RE: [Repeater-Builder] Ink Cartridge Refills
Personally I find it not worthwhile. Why risk damaging your printer by using off brand ink or cartridges? I did it once and it leaked all over the inside of my printer! Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Chuck Kelsey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 6:27 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Ink Cartridge Refills Hello all you repeater builders. I have a bit of an off-topic question that I'm sure someone here can help me with. I, for the first time, sent in a couple of empty printer ink cartridges to be refilled. The black one came back defective. (Haven't tried the color one.) Can anyone give me their experiences, good or bad, with these refill outfits? I use this ink jet printer to print out repeater frequencies and to print out construction documentation on repeater projects -- just in case you were wondering how this problem relates to repeater building ;-) Please reply directly to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Chuck Kelsey WB2EDV Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off topic questions
Heheh... Once in a while I tell them what I'm looking for just so I can see that priceless blank look! Actually one of then knew what silicon heat sink compound was - I couldn't find it, and it turned out that they were out, but another store nearby had it. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:11 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off topic questions The two responses I've seen most often are the blank stares and we used ta carry that. Richard, N7TGB Actually it's We've got questions, you've got answers. Example: I walk into a RS store. I'm asked can I help you find something? I respond No thanks, I know what I'm looking for. Happens all the time. Bob NO6B Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Fuses on power cords
I use the blade type fuse holders and solder them in. I experience much less voltage drop across them, resulting in more power out of the radio. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Rod Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Fuses on power cords I think we all agree that there's nothing wrong with having the fuses there. With that said, and we want to install fuses in the grounds of existing radios without the fuses, is there a favorite fuse holder for in-line use? I've never seen a 3AG style in-line fuseholder like comes with most radios as a stand-alone purchasable item. It usually comes with a short (most times inadequate) length of wire out each end, already crimped to the buttons or clamps used for contact to the fuses. The only other kind of in-line fuseholders I've seen is the kind that use the new blade type automotive fuses. I picked up one that is designed to solderlessly connect to the wires in an insulation-displacement style, but it looked really weak. I wouldn't trust it with a couple of amps, let alone what a high power radio would need. 73 de N1FNE Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] RLC-4 Controller Help
I'm reasonably familiar with both of those controllers, and the RLC-4 doesn't have the scheduler as the RLC-3 does, so that route is out. It depends on what you want the DVR to do as to whether it is possible. One option would be to use an event trigger to run it, but those options are pretty limited, and I wouldn't quite know how to go about using them, because I've never messed with 'em. Besides, there are some you aren't supposed to use. Another route would be to use one of the user timers, but there again you'd need an event or an external input to start it, and it is only one-shot. One possible route would be to use one of the ID'rs to start the DVR, but that could quickly become a pain unless you triggered it from the initial ID. Then it would run the DVR only when the repeater ID's when it has been idle for longer than ten minutes. Hope this helps. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: w9mwq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:30 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RLC-4 Controller Help Is anyone here well versed with the Link Communincations Controller RLC-4 that could answer some questions regarding the DVR? What I am looking to find out is if there is a way to make the contoller send a DVR message at any period of time without having to call it up. Thanks for the help. Mathew Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF link
-Original Message- From: dy3lmk143_13mhz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:39 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] UHF link I've never had experience on UHF. any experience how far would a 50 watts UHF link (440 MHz) can get? Antennas would be line of sight and no obstruction. we planning to link 2m repeaters. Do you have schematics on how to link repeaters? thanks Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF link
I can't help you much with the connection method, but I can give you an example of how much power is needed to link repeaters. My IRLP node, located at my house, is linked to the repeater using small beam antennas over a distance of about 12 miles. Even with an intervening hill, it is done using only seven watts! Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: dy3lmk143_13mhz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:39 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] UHF link I've never had experience on UHF. any experience how far would a 50 watts UHF link (440 MHz) can get? Antennas would be line of sight and no obstruction. we planning to link 2m repeaters. Do you have schematics on how to link repeaters? thanks Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] RC-1000 schematic
I do. I'll sent it to you off list, because it's pretty large. I can submit it for posting on the repeater-builder site; who can I send it to? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Q [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:43 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RC-1000 schematic I'm trying to add a remote base to my RC-1000 but the controller won't send any PTT. Anyone have a schematic for this model? Thanks,73,Lee,N3APP Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mast Materials
You just call 'em sir... Richard -Original Message- From: Steve S. Bosshard (NU5D) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 7:00 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mast Materials I wouldn't want to mess with someone who goes around bending 2 water pipe all day long. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] hello- i have a question
From reading your message, it's very difficult to determine what you're asking. I think you're wanting to share your DSL service with a friend at another location. You could probably do this with wi-fi if the distance isn't too greatand that would be the easiest and most elegant solution.I wouldn't recommend doing it without checking with your ISP first. Reason being, if (when?) they find out what you're doing, they'll probably (at the very least) disconnect you andbill you for service for two locations as far back as they think you've been doing it,unless you have some type of business account with them that allows that sort of thing. Repeaters are mainly for voice communication. Hope this helps. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: hello wellcom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 7:46 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: [Repeater-Builder] hello- i have a question please i want to know in a simple terms what is the repeater , my problem is that i have a dsl connection for intenet and i want to give my frindes links to use this dsl servicein a long distance as 200-700 meter from me and i heared aboutthe repeater , is this repeatercan do this function. thanks alot Do you Yahoo!?Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Re: Response: Nick Berg]
I had to jump in with a quick comment: I'm a democrat too... Terrorism has nothing to do with political party affiliation, but has everything to do with our very survival. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: JOHN MACKEY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 12:04 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Re: Response: Nick Berg] Coy- You and I have dis-agreed before, but today we are in TOTAL agreement. I feel like a minority, I am a democrat who SUPPORTS the war in Iraq supported the initial Iraq invasion. Coy Hilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: KEEP THIS IN MINDTHEY ARE WAITING TO DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF US, IF WE LET THEM. I'M STILL PISSED ABOUT 9/11 THIS IS JUST MORE INDICATION AS WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO US ALL. These people want us all to be under their control or be dead. They are teaching their children the same thing here in their schools. A local man was talking to a 10 year old girl from a local ISLOMIC school and during the conversation he was told if he didn't want to be Islomic then he would have to be killed. I'm SO VERRY SORRY for the family and the rest of us 73 COY --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Lloyd M. Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the Berg Family, My condolences to you and your family. We live in times of great sacrifice and your son gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and security. From my family to yours, my sincere prayers for you during this time. Lloyd Mitchell Florence SC Maire Company [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Maire Company To: M. Bond Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:02 PM Subject: Fw: [WFHSG] Very Sad News-Nick Berg: From his father Subject: [Tower-pro] Fw: Nick Berg: From his father To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just received this sad message from Nick Berg's father that I thought I should pass along to the Tower-pro mailing list. John Hettish - Original Message - Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 2:14 PM Subject: Nick Berg: From his father To the customers and friends of Nick Berg and Prometheus Towers I am sorry to inform you that I just learned from the State Department in Baghdad, that my son, Nicholas E. Berg, was found lying dead along the side of a road near Baghdad. His body was discovered by a military convoy and identified definitely. He will be flown to Kuwait, and from there to Dover Air Force Base. I have no further information at this time. If you have unfinished business with Prometheus Towers, you may contact me, Michael Berg, at 610-696-8873 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Response: Nick Berg
You're right, this probably isn't the right venue, but it is something that affects each and every American. Richard -Original Message- From: Ken Arck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 6:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Response: Nick Berg At 12:50 AM 5/15/2004 -, you wrote: KEN, You may be right. But I think MY COUNTRY and Fellow AMERICANS ARE MORE IMPORTANT than any ten repeaters. ---I'm in complete agreement with everything you say. I just don't believe this is the proper venue for this thread. Then again, I may be wrong Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of state-of-the-art repeater controllers and accessories. http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html Be sure to see our products at this year's Dayton Hamvention! Repeater Builders spaces 707 through 710 AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: [Tower-pro] Tech Tip of the Day
This has been circulating on the internet for many years. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Neil McKie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 6:39 AM To: Repeater Builder Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: [Tower-pro] Tech Tip of the Day ... swipped from Tower-pro ... John Hettish wrote: Ripped off from another list and republished without attribution. I'm a real outlaw. Make sure your IT guy finds out about this. For you guys in the field the IT guy is the one who is supposed to take care of the computers at the office. The most common phrase they utter is it can't be done. How to Replace Mouse Balls | Only IBM could do this... | | I don't know how they wrote this with a straight face. This was | a real memo sent out by a computer company (IBM) to its | employees in all seriousness. | | Re:replacement of Mouse Balls. | | If a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it | may need a ball replacement. Mouse balls are now available as | FRU (Field Replacement Units). | | Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, replacement of | mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained personnel. | | Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining | the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and | harder than foreign balls. | | Ball removal procedures differ depending upon the manufacturer of | the mouse. | | Foreign balls can be removed using the pop off method. | | Domestic balls are removed by using the twist off method. | | Mouse balls are not usually static sensitive. However, excessive | handling can result in sudden discharges. | | Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used | immediately. It is recommended that each person have a pair of | spare balls for maintaining optimum customer satisfaction. -- John Hettish http://www.mt2w.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tower-pro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tower-Accidents http://www.tower-pro.net Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Astron Supply Help
Radio Shack sells it. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Mike WA6ILQ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 12:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Astron Supply Help At 08:40 AM 9/2/04, Tedd Doda, VE3TJD wrote: On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:35:29 -0400, Jim B. wrote: umm-heat sink grease (thermal compound) is not clear. It can be. The common stuff is white, but I've seen the clear variation on lots of industrial equipment (DC-DC motor controllers for example) used for their FET's and SCR's. Do you, by chance, have a manufacturer's name? product info (i.e. product name, part number)? Is one known to work better then the other? Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cavity filters from aluminium beer barrels ?
I'm sure you'll get plenty of volunteers to help empty 'em! Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: dave_g7uzn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 2:19 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Cavity filters from aluminium beer barrels ? Hi, Has anyone used beer barrels to make cavity filters ? Any info/designs would be useful.Cheers Dave Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] radial tire static?
Awww... you took all the fun out of it - I was going to try it and see if it works! Richard ,N7TGB -Original Message- From: NØATH [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:58 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] radial tire static? Daron J. Wilson wrote: Helium - we use this on almost every trip up to the repeater site. We find that we can load the truck down very heavily at sea level, and it is often all we can do to keep it on the ground once we get up to about 6,000 feet. It is a tremendous mileage booster, though we lost the first truck when we unloaded at the repeater site and returned to find the empty truck gone. Perhaps it was stolen. Actually helium is not always lighter than air. Am empty helium tank trailer and tractor weighs about 62,000 pounds. The same unit filled to capacity weighs about 62,800 pounds. By just driving the vehicle you cannot tell if you are loaded or empty. Dave // NØATH Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Question for the list...
Another way is to use Windows picture and fax viewer (available in XP), select all of the JPGs for printing, then send 'em to the pdf driver. That's what I use. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: TGundo 2003 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 3:46 PMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Question for the list... Do a google search for a PDF printer driver, there are many free ones to use. Throw all of your gifs and jpegs into Word and create you document. Then, after installing a pdf printer program, you select the pdf printer as your default printer and "print" your word doc. A box will come up that lets you name the file and then it makes it a pdf. Easy as that, I use it at work all the time. You can make pdf's out of any program that prints. Tom W9SRVMike WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've run into a situation, and thought I'd tap theassembled knowledge of the group...Is there a software package available that will letsomeone drag-and-drop JPG or GIF image filesand produce a single PDF file?The current situation is 27 individual page scansfrom a Motorola manual that needs to go intoone PDF file - but there will be more in the future.Mike WA6ILQYahoo! Groups Links* To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/* To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]* Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Do you Yahoo!?The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder]ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ(was; Source for custom made cables)
And WHAT does this contribute to the list?? Richard -Original Message- From: Buley, Kenneth L (GE Consumer Industrial) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 9:40 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder](was; Source for custom made cables) Daddy, are we there, yet? Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ attachment: winmail.dat
RE: [Repeater-Builder]ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ(was; Source for custom made cables)
Don't know... I just roll my eyes and go to the next message. Or if I see a whole bunch with the same subject, I just skip 'em all. I've been doing that a lot recently... grin Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Buley, Kenneth L (GE Consumer Industrial) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 10:25 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder](was; Source for custom made cables) Exactly my point. How long can this thread go on without adding anything USEFUL to the original question ? Kenneth Buley Bullitt County DES CD-2 Bullitt County Red Cross/Certified ECRVDriver/Operator BC-6 Bullitt County ARES\RACES Coordinator KY4DES Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ attachment: winmail.dat
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Controllers
I'm not sure why it would take you hours to load and download the info - what do you mean by that? I program several RLC4s and an RLC3 and yes, there is a learning curve, but if you sit down for an hour or so with the manual it isn't really all that bad. The files I use to program the controllers contain anywhere from 10-30 macros, plus all the timers, IDs, command prefix, and the other stuff I put in it, and it only takes three or four minutes to transfer it to the controller. Personally, I think the RLC controllers are extremely versatile and fairly easy to program once you get the hang of it. If you want, I can provide you with more assistance and some examples of macro files that I have written. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: wa9ba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 10:14 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Controllers Our club has owned a Link Club Controller for several years. It has worked great but is a big pain in the !@@ to program. We recently traded some things foir a Link RLC-4 controller but here we go again, it is just different enough that you need to stop and read the manual (very time consuming)! What controllers do others use? Is there a controller that has windows based software to program it? The Club has Windows software but it takes hours to load and download the info! What do you use and how easy is it to program? Bill for AARO Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Controllers
That's the way I do it. I did read out what was in the RLC3 I take care of, after I took over maintaining it just to see what was in it. Turns out that there were no macros at all, just the IDs and the courtesy tones were set up. This is the same guy who said I'd never be able to figure out how to program it because it was too complicated! Since my file is fairly small, I just make changes to it and resend it the next time I'm at the site. The relatively small size of my file makes it easy to keep a complete copy on my laptop. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Steve Strobel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:04 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Controllers At 01:41 PM 12/27/2004 -0500, you wrote: Richard wrote: I'm not sure why it would take you hours to load and download the info - what do you mean by that? I program several RLC4s and an RLC3 and yes, there is a learning curve, but if you sit down for an hour or so with the manual it isn't really all that bad. The files I use to program the controllers contain anywhere from 10-30 macros, plus all the timers, IDs, command prefix, and the other stuff I put in it, and it only takes three or four minutes to transfer it to the controller. Pulling the programming out of the RLC-3 using the RS-232 port takes several hours because of the slow baud rate used. Only 10-30 macros? One guy printed out the programming he downloaded from our clubs RLC-3-it made a stack of paper 2-3 inches thick! What hasn't been said in this thread is that there is rarely, if ever, a need to download all of that information. The RLC-3 has literally thousands of settings (making it extremely flexible, which is necessary for a controller that can run eight repeaters independently at the same time). Those settings default to reasonable values, so you need only to program an ID to get on the air. The recommended way of setting it up is to send only the CHANGES to the defaults, which takes only a few minutes. As long as you keep a file on your computer with a record of those changes, there is no reason to download all of the settings from the controller. The download feature of the QuickStart software was added to help those that had already programmed the controller via DTMF or inherited a controller but no record of the programming and wanted to recover a copy of the controller's settings. Steve --- Steve Strobel Link Communications, Inc. 1035 Cerise Rd Billings, MT 59101-7378 (406) 245-5002 ext 102 (406) 245-4889 (fax) WWW: http://www.link-comm.com MailTo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Powering the Repeater With Marine Batteries
I've been doing some research into 3-mode battery chargers and the Ibex units seem to fit the bill for my application. Using your link, I checked their web site but they state they will not sell to individuals. Is this true and is there a way around this? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Tony King, W4ZT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 11:59 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Powering the Repeater With Marine Batteries One of the best ways to manage the charging of your batteries is to use a multi-mode charger designed to properly charge and maintain them. Ibex http://www.ibexmfg.com carries two 3 mode chargers that are very well suited for the job. If you look at their web page under the 12 volt chargers, the last one listed also has load shedding capability. That means that not only does it charge the batteries, but you can power the receiver, controller and exciter (but not the PA) through the load shedding switch and when the battery voltage drops, it will shut everything down; saving your batteries from total depletion. Using a charger like this you will still need to isolate the output of the AC power supply and the batteries. I personally prefer to do this with hard relay contacts so that you don't have voltage drop through a diode to contend with. Which ever way you choose, spend a little extra to charge the batteries correctly and they will last a very long time and be there when you need them. 73, Tony W4ZT Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] RC 1000 Controller
If the controller gives you the beep indication that it accepted the function change, then it is automatically saved. Are you programming/changing the DTMF access code (function code) for a particular function, or are you actually changing the parameter (such as the tail beep)? The reason I ask is that in order to change either of the parameters you mentioned, programming does not need to be enabled. At any rate, if whatever you changed (and verified that it was indeed changed) reverts to default after a power cycle, then it's possible there may be a hardware problem in the controller. It is unlikely though, as they are pretty bullet proof. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: va3vkk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:28 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RC 1000 Controller When I program a function for example DTMF Muting enable/disable or Tail beep program Then disable controler codes all is OK but if I loss power it reverts back to previous setting This happens on new changes leading me to think I am missing a step to save them. All others seem OK VA3VKK Kim Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] IFR FM/AM-1200S Service Monitor Operating Manual
I've got a .pdf copy of it. Let me know if you want it. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Doug Zastrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 5:22 AMTo: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: [Repeater-Builder] IFR FM/AM-1200S Service Monitor Operating Manual Anyone able to recommend a source for this manual? Doug, WBØUPJ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] IFR FM/AM-1200S Service Monitor Operating Manual
I had a few requests for it, so I'll post the link here. It's too big to Email (over 9 Meg!), so I put it on my web site. The link is in the left column, bottom. One thing I'll mention is the the page order is messed up, soI ended up sending it to Kinko's online for them to print (single sided). I got it in the mail a few days later and spent about twenty minutes reordering the pages. http://www.n7tgb.net/pages/radio/radio_resource.htm Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 7:54 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] IFR FM/AM-1200S Service Monitor Operating Manual I also have IFR 1200. Would appreciate .pdf copy. Thank you, Gary K2UQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] leak proof connector :)
That's what you get for hiring a plumber to install it! grin Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Brent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:22 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] leak proof connector :) NOPE he HAD wrapped the threads like you would do to a water pipe... causing no connection between the two connectors.. I guess the Subject of this email was incorect for the text.. - Original Message - From: Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] leak proof connector :) Here is one to get you all going ! I Had a guy install a antenna for me at one of my sites. Guess what he did when he hooked the jumper from the antenna to the hardline. ? ? ? ? The Guy Used teflon tape on the darn connectors.., it screwed me all up. Are you talking about that white non-adhesive stuff used for plumbing? And what did he do, wrap it on the actual threads of the connector, like two pieces of water pipe? Or over the top after it was assembled? The latter doesn't sound like it would be a problem, might even be a halfway decent idea-with the usual coax-seal or whatever over it, and real type 33 or similar over that. The teflon tape would be an additional layer of protection, plus it would keep the coax-seal from sticking to the connector if/when removed. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses at TNWEB LLC] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.1 - Release Date: 3/23/2005 --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses at TNWEB LLC] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Specialists Antenna
Several hits on Google if you plug in the model number Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of kg4ogn Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:09 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Specialists Antenna Hello All, I just tore down a tower for someone and was given an antenna that was sitting in their garage, did not get any specs on it. The label is pretty much disintegrating but it says: Antenna Specialists, Made in Ohio USA, Model Number ASPF 701. If anyone is familiar with this antenna I would really appreicate it if I could ask you a few questions. Thanks, 73. Alexander KG4OGN Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dayton check list
Wow. Here in Reno, NV it is $2.49. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of mch Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 1:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dayton check list For the record, $1.89 this morning, and $2.05 this afternoon. Imagine that! Joe M. (From DAYTON!) Buley, Kenneth L (GE Consumer Industrial) wrote: $1.86 for regular less than a mile from my home (for the last two days) May have changed by the time I get home today, though. Kenneth Buley Bullitt County EMA Deputy Director CD-2 Bullitt/Spencer Counties Red Cross ECRV Driver/Operator BC-6 Bullitt County ARES/RACES Coordinator KY4DES Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality. -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of no6b1 Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:18 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dayton check list --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 11:58 AM 5/18/2005, Ken Arck wrote: At 12:56 PM 5/18/2005 -0400, you wrote: Anyone taking bets on how high the gas prices will mysteriously raise for the weekend? I'm betting $2.37. Not that it's gouging or anything. ---Only $2.37? That's less than we're paying here in Oregon now! regular is hovering around $2 here. Highest on my trip so far was Shoshone, CA (near Death Valley). $3.12 for regular. Bob NO6B Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: RE : Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX
KiloHertz is the correct term! Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of DCFluX Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:17 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE : Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX Don't you mean, kiloCycles? On 5/21/05, Kevin K. Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Original Message --- From : Eric Lemmon[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent : 5/21/2005 4:05:15 PM To : Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Cc : Subject : RE : Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX Alexander, The Sinclair Q-202G duplexer can barely make 85 dB when tuned on a network analyzer, so that's the major part of your desense problem. It's only a four-cavity duplexer, specified at 80 dB minimum isolation, so no amount of tuning is going to make it operate at an isolation above its design limit. While I don't disagree with what has been written, please realize that *most* commercial manufacturers 'rate' their highband/2M duplexer at 500 kiloHertz split, not 600 kiloHertz where most amateur 2 meter repeaters are operated. This added frequency separation allows for the duplexer to provide more than the stated isolation at the 500 kiloHertz specification. The Wacom WP-641 is specified at 85 dB of isolation at a 500 kiloHertz split, but provides 93 dB of isolation at 600 kiloHertz. The Sinclair Q202G is similar in its factory specifications, and isolation provided. Kevin Custer Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX
Heh... Yes, it is interesting to have lived long enough to have seen changes, but it is also good to go along with those changes instead of staying firmly mired in the past. As I recall, the cycle-hertz change was made sometime in the 60s. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Jarrett Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:47 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX This has to be OT for this group but the proper conversion would be: KiloCycles per Second = KiloHertz. Unfortunately I'm old enough to remember time before KiloHertz . . . . or maybe its fortunate I've lived to be that old. Joe K5FOG *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 5/21/2005 at 9:32 PM DCFluX wrote: I've got a kiloCycle to kiloHertz conversion table you can study. On 5/21/05, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: KiloHertz is the correct term! Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of DCFluX Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:17 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE : Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX Don't you mean, kiloCycles? On 5/21/05, Kevin K. Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Original Message --- From : Eric Lemmon[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent : 5/21/2005 4:05:15 PM To : Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Cc : Subject : RE : Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX Alexander, The Sinclair Q-202G duplexer can barely make 85 dB when tuned on a network analyzer, so that's the major part of your desense problem. It's only a four-cavity duplexer, specified at 80 dB minimum isolation, so no amount of tuning is going to make it operate at an isolation above its design limit. While I don't disagree with what has been written, please realize that *most* commercial manufacturers 'rate' their highband/2M duplexer at 500 kiloHertz split, not 600 kiloHertz where most amateur 2 meter repeaters are operated. This added frequency separation allows for the duplexer to provide more than the stated isolation at the 500 kiloHertz specification. The Wacom WP-641 is specified at 85 dB of isolation at a 500 kiloHertz split, but provides 93 dB of isolation at 600 kiloHertz. The Sinclair Q202G is similar in its factory specifications, and isolation provided. Kevin Custer Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WEATHER RELATED STATIC
So if you are in the southern hemisphere, does it spin in a counterclockwise direction? Funny... my wife grew up in tornado country and she never mentioned that! grin Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Coy Hilton Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 4:35 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WEATHER RELATED STATIC I can't resist Yea it causes the noise on the screen to spin around in a clock wise direction. Oh hear's another trick that you can try with the same TV. Try putting it on the Weather channel or the local news. ;-) --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard stories of people in the tornado areas watching an unused TV channel in their area. Tornados supposedly generate noise in the lower channels that you can see and identify as a tornado on TV. Joe Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hasn't tornado winds been documented to generate broadband RF noise primarily in the VHF region? Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WEATHER RELATED STATIC
Actually I was referring to the static on the screen, but I believe you're right about the direction of spin in the hemispheres. So what does the static on the TV do during a tornado event? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of NØATH Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 6:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WEATHER RELATED STATIC As a matter of fact, it does - Or so I've always been told Dave / NØATH - Original Message - From: Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 7:50 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WEATHER RELATED STATIC So if you are in the southern hemisphere, does it spin in a counterclockwise direction? Funny... my wife grew up in tornado country and she never mentioned that! grin Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Coy Hilton Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 4:35 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WEATHER RELATED STATIC I can't resist Yea it causes the noise on the screen to spin around in a clock wise direction. Oh hear's another trick that you can try with the same TV. Try putting it on the Weather channel or the local news. ;-) --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard stories of people in the tornado areas watching an unused TV channel in their area. Tornados supposedly generate noise in the lower channels that you can see and identify as a tornado on TV. Joe Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hasn't tornado winds been documented to generate broadband RF noise primarily in the VHF region? Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Anyone using the RS 12-249 WX Radio ?
Yes, I've noticed the trend for several years; it looks like they are going to be carrying mainly home entertainment and cell phones. It's a shame, really, but they have to go where the market is, and people just don't repair or build things anymore. One point I agree with is that the store personnel have little knowledge of the merchandise they sell, except maybe for cell phones and batteries. This has been the case for many years. When I go to Radio Shack to buy a part,sometimes, when they ask, I'll tell them what I need it for (a repeater, two-way radio, etc),just for the satisfaction of seeing the confusedlooks or to impress them. When Radio Shack stops selling parts, I'll have to mail order everything. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Mathew QuaifeSent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:35 PMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Anyone using the RS 12-249 WX Radio ? Bashing Radioshack won't help, I've been a manager of one for over 6 years. Most don't understand the inner workings of Radioshack. They are a changing store, and it will be soon that they will not carry any parts at all. I'm told consistantly that my store knows more than any Radioshack for within 100 miles, but then I play with this stuff for fun. As I said, Radioshack drives on one thing, and that is Cellphones. From the inside, you now have the rest of the story. Mathew Coy Hilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't say they have the RIGHT answers. I just said they have answers. I have known a few hams that worked at RS.--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Mike Pugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Or cell phones.. Joe wrote: I've always liked: You've Got Questions? We've got batteriesAt 04:53 PM 6/10/2005 -0700, you wrote:Standard Radio Shaft motto? You have questions? So do we. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links* To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/* To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]* Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Discover Yahoo!Find restaurants, movies, travel more fun for the weekend. Check it out! Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT Echolink, Win98 and WRT54G
Make sure the ports are forwarded to the computer that you are setting up. Also, you can only have one Echolink node per ip address, so if it is still running on your w2k computer, try closing that one. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of georgiaskywarn Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 4:37 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT Echolink, Win98 and WRT54G Sorry for the OT. I posted this to the Echolink Yahoogroups and am waiting to be moderated. I really want to be online tonight for testing...have other things to do than sit in front of the computer all night ;-) I cannot get Echolink up and running on this Win.98 computer. No problems on my Win 2000...but don't want to run it on that one. It fails on the troubleshooter with error 10060. Is it the Win98 computer? I think everything is set correctly in the router since one computer works. What am I over looking? Thanks, Robert Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT Echolink, Win98 and WRT54G
Bummer... Wish I could offer more help, but without knowing what error 10060 indicates, it's hard to know where to go next. It's amazing, they have a troubleshooting program available, but they don't give you the tools to interpret the results! I just did a google search (google is your friend!) and came up with these hits; one of them is about firewalls, the other says the error indicates a connectivity problem. http://www.echolinker.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-606.html and http://echolinker.com/forums/showthread.php?t=709 Hope they help. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of georgiaskywarn Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:28 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT Echolink, Win98 and WRT54G Yup... Did that too :-( Robert --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make sure the ports are forwarded to the computer that you are setting up. Also, you can only have one Echolink node per ip address, so if it is still running on your w2k computer, try closing that one. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of georgiaskywarn Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 4:37 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT Echolink, Win98 and WRT54G Sorry for the OT. I posted this to the Echolink Yahoogroups and am waiting to be moderated. I really want to be online tonight for testing...have other things to do than sit in front of the computer all night ;-) I cannot get Echolink up and running on this Win.98 computer. No problems on my Win 2000...but don't want to run it on that one. It fails on the troubleshooter with error 10060. Is it the Win98 computer? I think everything is set correctly in the router since one computer works. What am I over looking? Thanks, Robert Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Radio Shack electronic parts availability
It was (is?) the other way around, Radio Shack bought Allied. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Kenneth CookSent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:11 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Radio Shack electronic parts availability I think RS is or was owned by Allied Electronics. The number is 1-800-433-5700 The web sire is http://www.alliedelec.com/ I got the catalog from the Radio Shack web site last year. Kenneth P. Cook Jr., W8DZN Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Crawford Co., Ohio ARRL VE, ARRL Registered, Certified Instructor/Examiner for ECOMM Levels I, II and III. From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mathew QuaifeSent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:16 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Radio Shack electronic parts availability Most of this is going by the way side, they are getting rid of it. Mathew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some people were talking about not being able to purchase parts from Radio Shack. RS a couple years ago was operating a commercial/industrial mail order service very much like Digiti Key etc. I have an RS Industrial catalog #C899 and it offers quite a nice selection of components. I have not ordered within the last year so possibly things have changed, not sure but if you don't call CQ no one knows to answer you. Here are some phone numbers and info you might try. I believe its in the Dallas area. 1-800-291-6515Commercial Order Faxline 1-800-813-0087Consumer Order Faxline 1-800-442-7221Commercial Order Hotline (Com Sale Reps) 1-800-THE SHACKConsumer Order Hotline E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hope this helps... Gary K2UQ __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Email from a repeater
You might be thinking of Winlink2000, but it doesn't use repeaters, although I guess it could. It is very much like packet, but you would set up a node, which could be a laptop computer and a radio, and you can send/receive Email using your Email client (like Outlook). What it does (as I understand), is your message will hop from node to node until it finds one with an internet connection, at which point it enters the internet. I've been through a couple of lectures on winlink, but I still don't really understand it, and I think the only way I could is to build one. That isn't likely to happen soon, with all the irons I have in the fire now! Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Coy Hilton Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:56 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Email from a repeater I have been hearing rumbelings about programs to allow retreeving emails from or through repeaters. Does anyone know of it and can you tell me where I can get it. 73 AC0Y Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT-IFR 1100 Info?
You might try this guy; I bought an IFR1200S service manual from him, it was in almost new condition. lewis porter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lew's Resale 3737 West Ferdinand StreetChicago, IL 60624Phone: 773-220-6000After 6PM: 773-638-4987Fax: 773-826-1845 Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Finch Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:21 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT-IFR 1100 Info? Hello, I know this is a bit off topic but I need a service manual for a IFR 1100 S, is there any message groups out there that may be able to help? Looked all over Yahoo and nada Thanks, Paul Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT-IFR 1100 Info?
I have a .pdf copy of the operating manual for my IFR, and I had it printed through Kinko's. It cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $20. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Finch Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:28 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT-IFR 1100 Info? Joe, I found that site, the manual is only a calibration manual, it will help but is not really what I need. I have the manual on CD, the purest in me wants a hard copy. Thanks, Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:06 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT-IFR 1100 Info? Or try: http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/manuals.htm There is a manual listed there for sale. 73, Joe, K1ike Glenn Little WB4UIV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul, You might try [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the test equipment reflector that I found. 73 Glenn WB4UIV At 11:20 AM 06/21/05, you wrote: Hello, I know this is a bit off topic but I need a service manual for a IFR 1100 S, is there any message groups out there that may be able to help? Looked all over Yahoo and nada Thanks, Paul Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Micor (mobile) spur
Are you sure it isn't something caused by your service monitor? Have you tried a different one, or is there anything else common to all three radios? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Kelley Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 7:39 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Micor (mobile) spur So, no one here has ever run into this before? Really??! I found and tested a third radio... same problem. To restate what the problem is: Micor mobile UHF T34... when running in the ham band transmit low / receive high they are spurring 910 kHz above the transmit freq. I don't know what would happen if the frequencies were reversed. 443.750T 448.750R spur at 444.660 444.000T 449.000R spur at 444.910 It's not a power supply problem. The spur is generated low level, not in the PA (it's somewhere before or at the exciter mixer, Q305). It's not the offset oscillator. No amount of tuning or de-tuning various stages has any affect on the spur. Paul N1BUG Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas
Do you have a link to the article? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of mch Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:05 PM To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas This is slightly off topic, but I wanted everyone to be aware of what is happening to a NC man who equipped his Chevy Caprice Classic with ham antennas. He is now *charged* with driving a car that resembles a law enforcement vehicle. Apparently that is a law in NC. Details here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GovtVShams/ This will be my only post on the subject. Please direct any discussion there. This could be you if you have many antennas on your car (as many of us do) and drive through NC in anything close to the same model car LE uses (Caprice, Crown Vic, Intrepid, Impalla, Etc, or even any of the clones such as Park Ave or anything based on the same frame). Joe M. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Digest Number 3232
I agree... I read the article on some Ham related web site, and there wasn't much useful information in it, so it's too bad we can't see the film at eleven. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug W7FDF Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:48 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Digest Number 3232 YupI think there is more to this story then what is in text and the photo of the hams vehicle [I found and read the article]. I looked closely for the light bar or anything red or blue attached to his vehicle. So again, we are NOT getting the whole story. Doug W7FDF --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, C Wayne Schuler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could it be because he had some light bars as well as antennas installed on the vehicle? That'll get ya stopped. Wayne, AI9Q Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] IOTA Switched Power Supply and Noise?
I bought one about six months or so ago, but I don't remember where. Google should turn something up for you, that's how I found it. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bruce Nanney Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 4:49 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] IOTA Switched Power Supply and Noise? Does anybody have a web site to look at IOTA power supply? I need to find some to replace my power supplies in the future. Bruce KD4BOH.- Original Message - From: Joe Montierth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] IOTA Switched Power Supply and Noise? I have one of the 75 amp supplies working at a remote site. We have not seen any noise from the unit, but our equipment is all VHF and UHF, haven't checked it down in HF, but at UHF we have seen no problems. We have 20 UHF RX's and 6 VHF and have not seen any degradation. These IOTA's run much cooler than the analog Astron's, and are much smaller. I will probably be changing out all of the Astrons to these in the next few years, as conditions warrant. Joe --- Nick Papadonis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, I'm considering purchasing a 45A IOTA Switched Power supply to power a UHF Micor and am concerned about switch PS noise. Has anyone tried these supplies with UHF radios? Is noise experienced? Insight greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- Nick KB1GZN Boston, MA __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links
It might be the transmit time out timer in the Phoenix that is causing it to drop out. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Doug BlizzardSent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:08 PMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links I haveturned off all PLs to eliminate that possibility. I 'm having a conversation across the linkwhen suddenly the conversation is cut off. I hear the curtisoy tone on the hub repeater and it drops. If I had not heard him cut off, I would have thought that he unkeyed. The other person will still be talking , not until he unkeys will the link come back up. I have turned off all timers. There are three repeaters that link into a common hub. I ahve changed out one of the Phoenix radios with a Motorola M 120. I have not noticed that one acting up ( yet). Any thoughts? Doug N4HAJ ---Original Message--- From: wn1b8 Date: 07/26/05 19:50:25 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Blizzard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone out there using the GE Phoenix Mobiles in a linking system? Im having a problem with link drop outs and have narrowed it down to the link radio. I would like to hear from someone that has succesfully built a linking system using these radios. Thanks in advance Doug N4HAJ Doug, Can you be a bit more specific regarding the drop-outs? Are these momentary (1 or 2 second) drop-outs or are they longer in duration? Are you using CTCSS or just COR. Finally, when you experience a drop- out, are you seeing a loss of TX or just audio through your system. Scott Madison, WN1B Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Beagle Virus
Heh... My ISP's virus filter caught it. No problem here at any rate, if they hadn't caught it, my antivirus would have. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Kevin CusterSent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:42 PMTo: Joe; Repeater BuilderSubject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Beagle Virus My email address is being spoofed. It's not me.If you look at my name associated with this reply, you'll see I use my real name, while the spoofer uses "Kuggie"You'll also note that the date is of a time in the future, not the real time.[EMAIL PROTECTED] is a very old email address, and it's likely time to retire itBTW: I use AVG and keep it up to date...KevinJoe wrote: You have the Beagle virus? This was posted to the eflector with an atachment that has the beagle virus. Joe To: "Repeater-Builder" Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com From: "Kuggie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:08:24 +0330 Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hi htmlbody :) YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links
If you don't program it, I believe it defaults to three minutes I just checked my documentation and it says that Yes, No, or a single digit time from 1 to 7 minutes may be entered. If Yes is entered, it results in a Carrier Control Time of three minutes. I haven't tried it, but entering No may (should?) disable the timer; the documentation doesn't specifically mention it. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug Blizzard Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links I have purposely not programmed a software TOT, however some have suggested that there is a hardware TOT. I have not been able to find it. I would also like to know how you wire up the Phoenix. I am using the pins on the back. Any thoughts? Doug N4HAJ --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, gervais fillion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it depends also when it has been programm if the 3.00 minutes timeout is there. if i remember by default it will have the 3.00 minutes this is for safety reason for the p.a. do it return on the air? we have a repeater system here ,pc controled and there are 8 phoenixs talking to each other these are good radio's 73/s,gervais ve2ckn Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Beagle Virus
I run Outlook and I like it! THppttt raspberry grin Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken Arck Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:49 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Beagle Virus At 09:42 PM 7/26/2005 -0400, you wrote: My email address is being spoofed. It's not me. If you look at my name associated with this reply, you'll see I use my real name, while the spoofer uses Kuggie You'll also note that the date is of a time in the future, not the real time. ---Anyone who runs MS Outlook without proper virus protection should be drawn and quartered. Then again, anyone who runs MS Outlook... oh nevermind IMHO, of course :-) Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of state-of-the-art repeater controllers and accessories. http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html We offer complete Kenwood TKR repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links
Some additional thoughts... On second thought, I don't think it would be a good idea to disable the timer, rather set it for 6 or 7 minutes to protect the radio. I don't know of a hardware timer, but there may well be one; I didn't see it mentioned in the service manual, but I could have missed it. The service manual says the timer defaults to one minute. By the way, when you say you didn't program the CCT, did you leave the field blank, or did you put No in it? I use one for packet radio, and all the signals I need are on the rear connectors. Do you need a pinout? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:01 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links If you don't program it, I believe it defaults to three minutes I just checked my documentation and it says that Yes, No, or a single digit time from 1 to 7 minutes may be entered. If Yes is entered, it results in a Carrier Control Time of three minutes. I haven't tried it, but entering No may (should?) disable the timer; the documentation doesn't specifically mention it. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug Blizzard Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links I have purposely not programmed a software TOT, however some have suggested that there is a hardware TOT. I have not been able to find it. I would also like to know how you wire up the Phoenix. I am using the pins on the back. Any thoughts? Doug N4HAJ --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, gervais fillion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it depends also when it has been programm if the 3.00 minutes timeout is there. if i remember by default it will have the 3.00 minutes this is for safety reason for the p.a. do it return on the air? we have a repeater system here ,pc controled and there are 8 phoenixs talking to each other these are good radio's 73/s,gervais ve2ckn Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links
You can get the recommended crimper for them that'll set you back in excess of $80. Or, you can get an inexpensive crimper that will get you by, for around $15 or $20. I'm not sure where you can get them, try an electronics store or a tool outlet. Radio Shack sold them at one time, but I'm not sure if they carry them now. Their new sales mantra is: We Used To Carry That. Or, if all else fails, you can crimp 'em with a pair of needle nose pliers. Bend one ear over the wire, then the other, making sure the crimp is small enough so that the pin will fit in the connector housing. Then you'll need to solder the wire to the pin, as it won't be reliable otherwise. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ronny Julian Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:08 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links I found the connectors for the back of this radio with the pins installed. What's the best way to crimp them? Is there a tool for this and where can I get one? A good friend programmed mine. 144.390 and 145.030 for packet/APRS. I need to back off the power a bit but it works great! He disabled the TOT on mine. Has not died yet. Not a bad $5 ex-Forestry service radio. - Original Message - From: Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:56 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links Some additional thoughts... On second thought, I don't think it would be a good idea to disable the timer, rather set it for 6 or 7 minutes to protect the radio. I don't know of a hardware timer, but there may well be one; I didn't see it mentioned in the service manual, but I could have missed it. The service manual says the timer defaults to one minute. By the way, when you say you didn't program the CCT, did you leave the field blank, or did you put No in it? I use one for packet radio, and all the signals I need are on the rear connectors. Do you need a pinout? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:01 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links If you don't program it, I believe it defaults to three minutes I just checked my documentation and it says that Yes, No, or a single digit time from 1 to 7 minutes may be entered. If Yes is entered, it results in a Carrier Control Time of three minutes. I haven't tried it, but entering No may (should?) disable the timer; the documentation doesn't specifically mention it. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Doug Blizzard Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Phoenix Radios as Links I have purposely not programmed a software TOT, however some have suggested that there is a hardware TOT. I have not been able to find it. I would also like to know how you wire up the Phoenix. I am using the pins on the back. Any thoughts? Doug N4HAJ --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, gervais fillion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it depends also when it has been programm if the 3.00 minutes timeout is there. if i remember by default it will have the 3.00 minutes this is for safety reason for the p.a. do it return on the air? we have a repeater system here ,pc controled and there are 8 phoenixs talking to each other these are good radio's 73/s,gervais ve2ckn Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Why Linear For PS?
Heh I think you're opening a can of worms with your question! My opinion is that if you get a good quality switcher (like a Samlex), it'll work fine. Some of the cheaper ones can emit rf noise, and that is why some people will not use them. Switchers are more energy efficient, lighter and at least as reliable as a linear supply. If it works for you, then great! Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 10:20 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Why Linear For PS? Hello Again, Is there any reason that Linear (such as Astron) Power Supplies over Switching Supplies for Repeaters? The linears run hotter and are very heavy to lug to the site where as switchers have similiar capacity and are 10X lighter. I have been running a Samlex Switching Supply for about seven months and no trouble. Why does everyone worship the linear supplies? Andy KC2GOW 445.125 PL_141.3 Staten Island,NY Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] For Sale - OT, hopefully the end
Oh, ummm... isn't that the same as a comma? GRIN Richard -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:59 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] For Sale - OT, hopefully the end I never cease to be amazed by the number of people whom don't understand that the PERIOD is the important thing here and that it was in the correct place. If you go to buy gasoline and it's $2.579 per gallon, do you really think it's two thousand five hundred and seventy nine dollars a gallon? Geez! Sorry for the off-topic, but I couldn't stand it anymore. Chuck - Original Message - From: Jim McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] For Sale Don't worry yourself about it as it's sold anyway. Jim - Original Message - From: Mark A. Holman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 19:13 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] For Sale $65 Grand or $65.00 ? yeouch! Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] GMRS Interference with Canada
http://ftp.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/canline/linea.html And http://ftp.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/canline/ Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of cism211 Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 5:04 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] GMRS Interference with Canada The FCC GMRS license application refers to the prohibition of using four GMRS frequencies North of Line A and east of Line C. Can someone help me find out where those lines are? Paul Yonge Syracuse NY Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: trying to build my first repeater
Ok, I'll bite... what does TAS stand for? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of nj902 Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 7:02 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: trying to build my first repeater --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, us_communications1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IS DIRECTION OF HOW OTHERS DID THIS. the radios are 30+ years old so i can't believe that i am the first to think of using the higer quality tube equipment. ... ___ Higher quality? Just because they use tubes? TAS lifetime subscriber? But - to answer your question - you could build a tube type repeater - it's your time to spend as you wish. Your best bet would be to search hamfests or go to the Dayton Hamvention and try to find a copy of the Radio Amateur's F-M Repeater Handbook by Ken W. Sessions, c.1969, and any other period literature you can find. Once upon a time hams did make repeaters out of the tube type stuff when it was plentiful on the surplus market in the 1960's. You might also check with your local two-way radio shops - it's just possible they may have an old tube type repeater sitting around that hasn't made it to the landfill yet. If not that - they might have some old manuals for tube type repeaters. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Vanity call resumes
Heh... Withemphasis on Non_Profit! Richard -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Mark A. HolmanSent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 12:29 PMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Vanity call resumesYep Cha-Ching ! and TNX 4 doing biz with Uncle Sam ! gotta remember UR suppourting the biggest non profit org in da world :-) N9WYS wrote: If you go onto the FCC's ULS page and drill down to the amateur licensing, there are the steps there to apply for a vanity call... It's not that difficult - I did it for a club I belong to. (Will County Emergency Management Amateurs - we got call sign W9WIL.) The main thing the FCC is interested in is your . J Mark - N9WYS YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: interface to shut off a radio on temporaly base
I agree... When I was a board tech,we would wash boards in a tub oforganic cleaner. I can't rememberthe name of it, butwenicknamed it green death because it was pretty hard onour skin. After letting the board soak in it a while,we'd then take it out rinse it well, then dry it with compressed air. Never cleaned monitor boards though, I was nervous about getting water in or under the flyback. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Fred TownsendSent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 11:18 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: interface to shut off a radio on temporaly base I'd like to second Skipps comments and add one of my own. At the factory we used ordinary dish washers (until we got the commercial washers) to clean PC boards. Most components are water safe. Exceptions, are non hermetic parts like switches and transformers; things with paper or bakalite coil forms. Spic and Span is a little harsh. For general cleaning, including automatic dish washers, useArm and Hammer baking soda. If you think someone has used an acid flux (sometimes necessary to solder nickel or steel) clean with ammonia before the baking soda. Finally if you have rosin flux isopropyl alcohol works well. Don't use rubbing alcohol (contains water) or use alcohol in the automatic dish washer (it will burn).Fred AE6QL YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT - funny interference story
I concur... This is one of the most interesting groups I've had the pleasure of participating in. Indeed, a rare collection of talent in this group. Fairly new to the world of repeaters, Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony VE6MVP Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:32 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT - funny interference story At 03:58 PM 2006-01-11 -0600, you wrote: Very Interesting Agreed. Anecdotes like this are always worth reading. An excellent means of passing knowledge down the generations. Tony (a newbieish ham) Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story
I just wonder if the guy was dumb enough to think he wouldn't get caught! Richard -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave VanHorn Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:36 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story Do you think some Motorola employee got a ticket sometime? You know.. If that story is true, I'd call that one criminal. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] first-of-its kind device
Reminds me of those $600 hammers the Government buys! Richard -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of DickSent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:43 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] first-of-its kind device Your tax dollars at work to reinvent the wheel Dick - Original Message - From: KA9QJG To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: 12 January, 2006 21:28 Subject: [Repeater-Builder] first-of-its kind device This is 2006, is this Not a Repeater or am I missing something here, --- first-of-its kind device -- Duh. Happy Repeater Building De Don KA9QJG From a newsletter called "Government Security" Connecticut emergency responders create communication device Connecticut emergency responders say they have created a first-of-its kind device that will allow rescue crews from several agencies to talk to each other at the scene of an emergency or disaster, The Associated Press reports. If the invention proves successful, it could help clear one of the biggest obstacles Homeland security officials have been trying to overcome since the 2001 terrorist attacks: the inability to communication across radio frequencies. Dubbed STOC, for "on-Scene Tactical Operations Channel," the device combines a radio and receiver into a single box that instantly receives a signal from one frequency and sends it onto another frequency, officials say. Neighboring towns typically handle rescue communications on different radio frequencies, hindering communication in a crisis. Many municipalities around the country are trying to solve the problem by buying new radios to get regional agencies on one frequency. "The beauty of the device is, we don't have to buy more radios," says Wayne Sandford, the state's deputy Homeland security director. A prototype has been developed, another is in the works and state officials have allocated nearly $2.1 million to build a box for towns across the state, Sandford says. Sandford adds that he believes Connecticut is the first state in the nation to develop such technology. He said the state should know within the next few months whether it is successful. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Web Site Down?
I can't get to it either. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jack Davis Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 8:33 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Web Site Down? Is the RB web site down? For some reason I can not get to it tonight? Jack K6YC Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] mods.dk (possiably OT)
Me too. Richard -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dick Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:23 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] mods.dk (possiably OT) Works for me, Rich. 73, Dick - Original Message - From: Richard D. Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: 31 January, 2006 17:05 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] mods.dk (possiably OT) I do not know how many files are on mods.dk but - there are over 2700 members of this group. If each member were to download a file or two we would have all of them. The files could then be posted together elsewhere and remain available for free. Just a thought. 73 Rich http://www.wa8dbw.ifip.com - Original Message - From: Q [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] mods.dk (possiably OT) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] controller question
If you have an IRLP node you can easily install Echolink on it, and then they'll both use the same hardware. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 7:21 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] controller question Is there a repeater controller that I could use to tie an Echolink and IRLP together with? One that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? Chris KA7CJH Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] controller question
There is a version of Echolink (called EchoIRLP) that runs on Linux. Installed on an IRLP box, EchoIRLP utilizes the same hardware and a few of IRLP's scripts. I have both running on my node. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim B. Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:34 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] controller question Richard wrote: If you have an IRLP node you can easily install Echolink on it, and then they'll both use the same hardware. Richard, N7TGB Execpt IRLP runs in Linux and Echolink runs in windows... There is a bridge program out there, poke around the www.irlp.org site a bit. Or google. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Failure to communicate.....
Or, as one local Ham advised another, turn up your power, your audio level is low. The other ham was nearly full quieting into the repeater. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Finch Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 7:46 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Failure to communicate. Or turn up your squelch, I can't hear you is another one! Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim B. Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 8:22 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Failure to communicate. Bob M. wrote: Hams that already know everything... I think I've met a couple of those. They're the ones who tell you to scrape all that ugly protective copper coating off the 1/2 inch Heliax before you solder the center pin onto it. They're the ones that tell you All the connectors on that thing over there were loose, so I tightened them all up for you and then you find out that that thing was the hybrid ring duplexer on 2 meters, and the connectors were the tuning rods that are now all the way down into the cavities. They're the ones that tell you to put two 100 watt amplifiers in series so you get 200 watts to the antenna. Ahh yes-the tinfirgudbudy crowd. Or as we like to call them, the 'light-bar brigade'. Turn up your volume. I can't hear you... |cP -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Virus infection!!!
Not someone, but a virus somewhere on somebody's computer did it. Unfortunately, there is really nothing thatcan be done. I had a problem with Yahoogroups shutting off Email delivery of all my forum messages because my address was being spoofed somewhere and they were causing bounces (?). This was happening every couple of weeks, soI'd have to log onto Yahoogroupsand turn messages back on whenever I noticed that messages had stopped. I once sent a complaint message totheir customer service (now there's an oxymoron!), but that was a waste of time. Finally, after several months, the problem has tapered off. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of N9WYSSent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 8:11 AMTo: 'Kevin Custer'Cc: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: [Repeater-Builder] Virus infection!!!Importance: High Kevin, Someone has spoofed your e-mail address!! I just received a message with the subject You must see this video. It was infected with [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im sure you would want to know this. 73 de Mark N9WYS YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Virus infection!!!
I alsokeep my virus definitions up to date. It isn't something you or your computer did that caused it; someone else's infected computer did. Interesting... that is about the time I was having trouble with Yahoogroups. Wonder if they were having problems, or if there was a particular virus making the rounds causing it? Richard, N7TGB -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of N9WYSSent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 8:48 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Virus infection!!! Interesting That probably explains why I was having trouble with bouncing and Yahoo Groups kicking me out of the various groups I subscribe to about 6 months ago. I wonder how it happened, though, because I am vigilant to keep my virus definitions up to date. Oh well. Thanks Richard! Mark N9WYS From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RichardSent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:39 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Virus infection!!! Not someone, but a virus somewhere on somebody's computer did it. Unfortunately, there is really nothing thatcan be done. I had a problem with Yahoogroups shutting off Email delivery of all my forum messages because my address was being spoofed somewhere and they were causing bounces (?). This was happening every couple of weeks, soI'd have to log onto Yahoogroupsand turn messages back on whenever I noticed that messages had stopped. I once sent a complaint message totheir customer service (now there's an oxymoron!), but that was a waste of time. Finally, after several months, the problem has tapered off. Richard, N7TGB YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Virus infection!!!
Abandoning Outlook and Outlook Express is not the answer: having a topnotchantivirus program and keeping it up to date is. I've used Outlook for years with no virus problems. Richard -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQSent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:59 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Virus infection!!!At 08:40 AM 2/18/06, you wrote: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" Someone has HTML mode turned on. Well just a quick comment. Who in Peru doesn't like Kevin. Maybe wrong but the IP for the sender was through TELEFONICA.NET.PE which is shown to be Lima Peru. SteveAll it means is that someone in Peru has Kevin's email address and the repeater-builder group address in their address book. A lot of these virii (yes, that's the plural of virus) pick random names and destinations addresses and start sending.One more reason to abandon Outlook Express and Outlook (the Microsoft mailers are the world's biggest virus magnets) and use a real mailer. Eudora is a free program and is one option.Mike WA6ILQ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel PDF files.
Those look like the ones I have on my web site. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of skipp025 Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:19 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Decibel PDF files. Before Andrew bought Decibel there was much on line pdf file information regarding the below list. I mentioned here on the group that members should download the information before that last file server went poof. The file numbers don't have a good decription so I took a moment to excel out what I was able to get. I can and will make these files available if you can't find them anywhere else. File Name/NumberFile Description 095060-000.pdf DB4055, DB4056,DB4067,DB4068,DB4071,DB4072 Rack Mount Duplexer. Installation and Tuning Instructions 095061-000.pdf DB4057 and DB4058 150-174 Band Pass / Band Reject Rack Mount Duplexers. Installation and Tuning Instructions 095062-000.pdf DB4060 - DB4062 133-174 MHz Band Pass / Band Reject Duplexer. Tuning Instructions 095064-000.pdf DB4075W, DB4076W, DB4075Z, DB4076Z 404-512 MHz Band Pass - Band Reject Duplexers. Tuning and Instllation Instructions 095065-000.pdf DB4090 Band Pass / Band Reject Duplexer 806-960 MHz Installation Instructions 095067-000.pdf Notch Filters DB4104 (30-50 MHz), DB4140 (148-174), DB4175 (450-470 MHz) Tuning Instructions 095068-000.pdf Tuning Procedure for Two-Transmitter Combiners DB4351, DB4381, DB4382, DB4384 095091-000.pdf DB4022 and DB4029 (450-512 MHz and 806-960 MHz) Band Pass / Band Reject Cavity. Tuning Instructions 095096-000.pdf DB4307, DB4308, and DB4309 3dB Hybrid Couplers. Tuning Instructions 095097-000.pdf Dual Junction Tunable Isolators Field Tuning Instructions 095102-000.pdf Band Pass Cavity Filters Installation and Tuning Instructions 095121-000.pdf DB4350 and DB4360 Low Loss Combiners. Tuning Instructions 095123-000.pdf DB4379 Low Loss Combiner. Tuning Instructions 095158-000.pdf Base Station Duplexers DB4036 (70-88 MHz); DB4044 and DB4046 (148-174 MHz) Installation and Alignment Instructions 095231-000.pdf DB4318H-2C 164-168.5 MHz Single Channel Filter and Isolator. Tuning Instructions 095357-000.pdf ACT27xxJ2 and DBNXTL27xx Transmitter Combiner. 5, 10, 15, 20-Channel Models. Installatin and Tuning Instructions cheers, skipp skipp025 at yahoo.com www.radiowrench.com Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Decibel PDF files.
Probably they don't show up in a search because I put them up fairly recently (couple of weeks ago) and they haven't been crawled yet. They are there for all to use, and I will leave them there unless Andrews or someone gripes. Some time ago I provided these files (and others) for inclusion on the Repeater-Builder site, but I haven't seen them posted there. The URL to the page featuring the articles we speak of: http://www.n7tgb.net/pages/radio/radio_resource3.htm Richard, N7TGB www.n7tgb.net -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of skipp025 Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:27 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Decibel PDF files. And a quick specialized search of the web shows the only on line place where some/all of the below files are available is the Repeater Builder Web page: http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/ant-sys-index.html Someone from the group was looking for the Harmonic Filter (following the Circulators) Tuning Instructions. If you have Circulator Harmonic Filter Tuning Instructions available, please consider sharing. Doesn't have to be the Decibel Brand. cheers, skipp Before Andrew bought Decibel there was much on line pdf file information regarding the below list. I mentioned here on the group that members should download the information before that last file server went poof. The file numbers don't have a good decription so I took a moment to excel out what I was able to get. I can and will make these files available if you can't find them anywhere else. File Name/Number File Description 095060-000.pdfDB4055, DB4056,DB4067,DB4068,DB4071,DB4072 Rack Mount Duplexer. Installation and Tuning Instructions 095061-000.pdfDB4057 and DB4058 150-174 Band Pass / Band Reject Rack Mount Duplexers. Installation and Tuning Instructions 095062-000.pdfDB4060 - DB4062 133-174 MHz Band Pass / Band Reject Duplexer. Tuning Instructions 095064-000.pdfDB4075W, DB4076W, DB4075Z, DB4076Z 404-512 MHz Band Pass - Band Reject Duplexers. Tuning and Instllation Instructions 095065-000.pdfDB4090 Band Pass / Band Reject Duplexer 806-960 MHz Installation Instructions 095067-000.pdfNotch Filters DB4104 (30-50 MHz), DB4140 (148-174), DB4175 (450-470 MHz) Tuning Instructions 095068-000.pdfTuning Procedure for Two-Transmitter Combiners DB4351, DB4381, DB4382, DB4384 095091-000.pdfDB4022 and DB4029 (450-512 MHz and 806-960 MHz) Band Pass / Band Reject Cavity. Tuning Instructions 095096-000.pdfDB4307, DB4308, and DB4309 3dB Hybrid Couplers. Tuning Instructions 095097-000.pdfDual Junction Tunable Isolators Field Tuning Instructions 095102-000.pdfBand Pass Cavity Filters Installation and Tuning Instructions 095121-000.pdfDB4350 and DB4360 Low Loss Combiners. Tuning Instructions 095123-000.pdfDB4379 Low Loss Combiner. Tuning Instructions 095158-000.pdfBase Station Duplexers DB4036 (70-88 MHz); DB4044 and DB4046 (148-174 MHz) Installation and Alignment Instructions 095231-000.pdfDB4318H-2C 164-168.5 MHz Single Channel Filter and Isolator. Tuning Instructions 095357-000.pdfACT27xxJ2 and DBNXTL27xx Transmitter Combiner. 5, 10, 15, 20-Channel Models. Installatin and Tuning Instructions cheers, skipp skipp025 at yahoo.com www.radiowrench.com Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices?
At the Hamfest that takes place during our EmCommWest www.emcommwest.org, admission and space rent is free! It is small compared to the others, but the price is right. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Finch Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:27 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices? Joe, Wow, this is weird, I got your reply BEFORE I got the message back from me! Wonder what's up with that! I heard something about the owners of the arena want to discontinue the Hamvention and sell the property or something like that. That was two years ago the last time I was at Dayton. One other thing, our local club here in Azle, Texas is working on our Hamfest for this year. I think the tables are about $10.00 and all tailgating and fleamarket areas can and may be inside this year! Something is wrong with these prices. I was going to make the trip this year since I have inherited a now bankrupt two way shop, don't know now. I guess I will but I really don't like it! Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices? As I've told a number of people - it looks like they are trying to run it into the ground. It's not dying fast enough for someone... When you have THREE CARS in an entire section (the west one - farthest from the arena) on Sunday, that says something. I understand getting a reply from the committee is like pulling teeth this year. In past years, confirmations were received the year before. I know people who are STILL waiting on space confirmations and we're within two months. Joe M. Hello, I know this is off-topic but I don't know where to ask this question. I have sent a email to the Hamfest folks by the way, who knows if they will respond. Has anyone looked at the space price listed on their website? It is a graduated price scheme, the more spaces you buy the more it costs you! The price for 3 spaces is almost twice what 2 spaces costs! Why do they do that? They seem to me to be the highest priced Hamfest, anyway this price scheme is just strange! Who is getting rich there? Somebody must be! Paul Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices?
EmCommWest and the Hamfest/fleamarket are held here in Reno; this year it will be May 6 7th. There has been talk of it moving somewhere else after this year, Las Vegas, perhaps. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:27 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices? The originator of the now emcommwest fleamarket used to be fun. One year, I bought a whole series of RCA tube manuals for about $5 for the entire box. Another trip, I bought a roll of half inch Helaix for cheap. The fleamarket used to be held in Reno - but unattached to another event. I don't have a clue as how well it is doing now. Neil - WA6KLA Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices? Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:42:23 -0800 At the Hamfest that takes place during our EmCommWest www.emcommwest.org, admission and space rent is free! It is small compared to the others, but the price is right. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Finch Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:27 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices? Joe, Wow, this is weird, I got your reply BEFORE I got the message back from me! Wonder what's up with that! I heard something about the owners of the arena want to discontinue the Hamvention and sell the property or something like that. That was two years ago the last time I was at Dayton. One other thing, our local club here in Azle, Texas is working on our Hamfest for this year. I think the tables are about $10.00 and all tailgating and fleamarket areas can and may be inside this year! Something is wrong with these prices. I was going to make the trip this year since I have inherited a now bankrupt two way shop, don't know now. I guess I will but I really don't like it! Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Dayton Fleamarket space prices? As I've told a number of people - it looks like they are trying to run it into the ground. It's not dying fast enough for someone... When you have THREE CARS in an entire section (the west one - farthest from the arena) on Sunday, that says something. I understand getting a reply from the committee is like pulling teeth this year. In past years, confirmations were received the year before. I know people who are STILL waiting on space confirmations and we're within two months. Joe M. Hello, I know this is off-topic but I don't know where to ask this question. I have sent a email to the Hamfest folks by the way, who knows if they will respond. Has anyone looked at the space price listed on their website? It is a graduated price scheme, the more spaces you buy the more it costs you! The price for 3 spaces is almost twice what 2 spaces costs! Why do they do that? They seem to me to be the highest priced Hamfest, anyway this price scheme is just strange! Who is getting rich there? Somebody must be! Paul Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question...
That thought crossed my mind also, but it still looks like something somebody built in their garage. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Blasberg Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 8:06 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Way OT, but a question... It may be a traffic preemption receiver for public safety vehicles (police and fire) to be able to pass through an upcoming intersection on a green light as opposed to approaching a red and having to negotiate cross traffic. Dan KA8YPY On Apr 1, 2006, at 4:38 AM, Mike Morris wrote: Some interesting boxes have been appearing on street lights in my area. Anybody know what they are? http://www.repeater-builder.com/wa6ilq/whatsthis.html (two photos totalling about 175KB) Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[Repeater-Builder] Sinclair Antennas
Has anyone lately been having quality issues with the Sinclair base station/coliinear antennas over the past 5 or 6 years? Ever since they abandoned their US mfg operations and moved their factory to Mexico... changed their model numbers (for supposedly the same product)(dumb move in my opinion)seems we have noticed some negative changes in general quality. Internal harnesses have become intermittant, swaged fittings come loose... all causing considerable IMD/desense and general grief for commercial and amateur operators alike. When you have repeater antennas on windblown icy mountaintops that are basically inaccessable for repairs for 6 months of the year, you cannot have this kind of thing happen... Anyone have experiences over the past few years? Particularly the 4 bay open dipole collinear variety of which we almost exclusivly use. Richard VA7AA Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [Repeater-Builder] YahooGroups format changes...
Those aren't advertisements, they are providing information about the group. Richard -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jon Pearl - W4ABC Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 6:16 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] YahooGroups format changes... Some of you may have noticed a formatting change in the email that you're now receiving from YahooGroups. If you're seeing the same ugly advertisements that many are seeing running down the right side of your email - there's a fix... Go to any group that you're a member of and find the name of the group in the upper left hand corner. Below that, you'll find the link - Edit Membership. Click on it. Scroll down and find Message Preference and choose Traditional. Your received email account will be updated so that it will no longer include the new banner advertisements to the right of your email message or the newer style ads at the bottom that cannot be deleted from your 'reply'. Fraternally, Jon Pearl - W4ABC RB Moderator Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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RE: [Repeater-Builder] FYI: FCC officially issues RO dropping code requirement today
My interpretation is that it will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register, so the date hasn't been determined yet. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Schmidt Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:56 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FYI: FCC officially issues RO dropping code requirement today Question about this order is it effective imidiately that the code is no longer required for new licencing and the licenced techs (w/o code) are now equal to tech + (with code) ? OR is there an effective on after date?
RE: [Repeater-Builder] FYI: FCC officially issues RO dropping code requirement today
Me too. I just ordered the general study guide. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Schmidt Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 10:25 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FYI: FCC officially issues RO dropping code requirement today Ahhh, ok. Well, time to revise my Christmas list and get my nose in the general and extra class written element books. Thanks Dave / N9NLU www.kmcg.org ( SWAP SHOP - Service manuals - Standard, Maxon, Uniden, RCA etc, one lot - 6-7 postal mail bins -- $50 or offer / trade) On 12/16/06, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My interpretation is that it will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register, so the date hasn't been determined yet. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Schmidt Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:56 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FYI: FCC officially issues RO dropping code requirement today Question about this order is it effective imidiately that the code is no longer required for new licencing and the licenced techs (w/o code) are now equal to tech + (with code) ? OR is there an effective on after date?
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: [Motorola-Metrum-Motrac-Motran-Mocom] Kellogg's FCC Sign Pact
Sure doesn't... this is the type of attitude that keeps people from joining our hobby. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Bosshard (NU5D) Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 6:45 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: [Motorola-Metrum-Motrac-Motran-Mocom] Kellogg's FCC Sign Pact Gentlemen, does this promote our hobby? Steve NU5D On 12/17/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... forwarded ... ;) - Original Message - From: Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:00 am Subject: [Motorola-Metrum-Motrac-Motran-Mocom] Kellogg's FCC Sign Pact Washington D.C.- It was announced today that Kellogg's and the Federal Communications Commission have signed a pact to issue Amateur Radio Licenses on specially marked boxes of Corn Flakes. In this unprecedented move the FCC believes this will not hurt amateur radio but allow all individuals to receive an amateur radio license without having to demonstrate any skills with the exception of being able to use a pair of scissors to cut out their operating permit from the breakfast cereal box. Kellogg's spokesperson commented that they were proud to have been selected by the government to be the issuer of licenses for amateur radio in the US and hope to soon make an agreement with other cereal loving countries. They also expect that will be issuing certificates of achievement for DXCF for confirmed contacts with 100 corn flakers. Yahoo! Groups Links -- Ham Radio Spoken Here.NU5D
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: [Motorola-Metrum-Motrac-Motran-Mocom] Kellogg's FCC Sign Pact
I admit I missed it, so I need new finals... Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Laryn Lohman Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:13 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: [Motorola-Metrum-Motrac-Motran-Mocom] Kellogg's FCC Sign Pact Anyone that misses the humor here needs new finals... Laryn K8TVZ Washington D.C.- It was announced today that Kellogg's and the Federal Communications Commission have signed a pact to issue Amateur Radio Licenses on specially marked boxes of Corn Flakes. In this unprecedented move the FCC believes this will not hurt amateur radio but allow all individuals to receive an amateur radio license without having to demonstrate any skills with the exception of being able to use a pair of scissors to cut out their operating permit from the breakfast cereal box. Kellogg's spokesperson commented that they were proud to have been selected by the government to be the issuer of licenses for amateur radio in the US and hope to soon make an agreement with other cereal loving countries. They also expect that will be issuing certificates of achievement for DXCF for confirmed contacts with 100 corn flakers.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] IOTA Power Supplies
In my opinion, they are very good quality power supplies. I am using the DLS-15 as a four stage charger for my home shack's batteries, and in the year and a half I've owned it, I have had no problems at all. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 5:46 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] IOTA Power Supplies Has anybody had experience with switching power supplies from IOTA Engineering? I am looking at their DLS-90 90amp model. They seem to be worth the money. A lot cheaper than the fancy samlex supplies. Pros/Cons? Andy KC2GOW http://www.sirepeater.com
RE: [Repeater-Builder] MFJ_2040 Autopatch repeater controller
Heh... Same thing I found; Google is your friend. grin Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Pugh Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 6:57 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] MFJ_2040 Autopatch repeater controller http://www.surplussales.com/Manuals/man_mfj.html Has it listed available for $10.. Mike w2drh wrote: Hi ALL I have an MFJ-2040 Autopatch repeater controller. I deperately need the manual for it. Can anyone please help? Thank you! Dave
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Battery backup
I had a similar experience: I had a couple of deep cycle batteries in an outdoor steel enclosure that I would charge periodically by connecting a standard automotive charger. At times I would forget it was connected, so eventually the batteries were cooked. After some research on the web, I settled on an IOTA DLS-15 power supply with an IQ4 smart charge controller. It is connected full time to the (new) batteries, and I only have to add water every couple of months. I have not noted any kind of noise generated by the charger. This setup works very well for me. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Schmidt Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:26 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Battery backup I have to agree with Dave. Using the proper charger or power supply for keeping the batts up. I have my batteries housed in a stainless steel enclosure that is anchored into concrete outside my ham shack. I learned the hard way about using the proper charger... I just tapped into my repeaters 25amp power supply to keep the batteries charged till I could make a charging circuit ... a, big mistake. That charging circuit - oops, I forgot... about a month of operation, I was working around the tower and smelled what smelled like battery acid. Sure enough, I cooked both flooded lead acid batteries and they were fuming acid vapor. Lucky the box is a comercial built ss box. Now, after that incident, I have been using a marine (boat) smart charger which automatically determines wether to charge or float. Since battery chargers are, ummm, quite noisy and not all that nice on batteries due to most of them only using a half wave recifier ( AC is not nice on batteries ). I added a 25A bridge rectifier and added extra filtering which is just a big Motorola mobile power filter block from the Micor dayz. It is also isolated using some BIG diodes - like Dave's, the threaded case type diodes which is bolted to a heatsink. The system is running well in this configuration. If using flooded type batteries, do a monthly check on acid levels ! I recomend AGM batteries ( Absorbed Glass Mat ) or if that is a little pricy, get marine deep cycle batteries - do not use automotive batteries unless you just absolutely half to. Dave / N9NLU www.kmcg.org On 1/9/07, ve7ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had good luck using a pair of diodes to isolate a power supply from a charging circuit. I essentially have a Statpower 10amp battery charger (specifically designed for the flooded cells I am using). The batteries float on the charger voltage when the AC power is available. The battery positive lead then feeds through a diode and joins the positive power bus of my repeaters. Using a proper charger is the most important part so you dont boil off the electrolyte in your batteries. The positive power bus is fed from a large GE power supply. The positive lead from the power supply feeds through a diode to feed the power bus. The idea of using a diodes is to keep the higher voltage of the power supply from passing current into the batteries when AC is available, and vice versa when AC is off. However, if you are using a high power PA or your repeater draws more than about 20 AMPs on TX, you have to be careful of your choices of diode. I use large feedthrough diodes, mounted on large heatsinks, but on lower current draw you could get away with using a smaller bridge rectifier mounted to an unpainted metal piece in your repeater cabinet with some heatsink compound. Dave Cameron VE7LTD --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, wm5c [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, New member here. Thanks for allowing me to join. Our club has acquired some large lead-acid 12v batteries we would like to use to back up our repeater in emergency situations. Does anyone know of a good (but simple and inexpensive [we are a very small group in a very small town]) circuit to accomplish this? Any input would be appreciated. Danny WM5C Heart Of Texas Ham Operators Group (HOTHOG) Brady, TX www.hothog.org
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Switching Power Supply vs. Astron Etc.
That is perfectly understandable Plus, as someone else mentioned, the switcher will save you money. Richard, N7TGB -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mathew Quaife Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:22 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Switching Power Supply vs. Astron Etc. The ojective is not gain amperage, I have plenty of that. This one is available for free to me, and is brand new. This would release the 70 amp Astron for use back in the ham shack for all the HF equipment, and would serve also as a standby. Since the repeater is the only unit in this shack, unless the noise was present on the repeater, there is nothing else to suffer noise. The answer to the question has come, however, the final result will be today when I switch them out and see if it brings any noises to the repeater. Mathew skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the supply you are using is fine why change? Yes, you would gain some amperage capacity. Relative example... A room full of Motorola Repeater Stations in non constant service costs about $30/month each to operate. Put the repeater into lock to talk mode (IRLP or Echolink) and the energy cost rises by almost a third (typical). One of the energy soaks is the well designed and constructed transformers within the repeater power supplies. Replacing the hungry Motorhead Power Supplies cuts at least 1/2 off the power bill, which is much nicer when you're the one having to pay it. However, switching supplies are inherently noisy. You could experience problems from these noises. I realize we are not talking about HF. But, it is possible to wind up with a problem you don't have now. Many of the common 13.8 vdc switchers sold to the ham market will hose up at least the 160 meter ham band no problem, which is just above the am broadcast band I have on the shop when XM is stale. If that 50 amp supply is fine, I see no advantage in the change. Dave Cheers Dave, skipp -- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.
RE: [Repeater-Builder] A Monday Laugh
30 seconds is way too short. Sounds like someone put up a repeater but wants to discourage it's use. Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:47 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] A Monday Laugh At 3/8/2007 09:38, you wrote: If you are giving a traffic report and it takes over 30 seconds, you are not giving a report. You are having a conversation. Incorrect. I was passing important information the repeater timed out. Bob NO6B
RE: [Repeater-Builder] A Monday Laugh
My opinion is that a repeater should be used a lot, that way it's known to be reliable in case of emergency use. Plus, as you say, there'll be people listening. Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 1:02 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] A Monday Laugh At 3/8/2007 12:48, you wrote: 30 seconds is way too short. Sounds like someone put up a repeater but wants to discourage it's use. Richard, N7TGB The idea was to restrict traffic to only emergencies, public service, etc. Problem now is I never find anyone listening there to relay the traffic to the appropriate agency, so the original intent is rather diminished the repeater gets very little use. Bob NO6B
RE: [Repeater-Builder]Timeout Timers (Was: A Monday Laugh)
You're right, I remember now. senior moment My apologies! Richard _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder]Timeout Timers (Was: A Monday Laugh) Richard, Please re-read my post. It is the USER radios that have a 30-second time limit. The repeaters have three minutes, although they are commercial units that can operate continuously. A user timeout will inform a long-winded talker that his time has expired, with a tone from his speaker, while a repeater timeout will never be noticed except by others. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:49 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] A Monday Laugh 30 seconds is way too short. Sounds like someone put up a repeater but wants to discourage its use. Richard, N7TGB From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:no6b%40rptrlist.w6jpl.ampr.org w6jpl.ampr.org Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:47 AM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] A Monday Laugh At 3/8/2007 09:38, you wrote: If you are giving a traffic report and it takes over 30 seconds, you are not giving a report. You are having a conversation. Incorrect. I was passing important information the repeater timed out. Bob NO6B
RE: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language
I get so tired of people who complain about wasting bandwidth like it's some precious commodity, such as beer. Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Kupferschmidt Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:42 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language Oh, come'on now. What's this got to do with repeater buidling. However was the original post, do me a favor . . . get a life! This forum, and it's associated bandwidth, SHOULD NOT TOLERATE these posts.!! I suggest that you find an 11 meter band thread and go from there if you want to rant and rave. This is stupid. We don't need people trying to figure out the english language on this forum. If you need to do, then I suggest that you go back to grade school and re-learn what was taught to you when you were young. Please, please . . . . . . . let's get on to the subject of repeater building. Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: Fred mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Flowers To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language BECAUSE IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS TO READ. Fred N4GER Have a nice day. -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:35 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language i have always wondered why there are people out there that want to point out grammatical or spelling or punctuation errors in stead of just reading the post and either ignoreing it or deleting it instead of trying to show of there mastery of the english language i for one don't care if you can't spell or don't know how to use punctuation or if your participal is left dangaling if this was a group devoted to the english language i could understand that but it is repeater builders and as such i would expect that the adivce be accurate and the names of the equipment be right but after that who gives a rats *** about english language correctness In a message dated 3/25/2007 11:51:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Apparently there are many on this group who can't see that this topic was never a matter of spelling nor is it appropriate for this group. I privately replied to Paul with a request to please avoid the grammatical redundancies he was using, that's it. No spelling complaints at all and he chose to bring the whole private exchange to this group, a stupid move on his part and it's a shame some can't see that but instead have to jump in and stir the pot. This topic has nothing to do with the subject matter of this group so let's get back to Repeater Builder topics. Gary I, myself, personally, think thee doth protest too much. Face it, the pot that was stirred was one that called the kettle black. What's even funnier is that you are simply incorrect. The expression, I, myself, is not redundant at all. The myself lightens the gravity of an expression, intentionally making it more tentative and less authoritative. It relieves the listener of any sense of obligation to agree or, for that matter, to disagree. _ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF0002000339 AOL.com. !DSPAM:1016,460721bc523707424076780!
RE: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language
I'll drink to that! Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Kupferschmidt Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 8:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language Being from South Eastern Wisconsin and the beer capitol of the world, I agree. I'll have another Miller Lite. Care to join me? Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: Richard mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 8:06 PM Subject: RE: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language I get so tired of people who complain about wasting bandwidth like it's some precious commodity, such as beer. Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Kupferschmidt Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:42 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language Oh, come'on now. What's this got to do with repeater buidling. However was the original post, do me a favor . . . get a life! This forum, and it's associated bandwidth, SHOULD NOT TOLERATE these posts.!! I suggest that you find an 11 meter band thread and go from there if you want to rant and rave. This is stupid. We don't need people trying to figure out the english language on this forum. If you need to do, then I suggest that you go back to grade school and re-learn what was taught to you when you were young. Please, please . . . . . . . let's get on to the subject of repeater building. Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: Fred Flowers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language BECAUSE IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS TO READ. Fred N4GER Have a nice day. -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:35 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: [SPAM] RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Builder language i have always wondered why there are people out there that want to point out grammatical or spelling or punctuation errors in stead of just reading the post and either ignoreing it or deleting it instead of trying to show of there mastery of the english language i for one don't care if you can't spell or don't know how to use punctuation or if your participal is left dangaling if this was a group devoted to the english language i could understand that but it is repeater builders and as such i would expect that the adivce be accurate and the names of the equipment be right but after that who gives a rats *** about english language correctness In a message dated 3/25/2007 11:51:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Apparently there are many on this group who can't see that this topic was never a matter of spelling nor is it appropriate for this group. I privately replied to Paul with a request to please avoid the grammatical redundancies he was using, that's it. No spelling complaints at all and he chose to bring the whole private exchange to this group, a stupid move on his part and it's a shame some can't see that but instead have to jump in and stir the pot. This topic has nothing to do with the subject matter of this group so let's get back to Repeater Builder topics. Gary I, myself, personally, think thee doth protest too much. Face it, the pot that was stirred was one that called the kettle black. What's even funnier is that you are simply incorrect. The expression, I, myself, is not redundant at all. The myself lightens the gravity of an expression, intentionally making it more tentative and less authoritative. It relieves the listener of any sense of obligation to agree or, for that matter, to disagree. _ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF0002000339 AOL.com. WBR460721bc523707424076780! !DSPAM:1016,46072ab6531195209328925!
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Update on License renewal
It is pretty straightforward these days, but it still intimidates some people. I think a lot of the problem is that the Government has difficulty explaining (and simplifying) things, so that puts some people off. The last time I renewed I had to install Netscape so I could do it online, as that was the only browser that would work (as stated by the FCC). Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Kupferschmidt Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:41 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Update on License renewal List members, A couple of weeks ago I was looking for comments / information on how to renew my father's ham license. A number of you responded which I archived them into a Word document for future reference. I didn't have a chance to do anything with it until today. After re-reading all of the posts and then logging into fcc.gov, the license renewal took less than 20 minutes to complete. The process is simple: 1. If you don't have an FRN (FCC Registration Number), click on the link (left hand side on the home page) to get one. If you do have one, proceed to step 3. 2. After obtaining an FRN, click on the link that associates the FRN to your call sign. Complete the page that does this. 3. At this point you should be presented with a number of options, one being to renew your license (with or without any modifications). Since I didn't have to change anything, I just clicked on renew with no modifications. 4. Complete the application and then click on the submit. You also have the option at this point to print out your application or save it to a .pdf file. I did both. It was easy to do. And the best part is that you don't have to pay anyone else to do it - it's free. Thanks again to all that responded to my inquiry. Don, KD9PT
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Replacement of an older Repeater
Don't you just love it when an opportunity to use a line like that comes along? Richard _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Pugh Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 12:56 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Replacement of an older Repeater Ken Arck wrote: ---Don't tell me that! I'm looking at a '94 Vette for my wife! Damn good trade Sir! :-) Mike
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Service Monitors
I did a brief Google search and found several hits. EBay has listings for the operation manual/service manual on CD-ROM. Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finch Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:31 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Service Monitors The service manual is impossible to find, saw one on Ebay go for almost 400 Bucks Paul _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Overstreet Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:07 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Service Monitors While we are on the subject of service monitors--- An IFR 1100S is available near here---but Im not familiar with this model. Questions Is there a complete unit description of this model on the Web somewhere? What are the weak points?What should I look out for? Many thanks, Scott Try the new PrairieNet toolbar its free: http://prairienet.mycitytoolbar.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.6/770 - Release Date: 4/20/2007 6:43 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.6/770 - Release Date: 4/20/2007 6:43 PM Try the new PrairieNet toolbar its free: http://prairienet.mycitytoolbar.com
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Acronyms-a little OT
I've always known it as repair. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 11:58 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Acronyms-a little OT In the original pristine FUBAR, did R stand for Repair or Recognition? In a message dated 7/7/2007 9:18:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And don't forget FUBAR - way worse than SNAFU. _ See what's free at AOL.com http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF0002000503 .
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Acronyms-a little OT
I'm probably wrong, but I've always thought it is an Australian term that has been adopted in this country. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 12:05 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Acronyms-a little OT Where did the expression No Joy originate to indicate an unsuccessful repair effort? In a message dated 7/8/2007 7:19:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- In Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com, Eric Lemmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Readers who have a military background may also remember: My favorite military acronym is NRTS, not for what it means (not repairable this station), but how it was used. NRTS the damn thing and lets go surfing. Which translates to take this piece of equipment that we're suppose to fix out back and shoot it, put a NRTS/battle damage tag on it and ship it back to the states. Made for an easy work load. No I wasn't in the military, but I worked with an ex-military Vietnam era radio tech who had many colorful stories. 73's Skip WB6YMH _ See what's free at AOL.com http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF0002000503 .
RE: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 4 meters
Exactly... We only sort of have that band. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Kirby Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 5:01 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 4 meters On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, Ron Wright wrote: So concentrating on our other VHF and UHF bands is needed. I am really surprised we still have 30 MHz on the 420-450 band. One only need look at PAVE-PAWS -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:kris%40catonic.us us * WAR IS PEACE * FREEDOM IS SLAVERY * * IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH * KETCHUP IS * * A VEGETABLE *
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Tubes...?
Probably someone who is dumb enough to pay $300 for a pair of tubes isn't going to notice that minor discrepancy. Sheeseh. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John J. Riddell Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:57 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Tubes...? I wonder why the seller claims to have Phillips tubes when the picture clearly shows Rogers tubes ? Rogers made tubes in Toronto for over 50 years. Ted Rogers Sr invented the batteryless radio when he developed tubes that would work with an AC filament. His Ham call was 9RB and his radio station later became CFRB...on the air to-day ...still...1010 Khz The RB part stands for Rogers Batteryless For the full story see the Hammond Museum of radio web site. www.hammondmuseumofradio.org 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Jesse Lloyd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:14 PM Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Oxygen Free and stranded audio cables. Yes, unlike cheap imitations which give cubic audio quality, hahah. On 9/3/07, Laryn Lohman [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: If you really need a good chuckle (unless you threw out your tube stock recently) go to ebay and search for a 12ax7. For example http://cgi.ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Matched-New-Pair-of-Rare-Philips-mC-12AX7-Tubes_W0QQite mZ330162061283QQihZ014QQcategoryZ50598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem com/Matched-New-Pair-of-Rare-Philips-mC-12AX7-Tubes_W0QQitemZ330162061283QQi hZ014QQcategoryZ50598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I sure hope he packs them well! 73's Skip WB6YMH Well Skip I was surprised that you didn't snap them up at the -Buy It Now- price, if only for their spherical audio quality. heheheheheh Laryn K8TVZ
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Yaesu Charger
I looked through the service manual for the VX-7R on the off chance that it would have the charger schematic, but there was no mention of it. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 5:19 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Yaesu Charger Looking for the schematic for a Yaesu /Vertex CD15A. Charger is used with the Yaesu/Vertex VX-7R I can't seem to find any information anywhere. Can anyone help Ralph, W7HSG
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control ofVertex Standard (Yaesu)
Another reason is that the larger company wants the technology that the smaller company possesses Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nate Bargmann Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 5:47 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control ofVertex Standard (Yaesu) * Whenever a large company aquires a smaller company they are usually after one of two things, aquiring a presence in an established market, or squashing competition. At least right now I have all the Yaesu gear I need, I just hope it keeps working. 73, de Nate mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Recent Activity * 12 New http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJlM2M3amI yBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEwNDE2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGs Ddm1icnMEc3RpbWUDMTE5NDMxMzYzOA-- Members * 1 New http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJlajRzZ2hiB F9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEwNDE2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDd nBob3QEc3RpbWUDMTE5NDMxMzYzOA-- Photos * 1 New http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJmczlicWV0B F9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEwNDE2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDd mxpbmtzBHN0aW1lAzExOTQzMTM2Mzg- Links Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcmtxNDl0BF9TAzk 3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEwNDE2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjMxMDgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocAR zdGltZQMxMTk0MzEzNjM4 Your Group Holidays with Y! Fly http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12j4gucl3/M=625000.11723957.12194044.8674578/D= groups/S=1705063108:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1194320838/A=5008828/R=0/SIG=11oo17jiv/*h ttp://promotions.yahoo.com/holidayjetsetter/index.php home on us. Win free airline tickets now. Moderator Central Get http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jlfn8af/M=493064.10729651.1142.8674578/D= groups/S=1705063108:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1194320838/A=4936879/R=0/SIG=11e3tma2a/*h ttp://new.groups.yahoo.com/moderatorcentral answers to your questions about running Y! Groups. Wellness Spot on http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12k1tik7b/M=493064.11674772.12153082.11322765/D =groups/S=1705063108:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1194320838/A=4990212/R=0/SIG=11d53kq3t/* http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/curves/ Yahoo! Groups A resource for living the Curves lifestyle. . http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=104168/grpspId=1705063108/msgId= 76542/stime=1194313638/nc1=5008828/nc2=4936879/nc3=4990212
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola/Yaesu
Somebody already posted this 14 hours ago. Richard, N7TGB _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Reese Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 5:53 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola/Yaesu Received this from a friend that works for Motorola. Motorola USA has announced its intention to launch a tender offer to acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co, Ltd. Vertex Standard is the parent company of Yaesu. Motorola will own 80 percent of Vertex Standard; Tokogiken, a privately held Japanese company, controlled by current president and CEO of Vertex Standard Jun Hasegawa, will retain 20 percent, forming a joint venture. The total purchase price for 80 percent of the outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis will be approximately US $108 million. R. D. Reese WA8DBW
RE: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem
I've never heard of Eproms having a finite lifetime, although I will readily admit to not being completely knowledgeable of them. There may be differences in quality, the cheaper ones are simply failing, or maybe the Eprom wasn't burned properly. An Eprom's principal enemy is static electricity. After being exposed to it, the damage may be immediately apparent, or it may take days, weeks or years before manifesting itself. This is the voice of experience, but that is another story... On the other hand, your report of it starting to work properly when you power cycled it indicates to me that you had a possible data corruption in RAM that was cleared out by rebooting. That is very common with microprocessor based equipment. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 7:39 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem Bryon, Thanks for the response. I hadn't thought about EEPROMS having a finite lifetime- but it sounds reasonable. This RC-96 controller has been in service for just over 16 years. I should have mentioned that, once I disconnected the power to the RC-96 and reconnected it about 20 seconds later, it responded with the expected Controller Ready announcement. It seemed to be behaving well at that point, but I took it back to the shop for forensic investigation anyway, rather than walk away thinking everything was okay. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bryon Jeffers KØBSJ Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 7:22 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem Eric, Eproms are only good for so long.. One or more is starting to lose its stored/burned bits. I have not had this happen to an ACC controller but other older eprom devices. The last item had a Eprom about ten years old in it when it started to go crazy... Hope this helps! Bryon KØBSJ Eric Lemmon wrote: One of the repeaters I maintain has been working perfectly for almost a year since its last checkup. It is a 6m repeater that has a link to several other 6m repeaters, and is controlled by an ACC RC-96 controller. It is powered from a very large commercial UPS that ensures no-break power. One evening, the controller went berserk, for no apparent reason. It started transmitting a string of Morse characters on both the primary and secondary ports: dit dah dit ... dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah ... for about two minutes. It would then be quiet on both ports for about 30 seconds, and would then repeat. During the brief silent periods, the repeater would operate as a repeater, but the Morse string muted any other audio, once it began. The controller would not respond to my DTMF commands on either the primary or secondary ports. To make matters worse, the telephone line that gives me backup control to knock down the repeater was dead at the hilltop end! I had to make a hasty trip to the mountaintop site to take the beast off the air. As a result of this experience, I am adding a dedicated UHF control link to give me positive control of the repeater. Has anyone else had a similar problem with the RC-96 controller? Note that there is no lithium or similar memory battery inside the box that might go bad. Oddball malfunctions like this can add more gray hairs than I want! Any ideas, case histories, or suggestions will be appreciated. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem
I knew it, it's those space aliens! Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith McQueen Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 7:55 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem RAM memory is not 100% especially as it ages. Stray gamma rays can corrupt RAM. It's rare here deep in the atmosphere, but it does happen. Satellites have to use hardened RAM for this reason (or as in the case of the HAM microsats, special software routines that continually watch for and correct errors in the RAM memory). It is also possible for RF to affect microprocessor circuitry. Again, if properly constructed and bypassed, this is rare. In older circuitry, the bypass capacitors that shunt noise to ground in computer circuitry, age and lose their efficacy. I'd say if there were no problems before and a reset seems to fix it, give the poor old beast another chance. If the problems re-occur, start looking for aged caps, aged EPROMS etc. Keith McQueen 801-224-9460 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 8:39 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem Bryon, Thanks for the response. I hadn't thought about EEPROMS having a finite lifetime- but it sounds reasonable. This RC-96 controller has been in service for just over 16 years. I should have mentioned that, once I disconnected the power to the RC-96 and reconnected it about 20 seconds later, it responded with the expected Controller Ready announcement. It seemed to be behaving well at that point, but I took it back to the shop for forensic investigation anyway, rather than walk away thinking everything was okay. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bryon Jeffers KØBSJ Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 7:22 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem Eric, Eproms are only good for so long.. One or more is starting to lose its stored/burned bits. I have not had this happen to an ACC controller but other older eprom devices. The last item had a Eprom about ten years old in it when it started to go crazy... Hope this helps! Bryon KØBSJ Eric Lemmon wrote: One of the repeaters I maintain has been working perfectly for almost a year since its last checkup. It is a 6m repeater that has a link to several other 6m repeaters, and is controlled by an ACC RC-96 controller. It is powered from a very large commercial UPS that ensures no-break power. One evening, the controller went berserk, for no apparent reason. It started transmitting a string of Morse characters on both the primary and secondary ports: dit dah dit ... dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah ... for about two minutes. It would then be quiet on both ports for about 30 seconds, and would then repeat. During the brief silent periods, the repeater would operate as a repeater, but the Morse string muted any other audio, once it began. The controller would not respond to my DTMF commands on either the primary or secondary ports. To make matters worse, the telephone line that gives me backup control to knock down the repeater was dead at the hilltop end! I had to make a hasty trip to the mountaintop site to take the beast off the air. As a result of this experience, I am adding a dedicated UHF control link to give me positive control of the repeater. Has anyone else had a similar problem with the RC-96 controller? Note that there is no lithium or similar memory battery inside the box that might go bad. Oddball malfunctions like this can add more gray hairs than I want! Any ideas, case histories, or suggestions will be appreciated. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem
The shelf life is typically ten years. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQ Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:29 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem I don't have my Dallas Semi book handy, but if I remember correctly the 10 years spec was 10 unpowered years - if the Smartwatch was in a device that was powered up the battery was not being drained. But you still had to factor in the shelf life of the internal coin cell. At 03:44 AM 11/10/07, you wrote: Eric, As Kevin said if your 96 has one of the Dallas Smartwatch the battery in some of them had a life of 10 years. It was basically the shelf life of the battery. Most of the Smartwatch's I've seen used a RAM as the memory rather than a EPROM. The battery maintained the memory when power was lost. The battery could power and maintain memory for the life of the battery which again was spec'd for 10 years although most often lasted 12-14 years. Kinda gets into the area of some rigs having their OS in battery backed RAM. The Smartwatch was made by Dallas Semiconductor. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Kevin Berlen, K9HX [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:k9hx%40arrl.net Date: 2007/11/10 Sat AM 02:42:39 CST To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-96 Controller Problem What version of software is in your controller? With rev 5 of thesoftware, a Dallas Smartwatch was added to the RC-96 to provide a real-time clock. As Irecall, the smartwatch occupied one of the eprom sockets, and the affected eprom wasplugged into a socket on top of the device. If yours has the smartwatch, it maybe the culprit. 73. Kevin, K9HX At 10:10 PM 11/9/2007, you wrote: One of the repeaters I maintainhas been working perfectly for almost a year since its last checkup. It is a 6m repeater that has a link toseveral other 6m repeaters, and is controlled by an ACC RC-96 controller. Itis powered from a very large commercial UPS that ensures no-breakpower. One evening, the controller went berserk, for no apparent reason. It started transmitting a string of Morse characters on both the primaryand secondary ports: dit dah dit ... dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dahdah dah ... for about two minutes. It would then be quiet on both ports forabout 30 seconds, and would then repeat. During the brief silent periods,the repeater would operate as a repeater, but the Morse string muted anyother audio, once it began. The controller would not respond to my DTMFcommands on either the primary or secondary ports. To make matters worse, the telephone line that gives me backup control to knock down the repeaterwas dead at the hilltop end! I had to make a hasty trip to the mountaintopsite to take the beast off the air. As a result of this experience, I am adding a dedicated UHF control linkto give me positive control of the repeater. Has anyone else had a similar problem with the RC-96 controller? Notethat there is no lithium or similar memory battery inside the box that mightgo bad. Oddball malfunctions like this can add more gray hairs than Iwant! Any ideas, case histories, or suggestions will be appreciated. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.26/1119 - Release Date:11/8/2007 5:55 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.27/1121 - Release Date: 11/9/2007 7:29 PM Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome. Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Usage of Linked Repeater Systems vs. Stand Alone Repeaters
Here it is mostly the opposite. People will use a club owned, linked, high level, wide coverage system before using a low level machine. Of the 2m low level machines, only one or two see limited use. There are many UHF machines in the area, but they see almost no use. Richard http://www.n7tgb.net/ www.n7tgb.net _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:52 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Usage of Linked Repeater Systems vs. Stand Alone Repeaters On Nov 21, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Tony L. wrote: We're puzzled as to why people seem to shy away from most, but not all, of the very wide coverage area systems. The busiest repeaters in our area seem to be the no frills stand alones. Are voice IDs, courtesy tones, and coverage footprints beyond a 25-mile radius just more than people can handle nowadays? It's an interesting question you pose. Here in Colorado, the Colorado Connection (www.colcon.org) does a great job maintaining a state-wide VHF linked system. People don't exactly shy away from it, but if there's a local standalone repeater they'll often choose that before the linked system. When they need it, they know its there -- would be the mentality I would ascribe to it. My club (well, the one I found myself President of anyway!), the Colorado Repeater Association (www.w0cra.org - man I need to go update the website!) has a smaller-footprint linked VHF system for the Front Range with three sites, and it gets quite a bit of use -- but I generally think that's because of two things: - We have a LOT of nets from other groups... Colorado QRP club, Colorado YL's, Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS), Colorado Statewide RACES Net, our own club Net, Rocky Mountain Monitoring Net, and a local ARES Net. This gives people a connection to others and a reason to be there -- on certain nights. I wouldn't say the folks in all those groups always monitor the system, however. They show up for their social group, and probably have the repeater in a memory channel and/ or even in a scanner... but many of the folks in those organizations have other clubs and repeaters they go home to, after Nets. - At all other times, our club markets itself as a ragchew club. People are welcome to chat about whatever they like as long as they keep it clean and generally family-oriented. - We also have plenty of toys. IRLP, EchoLink, Autopatch... about the only thing we haven't done is remote-base type equipment. All the sites have access to the toys in some fashion or another, even if not on all bands/repeaters. We also have a number of standalone repeaters, at the same sites -- and two standalone repeaters at a very high site. The VHF high-site standalone repeater is constantly in use. The UHF high-site repeater gets a decent amount of use, but is quieter. The two UHF's at the lower sites get almost no use at all, other than folks making calls for family members -- they've become the quiet calling repeaters, I guess. I lament that they get little use, since they work so well -- but they aren't a maintenance headache, and generally just keep running and running -- so I guess they'll be there for while. Our 220 repeater is part of the VHF linked system, or it'd get little use. There's about four people who have rigs and use it. Other clubs in the area have excellent 220 repeaters that are virtually unused. It was installed back when Novices had voice privs on 220, and we could full-time link it so Novices could talk to their Tech, General, Advanced (remember those?) and Extra friends. UHF around here is full of privately owned-operated machines scattered in-between the club systems, and after a while you learn that the owner(s) and a few friends always monitor certain systems, even if they're listening to something else on VHF. Most have coverage the equals or rivals the club systems, many on the same sites. So - it's a mix. We're the only club with a multi-site linked system that I know of, besides the Statewide system. Right now, listening to the scanner, there's one of our elderly ham characters talking to one of our newer female members. He's always listening to the VHF linked system, and on there quite a bit between nets and other events. They've been talking on the Denver repeater for about an hour, and I've heard one or two other calls on the VHF high-site standalone today, but no traffic on the UHF's... pretty quiet for a day before a holiday. It'll pick up during drive-time, probably. The high-site UHF just popped up with a couple of our more active hams who were obviously both out and about, looking to meet up. After having studied our users habits for years, I honestly can't say I understand it -- sometimes the linked system is totally dead, and other times it's going all day with traffic on multiple repeaters. The Boulder
