Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios...
I use an older raduo shack one with my arcom rc-210. It works great, unlike the midlands, it mutes the rx when it recieves the end of message data burst. I probed around and found the line that mutes the audio when not active and ran that to an alarm/logic input on the 210. Then ran audio in an aux audio port. Works like a champ. I also brought the 3 alert lights out with plans to change the courtesy tone and tail message based on status of the radio. Haven't had time to do that yet. I have a macro that connects the aux audio to all repeater ports, says '' weather alert'' plays the message. At the end of message it disconnects the aux audio, says ''weather alert clead' and ID's fast in cw because for some reason the 210 does not see aux audio as an input for the I'd timer. Finding a radio that mutes at the End of message signal is key, I find the ones with 2 minute timers annoying. I was surprised when I bought the $69 one from radio shack for the rv to find that it also mutes at End of message. I bought a second one for backup for the repeater. An easy way to hook one up is using a cheap vox kit, then you don't have to go probing for the mute line. Let me know if you need and help, you can email me direct or here. The next project is to record the alert so it can be played back any time during the alert period. The onboard DVR can't be used as it is too small and can't record aux audio from a macro. Rob. KS4EC Sent by Good Messaging (www.good.com) -Original Message- From: Chuck Kelsey [mailto:wb2...@roadrunner.com] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 07:13 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject:Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios... I'm using a Midland WR100 with perfectly acceptable results. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Grady w4...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:02 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios... I am wanting to hook up a Weather Alert Radio to my Repeater, I have the Arcom RC210 Controller hooked to a Maggorie R1 Repeater. I would love to use the CAT Weather Alert but just can't afford one of them at this time. Does anyone have any sugestions??? Thanks, Grady W4GLE Yahoo! Groups Links Since 1974, the award-winning Alpert JFCS has helped families of all faiths throughout most of Palm Beach County, FL, via counseling, seniors services, residences for the disabled, mentoring children, support groups and a lot more. SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING www.JFCSonline.com Please take note of our new website and E-Mail Addresses. Please update your contacts ASAP. NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and please delete it from your computer.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios...
What Radio Shack model are you using? Joe Robert Pease wrote: I use an older raduo shack one with my arcom rc-210.
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios...The Midland doesn't utilize EOM, you are correct. My solution was to have the controller simply time out the WX receiver when I want it to happen. The radio will reset in a few minutes anyway. I actually don't like the EOM. If you happen to not catch the first part of the transmission, you either have to command the WX RX back on or simply forget it. By using the timer method, it allows you to catch more of the broadcast, which in my area is usually a repeat of the alert. By the way, I'm using an RLC4 and simply utilize one of the ports for the WX radio. Anyway, it works for me in my non critical application. For those that need something totally rock solid, I suggest something more commercial than a $30 radio. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Robert Pease To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios... Finding a radio that mutes at the End of message signal is key, I find the ones with 2 minute timers annoying. I was surprised when I bought the $69 one from radio shack for the rv to find that it also mutes at End of message. I bought a second one for backup for the repeater.
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Just reading the mail here and I had the same problem with the Reecom 1650c weather radio. What I did was leave the audio live to the RC-210 aux audio input all the time, then when the alert comes through the alert macro turns on the aux audio and then can program a timeout timer to your desired length. I also set up a user command so users could check the weather reports at their leisure. Randy Elliott VE3JPU Technical Director South Pickering Amateur Radio Club Inc. Box 53 Pickering, Ontario, Canada L1V 2R2 905-427-6853 ve3...@rac.ca On 10-Jan-09, at 10:23 AM, Robert Pease wrote: I use an older raduo shack one with my arcom rc-210. It works great, unlike the midlands, it mutes the rx when it recieves the end of message data burst. I probed around and found the line that mutes the audio when not active and ran that to an alarm/logic input on the 210. Then ran audio in an aux audio port. Works like a champ. I also brought the 3 alert lights out with plans to change the courtesy tone and tail message based on status of the radio. Haven't had time to do that yet. I have a macro that connects the aux audio to all repeater ports, says '' weather alert'' plays the message. At the end of message it disconnects the aux audio, says ''weather alert clead' and ID's fast in cw because for some reason the 210 does not see aux audio as an input for the I'd timer. Finding a radio that mutes at the End of message signal is key, I find the ones with 2 minute timers annoying. I was surprised when I bought the $69 one from radio shack for the rv to find that it also mutes at End of message. I bought a second one for backup for the repeater. An easy way to hook one up is using a cheap vox kit, then you don't have to go probing for the mute line. Let me know if you need and help, you can email me direct or here. The next project is to record the alert so it can be played back any time during the alert period. The onboard DVR can't be used as it is too small and can't record aux audio from a macro. Rob. KS4EC Sent by Good Messaging (www.good.com) -Original Message- From: Chuck Kelsey [mailto:wb2...@roadrunner.com] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 07:13 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject:Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios... I'm using a Midland WR100 with perfectly acceptable results. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Grady w4...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:02 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios... I am wanting to hook up a Weather Alert Radio to my Repeater, I have the Arcom RC210 Controller hooked to a Maggorie R1 Repeater. I would love to use the CAT Weather Alert but just can't afford one of them at this time. Does anyone have any sugestions??? Thanks, Grady W4GLE Yahoo! Groups Links Since 1974, the award-winning Alpert JFCS has helped families of all faiths throughout most of Palm Beach County, FL, via counseling, seniors services, residences for the disabled, mentoring children, support groups and a lot more. SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING (R) www.JFCSonline.com Please take note of our new website and E-Mail Addresses. Please update your contacts ASAP. NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and please delete it from your computer.
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios Gee, ours has never given us anything but Amber alerts (lost kids, mostly parental custody squabbles). When the last one woke us up at 4AM!!! we unplugged the radio. Not useful in CA. -- Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE gomberg1 at wcf dot com All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html -
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios...
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios Gee, ours has never given us anything but Amber alerts (lost kids, mostly parental custody squabbles). When the last one woke us up at 4AM!!! we unplugged the radio. Not useful in CA. -- Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE gomberg1 at wcf dot com All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html -
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At 11:23 AM 1/10/2009, Dave Gomberg wrote: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios Gee, ours has never given us anything but Amber alerts (lost kids, mostly parental custody squabbles). When the last one woke us up at 4AM!!! we unplugged the radio. Not useful in CA. ---Most are programmable so you can select which alerts to receive and which to ignore Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of repeater controllers 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 We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!
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That must be a California thing. Never heard an amber alert here in Western New York State on NOAA. Tone alerted watches are pretty rare, 99% are warnings. Just had one yesterday for a Winter Storm Warning. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Dave Gomberg da...@wcf.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com; Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios... Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios Gee, ours has never given us anything but Amber alerts (lost kids, mostly parental custody squabbles). When the last one woke us up at 4AM!!! we unplugged the radio. Not useful in CA.
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__,_ I use this NWS Receiver http://emergencyalertradio.com/ Good Price and Tech support if needed , Also I got tired of waiting until Every Wed for the NWS To send A Test to make sure the Unit was Turning off and on Properly , So I was able to obtain the Test files and use My Motorola Ser Monitor to test it anytime I wanted. I do not thank that a Fixed set Time would work because No one know how long a Message will be , if To Short You would have a keyed Repeater if To long You will shut it off before the Message is done . I did set the Incoming Sig and Audio from a repeater user will override in case of An Emergency like Storm spotting and the Tornado winds up Chasing You The comment on the Amber Alert , Well if it was one of My Children or Grandkids I would want to the Message to go out as Fast as Possible and as Many ways , Great Program and it is Nation wide, Setting it up is a Community Service and if You have it on Your Repeater that's up to You and the Members it can be turned off. http://www.amberalert.gov/ ._,___
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At 1/10/2009 11:36, you wrote: That must be a California thing. Never heard an amber alert here in Western New York State on NOAA. Tone alerted watches are pretty rare, 99% are warnings. Just had one yesterday for a Winter Storm Warning. Chuck WB2EDV I've never heard an Amber Alert over the NWS TX here in the LA basin, so maybe they're specific to your NWS office. Bob NO6B
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They do it here in the Chicago area. However, some SAME radios cannot receive the alerts. (like the one I have at home.) Mark - N9WYS -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of n...@no6b.com At 1/10/2009 11:36, you wrote: That must be a California thing. Never heard an amber alert here in Western New York State on NOAA. Tone alerted watches are pretty rare, 99% are warnings. Just had one yesterday for a Winter Storm Warning. Chuck WB2EDV I've never heard an Amber Alert over the NWS TX here in the LA basin, so maybe they're specific to your NWS office. Bob NO6B
[Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios...
I am wanting to hook up a Weather Alert Radio to my Repeater, I have the Arcom RC210 Controller hooked to a Maggorie R1 Repeater. I would love to use the CAT Weather Alert but just can't afford one of them at this time. Does anyone have any sugestions??? Thanks, Grady W4GLE
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Check out the Reecom 1630 Weather Alert Radio. http://www.reecominc.com/r1650.htm Randy Elliott VE3JPU Technical Director South Pickering Amateur Radio Club Inc. Box 53 Pickering, Ontario, Canada L1V 2R2 905-427-6853 ve3...@rac.ca On 9-Jan-09, at 10:02 AM, Grady wrote: I am wanting to hook up a Weather Alert Radio to my Repeater, I have the Arcom RC210 Controller hooked to a Maggorie R1 Repeater. I would love to use the CAT Weather Alert but just can't afford one of them at this time. Does anyone have any sugestions??? Thanks, Grady W4GLE
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At 07:02 AM 01/09/09, you wrote: I am wanting to hook up a Weather Alert Radio to my Repeater, I have the Arcom RC210 Controller hooked to a Maggorie R1 Repeater. I would love to use the CAT Weather Alert but just can't afford one of them at this time. Does anyone have any sugestions??? Thanks, Grady W4GLE http://www.repeater-builder.com/radio-shack/radio-shack-index.html and scroll down to the weather radio interfacing articles. Legalities: http://www.repeater-builder.com/tech-info/weather-radios.html
