[Repeater-Builder] Looking for a high band z matcher
Would like to tweak my system with a z matcher. Would be used on the 2 meter band. Anyone have a nice 'cheap' one they would part with? :-) Thanks, Ben-W4WSM
[Repeater-Builder] Lost 10 volts in a Master II UHF Repeater
I was up on the hill this afternoon loading new firmware into a controller when my UHF Master II went down. Didn't even touch the thing... The PS is working with 15 volts out and the 3 fuses in the front are fine. The 10 volt card checked OK in my spare repeater No 10 volts at all. Any ideas? Ben-W4WSM
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Lost 10 volts in a Master II UHF Repeater
I swapped a known good 10v card and still nothing then tried the card from this repeater in my other repeater and it worked fine so it looks like the card is good. Will check the backplane and see if anything looks loose... --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Seybold aseyb...@... wrote: Or it could be one of the jumpers on the 10 Volt card has a cold joint-I have seen this before on these cards From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 1:59 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Lost 10 volts in a Master II UHF Repeater Could be a dirty contact on the backplane. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: w4wsm b.run...@... mailto:b.runner%40insightbb.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 4:45 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Lost 10 volts in a Master II UHF Repeater I was up on the hill this afternoon loading new firmware into a controller when my UHF Master II went down. Didn't even touch the thing... The PS is working with 15 volts out and the 3 fuses in the front are fine. The 10 volt card checked OK in my spare repeater No 10 volts at all. Any ideas? Ben-W4WSM Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2887 - Release Date: 05/21/10 02:26:00
[Repeater-Builder] Moto TPN1110b PS battery?
I noticed my Micor repeater's power supply has a black/wire hanging off a couple terminals in the back. May have been a battery back up connnected...does the PS have a charging circuit? Just wondering if I could hook up a battery to it direct... Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Would anyone like to talk about SERA in KY? Off lis
Mike, I said I wouldn't post again on this subject but here is one more anyway:-) I understand completely about health or other personal problems getting in the way of your hobby but this is a little different. Many people are depending on you to do a job you volunteered to do. In fact in this case you have a lot of money and time in your system and the FCC looks at that coordination in case of interference. To me if I volunteer to do something and am unable to do it I'll either step down, get help or even get temporary help to keep things going until I'm back on my feet. I don't have any hard feelings about Tim. What ever happened to him and Mike isn't my business and I hope they are both OK. Looks like SERA would be big enough to keep up with the directors and get them help if they need it. I know for a fact that others have offered to help the KY directors and nothing was ever said of the offer. IMHO KY deserves to have the best we can get as far as directors. If it is too hard of a job for Tim Mike then get Billy Bob in Louisville, Joe Bob in Russellville and Jim Bob in Middlesboro to help and break the state down into districts...If you check the Journal we have less repeaters than most states. Not that we need more but we do need to have an active coordination council in this area. Ben-W4WSM My point to all of this is that we need to remember that these coordinator's jobs are voluntary, and are done as a hobby, in spare time that is pulled away from families, and other more pressing obligations. Maybe is there was a $500 coordination fee charged to the applicant, the coordinator would move a whole lot faster. But, of course, that would never work either... My 2 cents worth Mike Pugh KA4MKG
[Repeater-Builder] Doug Hall 4RV-2 problem...
I'm in the process of getting a voting system up and running. Never played with one before but I'm learning a lot... Now I'm at the point of setting up the voter with a link receiver and an exciter here at the house. The voter is seeing the COS when the RX is active and audio is getting to the audio in pin but there is no audio out. I've tried more than one input too. What should I look for? Thanks, Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Anyone using a Link RLC5? Have some problems with mine.
I've used the RLC5 for years and it hasn't missed a beat on port 1. Some time ago I had it updated to version 1.79 and now if I try to hook a repeater to port 2 it will receive fine but on tx it keys the ptt and there is no audio out. Something else strange is it stays keyed until you key the tx on port 1. So I have port 1 up and working fine no problems. Port 2 has COS from RX hooked up along with ground, PTT, RX audio and TX audio. When port 2's COS comes active the TX will come up and stay up until port 1 is keyed. There is no audio from port 2's RX to port 2's TX. Any ideas? It's very hard to find someone with a RLC5 and Link says it shouldn't be a problem with the firmware... Ben W4WSM
[Repeater-Builder] GE Phoenix raw audio out...
Anyone know where I can find unsquelched audio in a Phoenix? Even squelched but not through the volume control may work too... Thanks, Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Looking for a couple or 3 Phoenix High Band radios...
Don't care about TX just need to RX down in the 147 band. The 2 channel will do fine but I can use any of them. If anyone has one or more of these gathering dust they would part with 'cheap!' let me know! Thanks, Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Hamtronics COR 2 pin out??
I have an old COR2 that I have no docs for. Hamtronics doesn't have info either...anyone have one of these they may have the manual for? Thanks, Ben
[Repeater-Builder] S Com TPE voter??
I'm looking at a TPE voter one of the list members has. Anyone on here ever heard of it or know anything about it? Thanks! Ben W4WSM
[Repeater-Builder] Looking for an old VHF Engineering CW ID'er board
I have a project using an old VHF Engineering repeater and the ID'er board has given up. Looks like it has just had the call changed 1 too many times.. Anyway, anyone out there have one of these old boards you aren't using and would like to get rid of cheap? Would like to use the same stock board for this one... Thanks! Ben W4WSM
[Repeater-Builder] station master bandwidth?
Hi, Any idea what kind of bandwidth a full size station master would have? VHF marked 153.XX...should it go down into the 2 meter band or are they very narrow? Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Re: station master bandwidth?
Is it something that can be done in the field? I'm thinking a big multielement fiberglass antenna...haven't seen it yet. Ben --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 01:36 PM 2/17/2007, you wrote: Hi, Any idea what kind of bandwidth a full size station master would have? VHF marked 153.XX...should it go down into the 2 meter band or are they very narrow? ---It will tune down to 2 meters no problem. Once retuned, if you move it more than about a 1 mHz, you'll need to retune again. Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of the world famous RC210 Repeater Controller and accessories. http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/ Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Intermod
I put a single notch can on my rx today rejecting my TX and passing RX. Seems to have taken care of the problem with 93 getting in. I'll get to test it more later but so far it's fine even with a close in high power station... Thanks for all the comments and help to everyone who replied. Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
This was a repeater config to start with. Worked fine with the onboard controller and when I had it on the hill with my RLC-5. In fact had it linked to my 2 meter machine using 1 controller for a while. I pulled the rx tone board(maybe that was the system board?) when I got it. Left the TX tone hooked up(the one on the right of the exciter strip). What I was saying was when I pull the connector going to the tone encoder(on the tx strip) the tx went off but would not key with that off. Was trying what Fred suggested. So it was a working full blown repeater that one day keyed on and when I went to the hill to check it there was no way to get it to unkey. No timer or anything. I can pull all but the 10v card and it will stay up. I can change the 10v card ( or the other 2) for known good cards and it stays up. I'm betting that someone out of this group will hit it soon! Ben --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Nate Duehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/7/07, w4wsm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, CG is on transmitter. I pulled the cable to it and the TX went off. It wouldn't key with the tone disconnected...is there a jumper you have to use for no tone? I'm sorry, clarify... when you pulled the cable off the exciter on the left side of the drawer, or did you pull something else off? The station would stay keyed if you disconnected the PA normally... that's
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
Repeater. Does it with only the 10 volt card when no controller is hooked up. This started it's life as a repeater. It's not a remote base. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Fred Flowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes there is a jumper. Is this a repeater? Most likely the trouble is the receiver or controller.
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
If the 10volt board is fine can it still be any of these? I've swapped ALL the cards with known good ones. OK, are you talking about the cage itself keying it? What other board is there when all the cards but the 10v is pulled? I know it's hard to do this without being here...hope to get Fred out here soon to see what magic he can work:-) Ben --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Coy Hilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have a schematic of the 10V regulator board and or the back plain if the card cage check in this order. 1. On the back plain Pin B12 of the 10V regulator board connector. 2. On the back plain Pin D4 of the 10V regulator board connector. 3. On the back plain Pin A14 of the 10V regulator board connector. 4. On the back plain Pin D3 of the 10V regulator board connector. 5. On the back plain Pin A12 of the 10V regulator board connector. IF any of these are Low0 or less than a volt or so then the key request is comming from off the board to the Keying circuit on the regulator board. If none of these are pulled low then it could be either Q5 or Q6 on the regulator board most likely Q6 will be shorted it actually Keys the Tx and turns on the LED. THe schematic for this board is on the Repeater-builders website where the LBIs are posted. Good luck! AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, w4wsm b.runner@ wrote: Repeater. Does it with only the 10 volt card when no controller is hooked up. This started it's life as a repeater. It's not a remote base. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Fred Flowers fred_flowers@ wrote: Yes there is a jumper. Is this a repeater? Most likely the trouble is the receiver or controller.
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
I have two stations and swapped all the cards from the working one...it stays keyed. It's like a puzzle... Ben A shorted transistor in the keying circuit on the 10V Reg card maybe? Jamey Wright Systems Analyst Morgan Coun
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
Just went down and checked a few things. Yes, CG is on transmitter. I pulled the cable to it and the TX went off. It wouldn't key with the tone disconnected...is there a jumper you have to use for no tone? It's the intercom button on the 10volt card that causes the tx to go off when you push it. I've noticed when the TX is off using this switch I hear a hum like it's pulling more power. Maybe normal but doesn't make the sound when tX is full power. PPT light is on on the 10v board. Never goes off even after pulling CG. This one hasn't had any mods. All original GE as far as I know. Going up on the hill to play with the other one now... Thanks for everything, Ben --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Fred Flowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you using the GE channel guard board? If so pull it out. Also is the PTT light on the 10v reg card on?
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Jeff DePolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you doing these tests while using an outboard controller? PA is into a dummy load so I don't think it's RF. Haven't disconnected the PA but will try as soon as it gets a little warmer. It is putting out full power though. I don't think it made any difference pluging the mic in. This is with just the built in controller. Yep, pretty sure with all but the 10v card it stays keyed. All the cards work in my other station so they seem to be OK. Can you think of anything outside of the cards that would keep it keyed? Thanks, Ben Does it do it with the PA output connected directly to a dummy load? I'm wondering if you have excessive RF floating around that's somehow getting into the logic circuitry. Does it do it with PA disconnected from the exciter? I'm wondering if the power supply voltage is crashing under load, causing strange behavior in logic circuits. Does it do it if you key the station using the mic? If you have already, pull all of the cards out of the cage except for the 10V regulator and key the station that way. Does it still hang up? Sounds like a real mystery...
[Repeater-Builder] Low sens on a 2600 monitor
Well just found this group so here is another question...last for now I promise:-) My 2600 service monitor has lost a lot of it's hearing. Is still 100% on everything else but it has lost a lot sens. It was just one of those turn it on and what happened type of thing. Any ideas on this one? Thanks! Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Intermod additional
OK, I didn't see this before. Makes sense but I wonder why it didn't start until you put the new station up? Fred, anytime you want to come up it's fine with me...you are always welcome here...the building is a little nicer now than when you built the tower! Ben repeater is not interfered with. Also lowering the power of the 147.930 TX clears the problem. 174.33, 147.93 147.165 have to be on the air to cause the problem in the 147.765 RX. I assume it is in the 147.765 RX, I don't have access to look at RX audio on the 147.165 repeater.
[Repeater-Builder] Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
I have a mastr II station that has me wondering... No matter what I do it will not unkey. Tried swapping out all the cards and it didn't make a difference. I can get it to unkey by pushing I think it's the ptt remote switch. Any ideas? Thanks, Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola R2600 Service Monitor Display Problem
My display is pretty good but I've heard of the problems. I have a good RGB color monitor waiting for when it goes out. Ben
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
Yes, red TX light is on and it has good output. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Fred Flowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the TX light on the 10 v reg on is the radio putting out power? Fred N4GER
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Master II UHF repeater station stays keyed...
It hung up without warning. Was up on the hill doing fine then I noticed the carrier on...No pl. Thanks, Ben --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Jeff DePolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a mastr II station that has me wondering... No matter what I do it will not unkey. Tried swapping out all the cards and it didn't make a difference. I can get it to unkey by pushing I think it's the ptt remote switch. My shot-in-the-dark guess would be jumpers set wrong on the 10V card. Did you happen to add a PL encoder to it? --- Jeff
[Repeater-Builder] Re: Low sens on a 2600 monitor
Checked and it looks like the ANT and GEN are both open. How do you get to the RF/IN OUT N connector fuse? Don't want to mess something up...last time it worked I was watching a guy that lived behind me on 27MHz...no telling what he was running and he must have not been good for my fuses! Oh and where can I find these things anyway? Thanks, Ben --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Gary LaForce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are fuses behind the antenna port and the gen port on the monitor they are 1/16 of an amp pico fuses. Check them and see if there open. A good fuse will not read zero ohms on a ohm meter I normally see around 4-5 ohms a crossed a good fuse with a simpson 260. BTW the BNC connector will use screw out of the face of the monitor fuse is inside of the connecter. Gary _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of w4wsm Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:02 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Low sens on a 2600 monitor Well just found this group so here is another question...last for now I promise:-) My 2600 service monitor has lost a lot of it's hearing. Is still 100% on everything else but it has lost a lot sens. It was just one of those turn it on and what happened type of thing. Any ideas on this one? Thanks! Ben -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.28/672 - Release Date: 02/06/2007 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.28/672 - Release Date: 02/06/2007
