Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor Repeater - ID?
What exactly is a community repeater? I've seen references to it, but I haven't seen a definition yet. Best regards, Mike Benonis Electrical Engineering '09 Department of Drama Sound Engineer The University of Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:mjb8h%40virginia.edu KI4RIX On Feb 4, 2008, at 3:55 , sgreact47 wrote: Acually it IS a C64RCB-3105AY which is a eight user comunity repeater. Eric Lemmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike, The C64RCB-3105AT (I'm pretty sure the Y is actually a T) station is described as: C = Compa Station 64 = 75 watt output in the UHF band RCB = Continuous Duty PA 3 = PL Tone-Coded Squelch 1 = N/A 0 = 1 TX and 1 RX 5 = DC Remote Control AT = Repeater Station You can get more information by looking at the numbers stamped on the various boards. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Benonis Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:38 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Repeater - ID? Good day, I just picked up what I believe is a Micor repeater at a Hamfest today for free. I'm told the repeater works, but I can't verify that. Here's what I know about it: Form Factor: Rack-Mounted Model Number: C64RCB-3105AY FCC Xmit Info: CC4224C FCC Rcvr Info: RC0080 Frequency: 464.050 MHz (I assume this is TX, but it doesn't say specifically on the label) Cards installed: 2x Four User Control Modules 1x Master Decoder 1x Squelch Gate 1x Station COntrol Module 1x Time Out Timer It has a Motorola power supply in the rack at the bottom. I didn't see any cans mounted in the rack, but I only found one N connector on the back (ublabeled, of course, but it looks like it comes out of a large silver box at the top of the rack with a heatsink on it. I can provide photos of the unit if needed. I'd like to convert this down to the 440 MHz amateur band if possible, for less than say, $1000 in new parts/repairs. Can anyone tell me, based on the information given, if this seems like a reasonable thing to do? If this is a boat anchor, I'm perfectly happy to get rid of it - but I figured, for free, what do I lose? Best regards, Mike Benonis Electrical Engineering '09 Department of Drama Sound Engineer The University of Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:mjb8h%40virginia.edu KI4RIX
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Repeater - ID?
Eric and Joe, Thank you for your replies. Assuming this repeater is in functioning (or near-functioning order) on its current frequency (464.050), is it possible to take it down to amateur frequencies? From what I read on the repeater-builder website, it seems like the procedure would be to (paraphrasingsimplifying here) replace a set of capacitors to retune the repeater and then send the channel elements to a crystal house to be re-crystalled/calibrated. Is this correct? Best regards, Mike Benonis Electrical Engineering '09 Department of Drama Sound Engineer The University of Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] KI4RIX On Feb 2, 2008, at 23:56 , Eric Lemmon wrote: Mike, The C64RCB-3105AT (I'm pretty sure the Y is actually a T) station is described as: C = Compa Station 64 = 75 watt output in the UHF band RCB = Continuous Duty PA 3 = PL Tone-Coded Squelch 1 = N/A 0 = 1 TX and 1 RX 5 = DC Remote Control AT = Repeater Station You can get more information by looking at the numbers stamped on the various boards. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Benonis Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:38 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Repeater - ID? Good day, I just picked up what I believe is a Micor repeater at a Hamfest today for free. I'm told the repeater works, but I can't verify that. Here's what I know about it: Form Factor: Rack-Mounted Model Number: C64RCB-3105AY FCC Xmit Info: CC4224C FCC Rcvr Info: RC0080 Frequency: 464.050 MHz (I assume this is TX, but it doesn't say specifically on the label) Cards installed: 2x Four User Control Modules 1x Master Decoder 1x Squelch Gate 1x Station COntrol Module 1x Time Out Timer It has a Motorola power supply in the rack at the bottom. I didn't see any cans mounted in the rack, but I only found one N connector on the back (ublabeled, of course, but it looks like it comes out of a large silver box at the top of the rack with a heatsink on it. I can provide photos of the unit if needed. I'd like to convert this down to the 440 MHz amateur band if possible, for less than say, $1000 in new parts/repairs. Can anyone tell me, based on the information given, if this seems like a reasonable thing to do? If this is a boat anchor, I'm perfectly happy to get rid of it - but I figured, for free, what do I lose? Best regards, Mike Benonis Electrical Engineering '09 Department of Drama Sound Engineer The University of Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:mjb8h%40virginia.edu KI4RIX
[Repeater-Builder] Micor Repeater - ID?
Good day, I just picked up what I believe is a Micor repeater at a Hamfest today for free. I'm told the repeater works, but I can't verify that. Here's what I know about it: Form Factor: Rack-Mounted Model Number: C64RCB-3105AY FCC Xmit Info: CC4224C FCC Rcvr Info: RC0080 Frequency: 464.050 MHz (I assume this is TX, but it doesn't say specifically on the label) Cards installed: 2x Four User Control Modules 1x Master Decoder 1x Squelch Gate 1x Station COntrol Module 1x Time Out Timer It has a Motorola power supply in the rack at the bottom. I didn't see any cans mounted in the rack, but I only found one N connector on the back (ublabeled, of course, but it looks like it comes out of a large silver box at the top of the rack with a heatsink on it. I can provide photos of the unit if needed. I'd like to convert this down to the 440 MHz amateur band if possible, for less than say, $1000 in new parts/repairs. Can anyone tell me, based on the information given, if this seems like a reasonable thing to do? If this is a boat anchor, I'm perfectly happy to get rid of it - but I figured, for free, what do I lose? Best regards, Mike Benonis Electrical Engineering '09 Department of Drama Sound Engineer The University of Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] KI4RIX
