[Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Jeff Kincaid
I remember when Bill was WA2HVK. I remember talking with Ken on '46, too. We've both changed callsigns since then as well. Jeff W6JK --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (no wonder no one talks to my remote on .46 up here in Orygun!!) > > Ken > (Hell

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread wb6ymh
Your earlier messages struck me as "my favorite controller doesn't support site prefixing so site prefixing must be wrong/useless/stupid". This message just confirms it. What Ed was trying to describe to you is not some whacked out idea he came up with off the top of his head but rather a fairly s

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread wb6ymh
Tony beat me to it! I didn't even know Bill had changed his call again! I guess should listen to Westlink (cough) Newsline more often. 73's Skip WB6YMH --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "tony dinkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Ken > >(Hell, I remember when Bill Pasternak was simply W

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread tony dinkel
>Ken >(Hell, I remember when Bill Pasternak was simply WA6ITF!) Actually, he started out as WA2HVK/6 td wb6mie _ More photos, more messages, more storage—get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?lo

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Cooling fan relay circuit?

2007-05-17 Thread dew1nb
There is a fan control circuit on the Repeater Builder's web site that uses a 556 timer, or you can use the COR hang timer (from the same site) and change C2 to a 220uF electrolytic. That will give you about a minute runtime after PTT release. Scott Madison, W1NB --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogr

[Repeater-Builder] Re: RADIUS GM300-by CX2AL/HB9IBG

2007-05-17 Thread dew1nb
Hipo, These radios should work well for you but you will need to watch the heat issue. I put mine in a 5 RU deep cabinet and fabricated a tray mounted in the rear of the cabinet on which I placed a 10mm fan blowing directly on the cooling fins. I also placed a 40mm fan on the back of the cabinet a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RLC-DSP404 Handout now available

2007-05-17 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Allan- Are the hamvention prices available to those of us who were not able to attend hamvention?

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cisci LMR Gateway

2007-05-17 Thread Nate Duehr
> It's entirely possible to boot the ios on a cheap computer via a usb stick > , > add a suitable interface /port card for radio control and you have all > the > advantages of the radio over ip in very cheap package , now if I can do it > so can you guys :) > although there are other o/s such as

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Nate Duehr
> <---By the way Skip, I meant to ask if you're inferring something > about those of us whom are 1st person familiar with SoCal repeater & > remote base design? What, massive multi-State linking that ties up huge swaths of the spectrum for a single two-person QSO, deliberately ignoring the "use o

[Repeater-Builder] [Motorola-Micor] Looking for info on a Micor Special

2007-05-17 Thread bbedoe
Hi Eric, Thanks for the info! I have converted a number of micors over the year and this DVP unit seems interesting. Luckily I have all the modules, but no channel elements, (based on the fed agency, I can see why)... While visiting the Hara Arena this weekend, I'll be looking for some CE

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Large Motorola Vendor

2007-05-17 Thread Eric Lemmon
Tim, I am a very satisfied and longtime customer of Houston Communications. Contact Jason LaBrose at 866-406-7866. Disclaimer: I have no financial interest in Houston Communications. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RLC-DSP404 Handout now available

2007-05-17 Thread Allan Overcast
I will forward this to Steve to answer. Allan Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm probably not the first person to mention this, Alan... but... If you made changes to the source of any Gnu Public Licence-licensed (GPL) binaries from the original authors, and recompiled n

[Repeater-Builder] RE: [Motorola-Micor] Looking for info on a Micor Special C73RXB

2007-05-17 Thread Eric Lemmon
Brian, I acquired several Micor DVP (Digital Voice Protection) stations that were removed from Government service, and have some experience converting them to clear voice operation. The primary problem to confront is that the backplane and the station control module are different from the unencry

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Nate Duehr
> Renaming macros whenever the mobile input is active would cause all link > command ability to be blocked as the macro numbers the link is looking > for are currently non existent. For the majority of the time, this would > not be a big problem. If however there is a problem with the mobile > in

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cisci LMR Gateway

2007-05-17 Thread Barry C'
It's entirely possible to boot the ios on a cheap computer via a usb stick , add a suitable interface /port card for radio control and you have all the advantages of the radio over ip in very cheap package , now if I can do it so can you guys :) although there are other o/s such as certain 'nix

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Nate Duehr
> Actually, how about if 1* mutes DTMF to the *LINK* transmitter? Or even > DROPS the link tx? Then none of the other sites would hear any DTMF, > except for the 1*? I started the design that way, but then quickly realized that if someone figured out the 1* was actually "doing" something, they c

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cooling fan relay circuit?

2007-05-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Guys. I have used these in the past. This kit is from OZ but I am sure you must be able to get something similar over there. > http://www.jaycarelectronics.com/productView.asp?ID=KC5381&CATID=&keywords=KC%25 Chow for now Brett Per Molund wrote: > > > > The ELK-960 Delay Timer should fit ri

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cisci LMR Gateway

2007-05-17 Thread Nate Duehr
> Anybody ever use one of these as part of a repeater system? > > http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps259/c1650/cdccont_0900aecd8034ef85.pdf > > Bill Nifty. Cisco came out with a real RoIP (Radio over IP) standard and published it with IETF about a year ago, and I was won

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Ed Yoho
Ken Arck wrote: >At 04:38 PM 5/17/2007, you wrote: > > > >>Arcom's new RC810 supports site prefixing. I wonder if that has >>anything to do with the fact that Ken is originally from Southern >>California (grin)? >> >> > ><---Actually, our RC210 has supported site prefixing for quite some >t

[Repeater-Builder] Looking for Info on a Micor Special

2007-05-17 Thread bbedoe
Hi All, Brian here! I have picked up a Micor RT repeater, a model C73RXB3106BT, nothing special about it being a 100 watt VHF repeater except that it is a DVP, securenet repeater. Does anyone out there have any experience with this little bugger? The unit was up in the 160's so I'll fie

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Ken Arck
At 04:50 PM 5/17/2007, you wrote: >At 04:38 PM 5/17/2007, you wrote: > > >Arcom's new RC810 supports site prefixing. I wonder if that has > >anything to do with the fact that Ken is originally from Southern > >California (grin)? <---By the way Skip, I meant to ask if you're inferring something a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Cooling fan relay circuit?

2007-05-17 Thread sgreact47
Arctic Silver thermal compound (NOT the adhesive) is a excelent product. I use it for refurbushing PA decks, and mobile PA stages. Does not dry out like the "white stuff" and offers much better heat transfer. http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm Originaly developed for the super fast Giga Hz co

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Ken Arck
At 04:38 PM 5/17/2007, you wrote: >Arcom's new RC810 supports site prefixing. I wonder if that has >anything to do with the fact that Ken is originally from Southern >California (grin)? <---Actually, our RC210 has supported site prefixing for quite some time too :-) Ken ---

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread wb6ymh
Arcom's new RC810 supports site prefixing. I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that Ken is originally from Southern California (grin)? 73's Skip WB6YMH --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Ed Yoho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nate Duehr wrote: > > >DISCLAIMER: I haven't had a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics (and VHF Engineering) Manuals

2007-05-17 Thread skipp025
Dexter posted a/his web site url with the info you might be looking for: http://w4dex.com/manuals/ > "Camilo So" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Skipp is it possible to get a copy from you. Thanks > 73 > W4CSO > > - Original Message - > From: skipp025 > To: Repeater-Builder@yah

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics (and VHF Engineering) Manuals

2007-05-17 Thread Camilo So
Hi Skipp is it possible to get a copy from you. Thanks 73 W4CSO - Original Message - From: skipp025 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:32 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics (and VHF Engineering) Manuals A big thank you to Dext

[Repeater-Builder] Large Motorola Vendor

2007-05-17 Thread safari_tim
Who is a good Motorola vendor for new radio purchases. I'm in CA and looking to buy around 80 mobiles. We'll do our own installs. -- -Tim

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Ed Yoho
Nate Duehr wrote: >DISCLAIMER: I haven't had a chance to try it on a real controller to >see if it happens fast enough, so it'll react quickly enough, and my >7K is currently up on a mountain filling in until a few 7330's >arrive. (GRIN) > >Here's a way to do it. I don't know what number o

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics (and VHF Engineering) Manuals

2007-05-17 Thread Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
skipp025 wrote: > A big thank you to Dexter for making his COR-2 scans available to > Chris & I. Glad to help. Getting rather old myself I have a lot of older manuals in my file cabinet. Certainly to much to set down and scan it all so I've been doing it on an as needed basis. Here's an ind

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics (and VHF Engineering) Manuals

2007-05-17 Thread skipp025
A big thank you to Dexter for making his COR-2 scans available to Chris & I. Many of the vintage Hantronics Manuals are not available on their website... nor does there seem to be a rush to find and post a lot of the early equipment paperwork. For some reason Hamtronics (Jerry) reports he/the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cisco LMR Gateway

2007-05-17 Thread Benjamin Naber
Looks like the WIRES device the Yaesu came out with. They are neat and as anything, just another tool in the toolbox. However, in my case, being deployed to Iraq, having something like that here on a small very limited coverage repeater and one at my home town in SD, that would be awesome. Even m

[Repeater-Builder] Israeli Maxtracs 16pin

2007-05-17 Thread shaultapuach
i have israeli maxtrac the rss does not let me program the pins for repeater use, i tried to blanking it but the the unit simply stops responding but does let the American rss reads and writes it. the panel is 104 and originality 16 channel trunking.

[Repeater-Builder] RADIUS GM300-by CX2AL/HB9IBG

2007-05-17 Thread hb9ibg
Hello friends I have recently obtained a few Motorola GM300 radios in faily good shape and very reasonable price. I plan to take them to my home country,CX, where where they will hopefully replace ageing equipment in several repeaters. I would like to find the alignement procedures, in particular

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Cooling fan relay circuit?

2007-05-17 Thread Laryn Lohman
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Lemmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David, > > It's not necessary to run the fan unless the radio gets hot. I can't disagree with that. My personal preference is to simply start the fans with TX keying, and parallel the fan contacts with a 90

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Jim
Nate Duehr wrote: > In this case, you set up 1* to mute DTMF. Your end-of-activity macro > now must both copy the local macros back to "parking" and unmute DTMF. > > (In fact, if you do this you don't need the start-of-activity macro > at all, but I like that one better. You could have *1 do

[Repeater-Builder] Cisco LMR Gateway

2007-05-17 Thread wbickle
Anybody ever use one of these as part of a repeater system? http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps259/c1650/cdccont_09\ 00aecd8034ef85.pdf Bill

[Repeater-Builder] Cisci LMR Gateway

2007-05-17 Thread wbickle
Anybody ever use one of these as part of a repeater system? http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps259/c1650/cdccont_0900aecd8034ef85.pdf Bill

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RLC-DSP404 Handout now available

2007-05-17 Thread Nate Duehr
I'm probably not the first person to mention this, Alan... but... If you made changes to the source of any Gnu Public Licence-licensed (GPL) binaries from the original authors, and recompiled new binaries, you're required to make those changes available under the terms of the GPL. (Making t

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cooling fan relay circuit?

2007-05-17 Thread Per Molund
The ELK-960 Delay Timer should fit rigth in, however no temperature sensing. ---per LA9XKA At 05:05 17.05.2007, you wrote: >My club has several ACC controllers and none have provided for cooling >fan control. Does anyone have a simple circuit

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Cooling fan relay circuit?

2007-05-17 Thread Bob M.
The "noise" referred to in a previous post is radiated RF noise that gets into the receiver and transmitter. DC fans often generate such noise because of the commutating circuitry inside them. That's the price you pay for not having to worry about carbon brushes that wear out. Usually the audible

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Macro & Prefix formats for multi site programming

2007-05-17 Thread Nate Duehr
On May 15, 2007, at 10:44 AM, Ed Yoho wrote: > The method above gives 27 separate commands (example 27 pl on > codes) for > 27 sites regardless of where the command originates. As a user travels > throughout the network coverage area, the command requirements change > for the repeater input he/