @ $3.85 per ft. from RF Parts CO 70 cm. Repeater, Plug 'n' Play G.E. MASTR II, 40watts, NHRC-1 repeater controller, Motorola 4 can Duplexer. Has been on the air for the last 5 years with no issues, includes manuals Pickup only, W.P.Bch area, $500.00 or interesting trades S-COM Industries 5K Repeater Controller, Complete with 19 inch Rack Mount option, requires only 1 3/4 inch vertical space and is just 7 inches deep. Just pulled from retired repeater, worked flawlessly the last eight years. Comes with complete comprehensive programming and installation instructions and schematics, etc. $125.00 picked up, or a little help on shipping* .SOLD* Lee, K4LJP 73 * ___
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band
Ditto on Scott,s remarks, I have a twenty five year old MASTR II, 40 w. on 70 cm. , and a twenty seven year old Micor, 110 w, on 2m,( receiver by Scott).Bulletproof!! Regards, Lee, K4ljp On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Scott Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, I would have to agree with the comments made by Jim Brown in this thread. I would put any 20-30yr old converted commercial gear up against a brand new Kenwood, Icom, whatever machine. There is nothing wrong with properly converted commercial gear. The best benefit is it's relatively cheap to obtain, convert, and service. Parts are easily found out of 'donor' machines. I can understand most clubs wanting a brand new repeater. One that is all nice and shiny when you take it out of the box. However, there is a reason why there are more used cars than new cars sold in any given year. The used cars may not be as new bright and shiny, but they perform the EXACT same function. Would you rather have a restored '82 Corvette Sting Ray, or a brand new Toyota Corolla? If you would like to read more about the repeaters we offer built from years of experience, check out this link: www.repeater-builder.com/custombuilt Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Rd Boswell, PA 15531 - Original Message - *From:* John Transue [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2008 10:19 AM *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Good Repeaters for UHF Ham Band My ham radio club is ready to replace our 440 repeater. I have read the spec/data sheets on the Icom IC FR-4000 and the Kenwood TKR-850. Here are my questions: Are these among the best modern repeaters available? Is one or the other superior? Is there a different repeater you would prefer or recommend? What good/bad experience have you had with the Icom or Kenwood (or with related products)? Are there specific brands or models to avoid? Information that might be relevant: The repeater will be in a standard 19-inch rack mount cabinet. It will be inside, not exposed to the elements . It can be used with or without a power amplifier (5W in, 90W out). I would like the power out to be near the 90W. The frequency pair has 5MHz separation. TX is on 448.375MHz; RX on 443.375MHz. The duplexer is a Motorola T1504A I would appreciate the benefit of your experience. Thanks. John Transue, Trustee Vienna Wireless Society Vienna, VA -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1802 - Release Date: 11/20/2008 7:28 PM
Re: [Repeater-Builder] S-COM Industries 5K REPEATER CONTROLLER FOR SALE
Yes, It's V. 1.5I hope this helps you out. tnx Lee, K4LJP..73 On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Adam C. Feuer [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hi Lee, Do you happen to know which version of firmware it has? Thanks! Adam N2ACF Lee Pennington wrote: S-COM Industries 5K REPEATER CONTROLLER complete with optional 19 Rack Mount, uses only 1 3/4 inch vertical space and only 7 inches deep. Comes with comprehensive programming and installation instructions, schematics. etc. Pulled from retired repeater, guaranteed not DOA $135.00 shipped insured. No Paypal, USPS money orders preferred, personal checks OK, or good ol'cash always welcomed. Lee, K4LJP --
