RE: [Repeater-Builder] NASA audio on IRLP?

2008-01-30 Thread gervais fillion
On Echolink,the Conference Orlando will provide audio qhen their is a mission going on! 73/s Gervais,VE2CKN Irlp 2105 ,2907 Echolink VE2RXY-R and VE2RWO-R

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Name this PL board. (It's an Ositis Board)

2008-01-30 Thread skipp025
Hi Ronny, I love a good stump the audience picture. Hard to make out the photo contents... but! It's an Ositis Board... made and sold by the local famous Gus Ositis Communications Company here in Orinda Califorina. Gus is a really nice guy and electronics wise was way out in front of most

[Repeater-Builder] Re: VHF Multi-coupler harness question

2008-01-30 Thread vo1ken_2000
Thanks Eric, The harness is factory with 2 crimp T's and 2 crimp 90deg N Males. Between feed through T's: Coax centre conductor is 11.25 (12.75 connector centre pin tip to tip) and .75 Short. Between the T's and Can connectors: Coax centre conductor is 3 (4 3/4 connector center pin tip to tip)

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Name this PL board.

2008-01-30 Thread skipp025
The pictured board was Frequency Set with at least one multi turn mini pot. I believe all the Ositis CTCSS Boards of that era were frequency adjusted with multi-turn pots. Seriously, it reminds me of an old aftermarket board. Does it use round tone reeds? I created an Ositis folder in the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: VHF Multi-coupler harness question

2008-01-30 Thread Eric Vincent
Hi Ken, I think you don’t have any choice to use many N male connectors to do some test. The most critical cable is between the antenna T and the Reject can connector. Maybe you have a mismatch in your coupling loops, it is very important to respect the same coupling on each cavity to conserve

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Desense Problem on 222 MHz Repeater

2008-01-30 Thread Richard Sharp, KQ4KX
Yeah, of course you'd want to order any filter optimized for your application. Yes, DCI markets products for the Amateur market but they also have a lot of products for commercial markets. I have indeed used some of their products (HAM commercial) and have had very good results. Hi-Q bandpass

[Repeater-Builder] Micor Spectra TAC Receiver

2008-01-30 Thread wb0vhb
I am using this rack mounted receiver on battery power instead of 120AC. Can someone direct me to a schematic of where to kill the battery alert beep? I will be using disc. audio but want to monitor squelch gated audio without the beeping. Randy WB0VHB

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: COR on GM300 8 channel reciever

2008-01-30 Thread Brian Poellnitz
Hi Henry, The 8 channel GM300 units have a different logic board from the 16 channel units. On an 8-ch radio, pin 8 is CSQ/PL Detect and is active low, no programming option at all. Brian W. Poellnitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Never meddle in the affairs of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Spectra TAC Receiver

2008-01-30 Thread Steve Kometz
I have been pulling up one end of two caps to defeat the beep and clicks, etc. Lift one end of C114 and C116 on the power supply board. Usually you can do it by just removing the rear cover and heating with a soldering iron and tug with needle nose pliers or hemostats. The old solder rivets