Re: [Repeater-Builder] Help needed

2004-11-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I just took the door off of the Sinclair Duplexer cabinet and measured the cavities length - they're 24 long. LJ Original Message: - From: Q [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 11:39:34 -0500 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Help needed

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola RICK

2004-11-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HAS ANYONE RUN A CW IDer TIMER THROUGH A RICK BEFORE ?? Juno Platinum $9.95. Juno SpeedBand $14.95. Sign up for Juno Today at http://www.juno.com! Look for special offers at Best Buy stores. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola RICK

2004-11-04 Thread Mike Mullarkey
No But I have one for sale. Mike Oregon Repeater Linking Group Mike Mullarkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.orlg.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 7:01 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:

[Repeater-Builder] need crystals

2004-11-04 Thread Coy Hilton
Hi Gang, I'm looking for a 146.1 Rx crystal for a MASTRII. Also if you have or need to sell a pair 146.700 TX/ 146.100 Rx let me know. I have a source for the 146.7 Tx but will take a pair at a fair price. Thanks! 73 AC0Y Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Solid State VHF PAs (200+ watts of power)

2004-11-04 Thread kf0m
Here is the situation with the repeater I maintain that runs 300W on TX. Repeater antennas are at 1300 ft feed through 3/4 in 75 ohm line. The majority of the user base is 40 to 60 miles from the site. We have a remote input about 60 miles from the repeater to provide HT and mobile coverage for

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Solid State VHF PAs (200+ watts of power)

2004-11-04 Thread Steve Grantham
This sounds wild. However, if he's running 1300' of 0.750 CATV trunk line, his loss could be as much as 2.0 dB per 100-foot. That's 26-dB loss. Take out say 6-db for antenna gain. This leaves him with 3-Watts ERP. If it was 1.0 dB per 100-foot, then the ERP would be about 60-Watts. I just

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Solid State VHF PAs (200+ watts of power)

2004-11-04 Thread Kevin Custer
Steve Grantham wrote: This sounds wild. However, if he's running 1300' of 0.750 CATV trunk line, his loss could be as much as 2.0 dB per 100-foot. That's 26-dB loss. Take out say 6-db for antenna gain. This leaves him with 3-Watts ERP. If it was 1.0 dB per 100-foot, then the ERP would be

Re: [Repeater-Builder] WA6SVT coaxial collinear results

2004-11-04 Thread Mark Holman
I know that if a part fails on ANY antenna everything changes, I used to recall the old Squallo antennas, I discovered a broken lead wire to the capacitor was giving a high SWR reading. I also recently bought a used 2M. Ringo antenna, cleaned it up, and retighten everything, works fine now.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Nucleus

2004-11-04 Thread Jim B.
zr6anf wrote: Dear Reader Our Amateur Radio Club have been donated a Nucleus Repeater in visibly mint condition. It comprises the following items: 1. 19 Cabinet Motorola Nucleus Serial Number: 711CUN0474 FO Number: 5540-0180-90100 Model Number: T5481A PD: 07/01/94 WK: 30 2.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Solid State VHF PAs (200+ watts of power)

2004-11-04 Thread Maire Company
how about lower power , better hard line and a more gain DB antenna. - Original Message - From: kf0m [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 11:50 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Solid State VHF PAs (200+ watts of power) Here

[Repeater-Builder] Figuring out the second harmonic

2004-11-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, This may be a dumb question, but what's the formula for figuring out the second harmonic of a repeater freq? Thanks, Jed 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

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Figuring out the second harmonic

2004-11-04 Thread Ken Arck
At 01:37 PM 11/4/2004 -0500, you wrote: Hey guys, This may be a dumb question, but what's the formula for figuring out the second harmonic of a repeater freq? Simple. Freq x 2. The 3rd harmonic would be Freq x 3, and so on... Ken

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Solid State VHF PAs (200+ watts of power)

2004-11-04 Thread Steve Grantham
Good comments! The point is there are circumstances that would make running higher power appropriate and not necessarily excessive. I guess the gent can speak to this, but with that much tower, considering the stated use of remote receivers, the feedline loss, and the high transmitter power, I

[Repeater-Builder] How d'ya Avoid Multiple IDs with Remote Sites and/or Links?

2004-11-04 Thread Bob
Say you have a central repeater with a voting system and a handful of satellite receivers, each of which has its own discrete UHF path back to the receivers feeding the voter. Each remote site has to ID its transmitter when active and, unless filtered out, this ID will then be relayed via

RE: [Repeater-Builder] How d'ya Avoid Multiple IDs with Remote Sites and/or Links?

2004-11-04 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
A few options: 1. Send the ID at, for example, 2600 Hz, and have notch filters to remove 2600 Hz at the link receiver at the main site. You need to notch the ID's before voting lest you confuse the comparator. 2. Use smart ID'ers on the aux link transmitters without encoding PL such that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] How d'ya Avoid Multiple IDs with Remote Sites and/or Links?

2004-11-04 Thread Jim B.
Bob wrote: Say you have a central repeater with a voting system and a handful of satellite receivers, each of which has its own discrete UHF path back to the receivers feeding the voter. Each remote site has to ID its transmitter when active and, unless filtered out, this ID will then

Re: [Repeater-Builder] How d'ya Avoid Multiple IDs with Remote Sites and/or Links?

2004-11-04 Thread mch
That's how I usually do it. ID without CTCSS and keep the ID as short as possible (IOW, no /A, no DE, no /RPT or /LINK) - just the callsign, and keep it at 20 WPM. Yes, on those who keyup immediately, and capture the IDing site, you may hear part of an ID, but only for a second at most. An easy

[Repeater-Builder] T1507 Duplexer - Bandpass Only Vs. Bp-Br

2004-11-04 Thread n0pwz
I am the proud(?) new owner of what a believe to be a T1507 duplexer. I believe it is a bandpass only duplexer. I use, and am familiar with, the T1504's which are Bp-Br duplexers. If the duplexer in question is actually a T1507 it would seem to have inferior receiver isolation of 55 dB vs 80

Re: [Repeater-Builder] T1507 Duplexer - Bandpass Only Vs. Bp-Br

2004-11-04 Thread Joe Montierth
55 dB should be adequate isolation for a repeater, unless you are running a high gain pre-amp and/or high power. These duplexers are better in most ways than the BP/BR type because they provide better isolation at most frequencies further removed from the TX/RX. A small spur on your TX that is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] How d'ya Avoid Multiple IDs with Remote Sites and/or Links?

2004-11-04 Thread dcflux
I developed and use Squelch Faking. I have a tone generator at 6000 Hz that runs down the link TX whenever COS is not present, deviates the transmitter about 1.5 KHz. This fools the squelch circuit in the reciever to close becuase of the high frequency component and has the added advantage of