I have one of the little Motorola MTR-300 "Solar-powered" Repeaters on
2-Meters. It came from the factory promoted as a "Solar-powered" Repeater, and
the Motorola instruction manual even gives the instructions for setting up the
solar panels, etc. out in the field. It's a 19" rack-mount repeater
Hi All!
Happy New Year, in advance!
Has anyone had a chance to play around with EchoStation software, namely the
"Announcement Machine"
73, Brian, WD9HSY
And most important of all, USE CTCSS on the 10-Meter Repeater - especially the
Receiver!
Remember, there are only four - 10-Meter repeater channels to share -
everywhere. They're unusable as it is, when the band opens up - a Real Mess!!!
LJ
-Original Message-
>From: Nate Bargmann <
The MSF5000 RSS is rather old. It will not start up
under WinXP, although it might run under an older
version.
Like a lot of 1980/1990 Motorola DOS programs, it
prints directly to the printer port. It expects a
parallel printer - dot matrix, laser, inkjet, etc -
that accepts character I/O. A lot o
* Doug Fitts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Dec 30 19:53 -0600]:
> To start the new year out on a positive note anyone on this list have
> any experience building a solar powered repeater system? I'd like to
> get a better understanding on the use of solar panels, charging
> system, type of batteries us
Miguel,
I think you have some wiring wrong!
Usually it is wired as follows:
The GREEN goes to Pin 19 of the HEAD and is HOT A+
ORANGE goes to Pin 20 and is IGNITION (SWITCHED) A+
The SPEAKER connects to Pin 32 (Lo) and Pin 31 (Hi) of the HEAD.
GL & 73's - John - K3KR
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Our antenna pole and repeater blew down in a storm three years ago and
when we investigated getting electric power restored it looked like
about $500 to restore the power using a licensed electrician, so we
looked into solar power. (A local ordinance forbid anyone but a
licensed electrician fro
I should add that NBFM is 5 kHz deviation while SNFM is 2.5 kHz. The
receiver bandwidth is more narrow, but the TX the only 'change' is the
deviation. To convert NBFM to SNFM, cut the deviation in half. That's it!
The same applies to CTCSS/CDCSS - those are cut in half, too.
Joe M.
> It's a simpl
Miguel,
If you are talking about the green and orange wires coming from the control
head, these are power wires and not speaker wires... The radio needs these
to see +12V (the orange being ignition sense, IIRC) on these before it can
power up. Speaker needs to connect to Pins 3 and 5 on the 32-p
It's a simple matter of lowering and raising the deviation on the TXs.
In your case, with two repeaters, it's a simple level issue. Set your
controllers to provide the 'opposite' repeater with enough audio.
It's just like retransmitting Broadcast FM on a NBFM TX. It's no magic
even though the WFM
You put the capacitor on the wrong side of the resistor. Put it on the
output side.
73 - Jim W5ZIT
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 3:26 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: audio equalizers for repeater audio
Discriminator is always high impedance so high impedance into the circuit.
De-emphasized audio is typically used for microphone input, which would
typically be low, but you can hang whatever impedance you want because in
this case, "it's only audio". The output impedance isn't going to matt
Doug,
I have a commercial, solar-powered repeater in service right now. Although
it was intended to be "temporary" while I worked on getting a more robust
system on-line, it has plugged away 24/7 for a few weeks shy of four years.
This repeater comprises a Motorola R1225 UHF full-duplex transcei
At 03:25 AM 12/30/06, you wrote:
>Scott,
>
>The CAP is going from wideband FM to narrowband FM in
>a few months, We are exploring the Idea of using the old
>GE master II machine on 155.160 and crossbanding it with
>the new Motorola quantar Narrowband machine.freq pair for
>interoperability.
>
>The
Bill,
What source and load impedance are you looking at for this test?
Doug
- Original Message -
From: Bill Hudson
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 8:12 PM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: audio equalizers for repeater
audio-circuit
At 03:24 PM 12/29/06, you wrote:
>* Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Dec 29 09:37 -0600]:
>
> > Any suggestions of what kind of gear would be suitable for 10m repeater
> > use? Any tips of do's and dont's for 10m?
>
>I helped a club resurrect a 10m repeater a decade ago. It was a pair
>of MASTR Pro
To:Ken
Cc: Laryn
Tell you what Ken. I'll make you a deal.
You have the facilities to do it, and you have the test equipment to prove
it. I'll let you do the work.
The time constant equation is the same, if you put the capacitor in front or
behind the resistor.
Good description Eric
Bill - W6CBS
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 4:18 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: audio equalizers for repeater audi
John,
There is more to the issue than deviation. Most commercial radio makers
such as Motorola and Kenwood are using an expansion/compression scheme to
keep the signal-to-noise ratio on 11K2F3E emissions the same as on 16K0F3E
or 20K0F3E emissions. So, you must consider audio processing as well
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 3:33 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: audio equalizers for repeater audio
-Ok just out of mere curiosity what about for audio that is too
Wo'ah - Aren't the OR and GN wires the A+ and A+ switched leads going into
the control head?
First question - did this lash up work and then quit, or are you trying to
get it going from scratch?
steve NU5D
Next www.batlabs.com will probably have the hook up or
www.repeater-builder.com else I ca
To start the new year out on a positive note anyone on this list have
any experience building a solar powered repeater system? I'd like to
get a better understanding on the use of solar panels, charging
system, type of batteries used and duty cycle.
I'd like to experiment with a totally new submin
Hello and thanks for reading!!
ok, I have a motorola mitrek UHF converted to the ham band. I have the
control cable attach and I attach a local speaker to the green and
orange wires then I apply power...
I should be able to hear the squelch/noise and hear myself in the
speaker, but that is my
Scott,
The CAP is going from wideband FM to narrowband FM in
a few months, We are exploring the Idea of using the old
GE master II machine on 155.160 and crossbanding it with
the new Motorola quantar Narrowband machine.freq pair for
interoperability.
The question that comes to mind is how to you
Thanks for the replies everyone...question answered...thanks for all
of the good info, as usual!
Andy
* Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Dec 29 09:37 -0600]:
> Gentlemen
> With the recent licensing structure changes, 10m meters is going to be
> open to tech-minus ops like myself. Im kicking around ideas of a split
> site 10m FM rpt, with a 2 meter repeater as link / dual band core.
As I understan
Thanks guys. You have given me some food for thought.
"Have you set-up your printer / print drivers, to print from DOS, instead
of Windows?"
I tried to find this but did not find out how to do it.
"Although many Motorola RSS programs cannot read from or write to a radio
while in a Windows Comma
At 03:40 PM 12/30/06, you wrote:
>I am trying to print a copy of a codeplug for my MSF5000 repeater, but
>have not been successful. I keep getting an error on the RSS screen
>when I hit the F key to print that says the printer is not ready. I
>have it hooked up successfully to the laptop (Sony Vaio
At 04:25 PM 12/30/2006, you wrote:
>Hmmm... I always thought that the resistor was on the input side.
>Y'all sure this circuit is correct as it is above?
<---You're right. The cap should be on the load side of the resistor,
not the disc. side. As for the question about PREemphasis, the cap is
i
---I tend to agree it was de-emphasized twice once in the ACC850 and
once from the RI310E controller out. I jumpered the RI310E back to
its flat setting but now to add fuel to the fire its ok in from the
850 but too high and no lows on the output of the 310E into the 850
input side.
Thanks agai
Roger,
Although many Motorola RSS programs cannot read from or write to a radio
while in a Windows Command Prompt, most will print just fine. Save the
codeplug to your root drive, where you can find it easily. Close the DOS
program and re-open the RSS in a Windows Command Prompt. Read the archi
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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Tom,
Audio that is too bassy has very often been de-emphasized twice, or at
least, incorrectly.
If you can't switch to "flat" audio somewhere in the chain, then you can
possibly rectify the problem by using a coupling capacitor that is sized to
counteract the de-emphasis. That is, exchange the p
Just a thought.
Have you set-up your printer / print drivers, to print from DOS, instead
of Windows?
Charlie
"It is not the class of license the Amateur holds, but the class of the
Amateur that holds the license."
Charles Mumphrey
Amateur Radio Station Kc5ozh
Kc5ozh Rowlett Repeater: 441.325
I am trying to print a copy of a codeplug for my MSF5000 repeater, but
have not been successful. I keep getting an error on the RSS screen
when I hit the F key to print that says the printer is not ready. I
have it hooked up successfully to the laptop (Sony Vaio 1 GHz) and it
is printing OK on
---By the way I am not going to a discriminator in this case I am
going from controller to controller.
In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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-Ok just out of mere curiousity what about for audio that is too
bassy?
Happy New Year
NB2A
Tom
-- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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You betcha, Jim. There is a way for you to use outlook express or other
mail programs with gmail as well. Info is on the gmail page. Best 2007.
Steve
On 12/30/06, Jim Cicirello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Steve,
I went into all my Yahoo Groups to include Repeater-Builder and changed by
E-M
Steve,
I went into all my Yahoo Groups to include Repeater-Builder and changed by
E-Mail address already. Just took the one off and added the G-Mail. Will
that take alright? I have heard G-mail is good.
73 Jim KA2AJH
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Disc. 15K
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Before you change, be sure and send a
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Probably telling you something you already know, but just in case. You will
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Effective January 8th Adelphia/Time Warner will be gone. My new contact
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Hi Skipp,
I would also like to be copied on the de-emphasis information from
the original GE Master Pro Repeater Audio card if you send it to Tom.
Best of holiday wishes to you and yours.
Thanks,
73,
Rich
Rich Poczkalski WB2DSS
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In God we trust, all others we run NCIC
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Burt Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Either way
> they will not be suitable for narrow split.
Am aware of that. I'm hoping to use this in a 3.27mc split
application for a repeater remote receiver and APRS digipeater.
Thanks to Eric for some ideas on
Hi Tom,
The simple answer is you only need a resistor and a capacitor
to make a basic de-emph network.
The next in line simple de-emph network would be some type
of active device (transistor or op-amplifier) with a de-emph
feedback layout.
Keep in mind the de-emph networks don't remove th
From the length of the cans, they cannot be straight 1/4 wave
resonators. That length is more like the length for UHF cans. They must
be either heavily capacitively loaded or helical resonators. Either way
they will not be suitable for narrow split. The specs on a Q-205D
standard model show
Laryn,
I used Google to search for "Q2B05" and came up with a site where you can
obtain the manual:
Have you contacted Sinclair? On more than one occasion, Sinclair e-mailed
me PDF copies of now-obsolete manuals.
73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoo
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Burt Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What length are the cans? According to Sinclair's old "Duplexor
> nomenclature" from a 1973 datasheet, that the 2B indicates a 132-150
MHz
> range. The O5 are "Engineering numbers" and the D = 3in cavity size.
>
-I am dealing with a controller to controller interface. The one
controller is an ACC 850 the other is a Pacific research 310E.
I made the the 310e talk to the 850 with de-emphasized audio sounds
fine but now both sides on the 310e are de-emphasized which for that
contrioller is not acceptable.T
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