At 03:46 PM 1/3/06 -0800, you wrote:
Want to know my trick for quickly removing components from scrap PC boards?
Fred, AE6QL
...Something on the line of a butane torch, and a bucket to catch the
falling components?..
AND - this necessitates the question - do you want to RE-USE the
Adam T. Cately wrote:
... snip ...
(No - I'm NOT from New Jersey - I just play one on TV.)
- Adam -
Neil - WA6KLA
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Johnny Cash style, One Piece at a time... Over the next several years.Mathew Bruce Nanney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just an idea, I got $3000.00 of Homeland Security money by going thru local EMA office that had access to alot of different grants. The catch is:Having someone that knows
Might be the serial board to interface a TS-440 to the RC-96...
Mike, WB8CXO
- Original Message -
From: Eric Lemmon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:02 AM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Mystery Daughter Board in RC-96 Controller
Here is the contents of E-Mail I received this morning
I received the following email this morning. It is NOT verified,
but it does check out on QRZ.
Mac, W8XF
The sole survivor of the West Virginia mining accident is a ham. He is a
young man who
holds the Technician class
It's one of the software specific version daughter
boards replacing an address decoder and/or latch
decoder function.
I've seen these before in various RC-85 and RC-96
Controllers.
For a combination of reasons, you needed to add or
replace this board with software upgrades. The main
Find a strange weird problem
I recall the last posted while back a RF feedback problems Inotes
the repeater win it key up use to test on my HT then nukey here the
transmitter on the repeater microsecond nukey that here a click
transmitter its unkey than it key up for the courteously tone from
I got 5 dual-band antennas and 500 ft 1/2 hardline for 5 remote
receive
sites that was put on water towers.
Lucky guy! We aren't having any luck getting onto water towers, even
WITH ema support. There's one locally that is in a perfect location,
owned by the local water company.. No
I have a Micor mobie that is getting power to the exciter but not
showing and power out of the PA. I think the finals are good but
could be wrong. Not an electronic genius. Thanks Any help would be
appreciate
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Whats the issue with the water company site?
We recently got access to the local water commission tower site no
problems no questions free of charge.
It did however take them forever to bring our request in front of the
commission meeting since it was not a pressing issue.
Dave VanHorn
In a message dated 1/5/2006 2:51:14 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a
Micor mobie that is getting power to the exciter but not showing and power
out of the PA. I think the finals are good but could be wrong. Not an
electronic genius. Thanks Any help would
Hi
guys,
Our
local group is heavy into ARES/RACES and Community Service, and it helped us get
permission to locate on any "county owned structure" in our county. Just
one hitch... each site requires a 1 million dollar liability policy.
If you play-up the community service angle, it will
Makesure the tx/rx antenna switch is working properly and check the
power set board in it. It can shut down the P.A. deck if not working properly.
Bruce, KD4BOH.
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From:
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To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday,
If you still need help I am located in Florida but I am 18 miles South of
Melbourne. Not sure if you are still having trouble ! I am quite a ways away
but if you want to make a day of it to check them then let me know.
Steve N4YZA
- Original Message -
From: Tim Horvath [EMAIL
http://www.wv7u.com/audiovideo/Transformer%20Failure.mpg
enjoy
skipp
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also clean the pins and unplug all the cards and reseat them again.
good luck
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From: Stephen Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Mobile
Title: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeater Funding
We know what you are coming from . I know Sherrif well in the county I live in but when it comes to Radio communication on
The Radio he will tell anyone Ham or other wise to mind their busness and he will take care of his.
So I dont push
Looking for assistance w/ a new repeater system in GR, Michigan...
Could use a hand in finding out why we can not pick-up 5watt
handheld's only 5 miles out, maybe we missed something in setup? If
anyone is knowledgable in troubleshooting repeaters or in the GR area,
please contact me! Small
Skipp - Is that what is meant by tuning a micor for
maximum smoke? ;-)
Charles, KB3CEZ
--- skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.wv7u.com/audiovideo/Transformer%20Failure.mpg
enjoy
skipp
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Damn!
Looks like what happened to my repeater during the repeater wars of the
70's in Southern Cal!
Ken
(those were the days my friend, we'd thought they'd never end.)
--
President and CTO - Arcom Communications
Maybe a lesson in proper fuse sizing is in order??? Nice clip!
I think they call that a BLEVY!!!
Charles Schmell wrote:
Skipp - Is that what is meant by tuning a micor for
maximum smoke? ;-)
Charles, KB3CEZ
--- skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
More than likely the fusing was proper. Typically substation transformer
size along with fusing is coordinated and engineered rather extensively.
My suspicion is that a component failure may have contributed to the
total failure of the transformer. It is possible the a fuse did open,
but that
We were trying to put a Public Safety trunking system on a Water Tank owned
by a Municipal Utility. We even offered them talkgroups on the system. We
needed two vertical antennas and 2 microwave dishes. They were more
concerned about us covering up a mural painted on the tank than the
Had a Ham in a Small Town who wanted to put up a 40 ft Tower, the
answer was no He tried to explain PRB-1, but they did not care it
would Be Ugly and Dangerous and the Neighbors would complain, Example,
Nextel comes and ask the City if they can put up a 100 Ft. tower on
the Town owned Vacant lot
They lost the DC feed to the "Circuit Switcher" on the high side of the transformer. There was no way for the fault to clear.
Gerry N9MEP-Original Message-From: Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSent: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:05:59 -0500Subject: Re:
Since a repeater's range is limited *primarily* by its ability to receive,
you should concentrate on those factors which directly affect receive
sensitivity. One of the most common problems is the use of a duplexer that
has insufficient isolation for the combination of transmitter power and
Actually guys, it is not a fuse per say, it is fed from a circuit breaker.
Not the kind found in the home either.
Most likely there was a stuck breaker which DOES happen. And from the video
I would venture to say it was a 69Kv primary at least. My employer (The
Board of Public Utilities in Kansas
It would be helpful to know how high the antenna is, gain, feedline and power of the transmitter, and as Eric said, what type of duplexers, etcAre we dealing with VHF or UHF? Mathew Eric Lemmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since a repeater's range is limited *primarily* by its ability to
It is on the ARRL web site just checked it out B4 downloading my 200
messages 2 day
Maxwell D Pratt wrote:
Here is the contents of E-Mail I received this morning
I received the following email this morning. It is NOT verified,
but it does check out on QRZ.
Mac, W8XF
The sole
Ours all have fuses on the high side. 34.5 KV. GOAB's on the low side.
Chuck
Chuck Kraly wrote:
Actually guys, it is not a fuse per say, it is fed from a circuit breaker.
Not the kind found in the home either.
Most likely there was a stuck breaker which DOES happen. And from the video
I would
So who's passing out the Candy Bars ???
=-O
No Cigars please !
Steaven Rogers, W4YI wrote:
Sorry for the off topic post, but this is a one time post on the
subject. Just wanted to announce that my wife gave birth to our expected
twins on Friday 12/30/05. Name are Steaven DeWayne
ALDI has the 25 cent cart release mechanism, only to get it back when
you put the strap back in the slot and you get your 25 cents back.
Id rather Shop @ Wal-Mart or Sams Club.
skipp025 wrote:
Now the cart mfgrs are replacing at least one
cart wheel with same size unit made with/from
Try disconnecting receive coax from repeater and connecting it to
another receiver on the input frequency
Then, open the squelch on the repeater and have someone with variable
power transmit from 5 miles out on the input frequency and record how
much power it takes to achieve full quieting of
I'll try what Eric mentionedwhen I get a chance to go out to the site... as for now, I'll try to answer Mathew's questions...
Antenna Height = 27.0m, rooftop tripod
HAAT = 16.4, elevation gains going south but drops quite a bit going north.
Gain = purchased an Antenex FG1523, 3dB Fiberglass
Here's a description of what happened:
http://205.243.100.155/frames/longarc.htm
There are also other interesting videos of long arcs.
The 500kV disconnect video is impressive, but the arc would have been
*MUCH* larger if the line had been operating at full capacity.
73,Mike N3EZD
--- In
For starters dump the RG 8 Feedline and invest in some 1/2 or 7/8Hard
Line (depending on distance btwn Antenna Repeater)
Also what brand type of repeater is this?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll try what Eric mentioned when I get a chance to go out to the
site... as for now, I'll try to
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Vincent Caruso [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Whats the issue with the water company site?
In one case, it was just a flat out NO, with no appeal, no logic, no
reason.. In another, security concerns.
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--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
http://www.wv7u.com/audiovideo/Transformer%20Failure.mpg
Needs a bigger heat sink :)
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I wold like to hear from the moderator of
Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Thanks
Ed Folta K9QPJ
Com/Rad Inc.
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For starters dump the RG 8 Feedline
AMEN! Icky icky icky..
Could be worse, at least it's not a UHF machine!
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We had to
have a structural analysis done to prove we weren't going to cause
the tank
to collapse (no, I'm not joking).
Now THAT's funny! Brother, I feel your pain.
Your whole antenna system probably weighs less than 100 gallons of
water, even covered with enough ice to collapse it.
Thats tough when they arent willing to go beyond NO
Dave VanHorn wrote:
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Vincent Caruso [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Whats the issue with the water company site?
In one case, it was just a flat out NO, with no appeal, no logic, no
reason..In
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Vincent Caruso [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Thats tough when they arent willing to go beyond NO
Yes.. Hard to deal with it when they won't even discuss.
So for now, we keep building up the new gear, and will probably install
it in our existing site which
I have a UHF repeater built out of a trunk mount Mitrek (Motrek), has
CAT 250 controller, 3 can duplexer rated around 300W. Current output
is about 23-25W into duplexer. No external amp. Control head is on
radio, mic disconnected. Factory tone reed board for RX tone, TS32 for
TX tone. Antenna good
I am not the most knowlegeable person but noticed a
couple of comments about your feel line without an explaination.
Feedline = RG8, mentioned 9913 when I went to the shop but the coax has
no markings on it when I got it so I'm not quite sure if I got it or not
:)
RG8 is not suitable for
At 1/5/2006 21:55, you wrote:
I am not the most knowlegeable person but noticed a couple of comments
about your feel line without an explaination.
Feedline = RG8, mentioned 9913 when I went to the shop but the coax has
no markings on it when I got it so I'm not quite sure if I got it or not
I Did NOT ask the Question Here , but I thought I would share My
answer in case Someone Else might have a Similar Problem
73 De Don KA9QJG
Well I posted this and Thought I would Answer it.
--- Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone tell me if there is some type of Fuse
Inside the
Anthony, could you explain your problem in plain
english?
I've read your posting several times and have
concluded your English Grammer SUCKS!
Please try to explain your problem so others that read
your email understand your problem.
Hey, who knows, you might even get a response.
Regards, Barry
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