Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Replacement of an older Repeater

2007-04-16 Thread Nate Duehr
On 4/15/07, N9WYS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think so Skipp... Seems to me I remember that there is some law on the books that requires a manufacturer to provide parts support for their product for 7 years. I wish I could find it... I checked Google for 7-year support and got about 1200

[Repeater-Builder] Poor Mans Repeater - Receiver

2007-04-16 Thread skipp025
So we're going to need/use a repeater receiver for the project using a converted commercial two-way radio. In some cases the same radio will duplex (transmit and receive) within the same case/chassis. Many radios duplex with various modifications, which are available on web pages. Some

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Label makers

2007-04-16 Thread Jeff DePolo
I have a Brady ID-Pro and a Brady TLS2200, the former of which has seen better days. Unless you have a financially-viable reason to spend the money on a wire labeler, you're probably better off buying sheets of laser-printable wire labels. They come in regular 8.5x11 sheets. You can get

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Part 95 - Please no replies....

2007-04-16 Thread Kevin Custer
Paul M Schmitter wrote: Thank you for all the info. Part 95 is not written very clearly. There seem to be many interpretations. In talking with several different officials of the FCC, this is done purposely so the rules can be bent to fit situations. If the rules were cut-n-dry, there would

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Part 95 - Please no replies....

2007-04-16 Thread mch
Are you talking about Part 95 or Part 97? Joe M. Kevin Custer wrote: Paul M Schmitter wrote: Thank you for all the info. Part 95 is not written very clearly. There seem to be many interpretations. In talking with several different officials of the FCC, this is done purposely so the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Poor Mans Repeater - Receiver

2007-04-16 Thread Sam
I had a few GM300's VHF laying around the house for a few years. Got my ham ticket back in the winter and have been trying to make a 2meter repeater. Got em programmed with out any problems, ordered a cable that plugs into the 16 pin connection of one and into the mic slot of another. I'm

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread Bob Linda Smith
Kevin, I think our Micor must have been properly converted because it has been on the air for about 25 years according to the original owner who I talk with 2 weeks ago. Our Micro is on 2 meters and has a 70 cm receiver in the cabinet who's frequency I don't know. Need to find that out!!

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Opening Salvo

2007-04-16 Thread Jim B.
KD5SFA wrote: 'retuned as receiver'..may be that it is tuned elsewhere and it was just a radio laying around to be used as a inexpensive receiver...by no means does it imply it is being used on FRS frequencies. Jon Yes it does. There are no mods for FRS radios to put them anywhere other

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Poor Mans Repeater - Receiver

2007-04-16 Thread Charles Schmell
What's being done to ID the repeater? Chas, KS3Z --- Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a few GM300's VHF laying around the house for a few years. Got my ham ticket back in the winter and have been trying to make a 2meter repeater. Got em programmed with out any problems, ordered a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Opening Salvo Poor Mans Repeater Project

2007-04-16 Thread Jim B.
Paul M Schmitter wrote: Running it on GMRS. The way I read the rules, a GMRS repeater can be 50 watts. The frequency of a FRS radio can be adjusted slightly to fall into the GMRS frequecies and since it's only for receive there is no type acceptance issue. Ok-but I don't know how you did

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread Jim B.
Bob Linda Smith wrote: Dear Chuck and everyone else who gave valuable suggestions, It looks like I, and the club, need to rethink this question. I am very impressed with some of the new equipment out there and was thinking our radio is a bit outdated. Also, I was thinking of the space

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Opening Salvo Poor Mans Repeater Project

2007-04-16 Thread Jim B.
rtoplus wrote: My only response on this topic since Kevin doesn't allow rules discussions. GMRS is allowed up to 50 watts TPO unless you are operating a small base station, then the 15 watt rule comes into play. A small base station operates at 5ppm minimum frequency tolerance and a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Opening Salvo Poor Mans Repeater Project

2007-04-16 Thread Jim B.
Paul M Schmitter wrote: Ooops. Re-read the rules. It's 15 watts for a fixed station as long as it's not within 50 miles of Canada. --- Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not to mention that even with a GMRS license, power is limited to 5W max? -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Not for FRS freqs,

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Poor Mans Repeater - Receiver

2007-04-16 Thread skipp025
Voice ID would be legal. If the regs read the same for the repeater... the legal ID is required once at the end of the standard 10 min talk period. cheers, s. Charles Schmell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's being done to ID the repeater? Chas, KS3Z --- Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread Bob Dengler
At 4/16/2007 10:21 AM, you wrote: Bob Linda Smith wrote: Dear Chuck and everyone else who gave valuable suggestions, It looks like I, and the club, need to rethink this question. I am very impressed with some of the new equipment out there and was thinking our radio is a bit outdated.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Opening Salvo

2007-04-16 Thread Rob
Jim B. wrote: KD5SFA wrote: 'retuned as receiver'..may be that it is tuned elsewhere and it was just a radio laying around to be used as a inexpensive receiver...by no means does it imply it is being used on FRS frequencies. Jon Yes it does. There are no mods for FRS radios to put them

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:37 PM 04/15/07, you wrote: Kevin, I think our Micor must have been properly converted because it has been on the air for about 25 years according to the original owner who I talk with 2 weeks ago. Our Micro is on 2 meters and has a 70 cm receiver in the cabinet who's frequency I don't

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread mch
I bet it was one of those compace mobile duplexers you can hold in the palm of your hand (IOW, not large, and not heavy). He jsut said it was in-band, and didn't specify the split. Joe M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who/how many people carried the Duplexer? -Original Message-

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread Bob Dengler
At 4/16/2007 11:45 AM, you wrote: Who/how many people carried the Duplexer? It was in the backpack. This was a wide-split (2.5 MHz) system, so the duplexer was actually the lightest component. The MVP 11 AH battery were a bit heavy to carry around, but they were manageable. Bob NO6B

[Repeater-Builder] New file uploaded to Repeater-Builder

2007-04-16 Thread Repeater-Builder
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Repeater-Builder group. File: /FluX Research/Open Source D-Squelch Uploaded by : dcflux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description : Discription of D-Squelch Project You can

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread skipp025
: G.E. MVP. I once walked a hamfest with a complete operating in-band 2 meter MVP repeater in my backpack. You the guy with the plastic helmet with the rubber duckie on top..? or are you the guy with the entire tower top mounted beam (yagi)? :-) s.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread Nate Duehr
On 4/15/07, Bob Linda Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think our Micor must have been properly converted because it has been on the air for about 25 years according to the original owner who I talk with 2 weeks ago. Our Micro is on 2 meters and has a 70 cm receiver in the cabinet who's

[Repeater-Builder] Update on License renewal

2007-04-16 Thread Don Kupferschmidt
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

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Rethinking the Possible poll question

2007-04-16 Thread Bob Dengler
At 4/16/2007 03:44 PM, you wrote: : G.E. MVP. I once walked a hamfest with a complete operating in-band 2 meter MVP repeater in my backpack. You the guy with the plastic helmet with the rubber duckie on top..? or are you the guy with the entire tower top mounted beam (yagi)? Neither. I

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Update on License renewal

2007-04-16 Thread Richard
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

Re: [Repeater-Builder] New file uploaded to Repeater-Builder

2007-04-16 Thread no6b
At 4/16/2007 15:22, you wrote: Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Repeater-Builder group. File: /FluX Research/Open Source D-Squelch Uploaded by : dcflux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description : Discription

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Replacement of an older Repeater

2007-04-16 Thread Mike Pugh
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] New file uploaded to Repeater-Builder

2007-04-16 Thread DCFluX
Good thinking Bob, I will look in to it. Do you have a schematic or the model number of the squelch you were working with? A couple of friends in Erie were recently pulling their hair out with a COR-2 by VHF engineering. That needed a serious redesign, not having a pull-up resistor on the RX

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Replacement of an older Repeater

2007-04-16 Thread Richard
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]