Re: [Repeater-Builder] Had at the hamfest
You've learned a lesson to do a little homework first. We've pretty much all had to go through the same experience at one point or another. You won't do it again. And you may have fallen victim to some seller who didn't know what he really had. Put it aside for the few useful parts it has and get another, correct, unit. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: AdamW espresso_dop...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 4:37 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Had at the hamfest Bought a Mastr Executive II unit today with the idea of making it into a UHF repeater. The seller indicated it was a 70 watt model, which would have been perfect. Once I got it home and opened it up, started looking at board part numbers and the Combination Number, it turns out I have one of the vehicular repeaters with a 300mw RF deck! ARGH! So, can I convert the RF deck to a higher wattage by adding the missing board in the PA (and where can I get one, and what would it cost?), or simply replacing the whole RF deck with one for UHF and higher power (same questions on this solution). Lastly, I could sell the radio to someone on here who might be able to build something out of it using other parts or parts radios they have around. Any assistance in this (and hopefully in the rest of a repeater conversion and parts seeking, like a control head perhaps) is gratefully accepted!
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Had at the hamfest
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010, AdamW wrote: Bought a Mastr Executive II unit today with the idea of making it into a UHF repeater. The seller indicated it was a 70 watt model, which would have been perfect. Once I got it home and opened it up, started looking at board part numbers and the Combination Number, it turns out I have one of the vehicular repeaters with a 300mw RF deck! ARGH! So, can I convert the RF deck to a higher wattage by adding the missing board in the PA (and where can I get one, and what would it cost?), or simply replacing the whole RF deck with one for UHF and higher power (same questions on this solution). Lastly, I could sell the radio to someone on here who might be able to build something out of it using other parts or parts radios they have around. You might be able to find someone here on the list two would be glad to trade your three watt radio for a high-power radio. Low power radios are good for linking. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Had at the hamfest
I feel your pain! Sorry, but the Mastr Exec II Vehicular Repeater is not good for anything other than a few spare parts. The receiver is about the only part that is useful in another chassis. It would be easier and cheaper to simply buy the rig you want, rather than try to modify your VR. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of AdamW Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 1:38 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Had at the hamfest Bought a Mastr Executive II unit today with the idea of making it into a UHF repeater. The seller indicated it was a 70 watt model, which would have been perfect. Once I got it home and opened it up, started looking at board part numbers and the Combination Number, it turns out I have one of the vehicular repeaters with a 300mw RF deck! ARGH! So, can I convert the RF deck to a higher wattage by adding the missing board in the PA (and where can I get one, and what would it cost?), or simply replacing the whole RF deck with one for UHF and higher power (same questions on this solution). Lastly, I could sell the radio to someone on here who might be able to build something out of it using other parts or parts radios they have around. Any assistance in this (and hopefully in the rest of a repeater conversion and parts seeking, like a control head perhaps) is gratefully accepted!
