RE: [Repeater-Builder]Zetron 45B

2009-02-03 Thread Ed Flipsen
Good afternoon I am looking for the users manual/service manual for the Zetron 45B interconnect . Anyone have one they wish to sell or lead me to a source to get one. I inherited a site that has one but no documentation was found with it

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 MHz WISP on repeater tower?

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
Laryn Lohman wrote: An ISP installed some Motorola Canopy equipment with the antennas about 20 ft. horizontally from our 2M receive antenna. The noise floor went up at least 10db. In this case, I had the option of moving our antenna so it is now about 80 ft. horizontally away. No noise at

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE Master II Pa decks

2009-02-03 Thread AJ
With regard to the Intermittent Duty 50 watt Stations, what is the lowest these will tune down to without excessive spurs? I have a Mastr2 VHF station we're looking at placing in our command trailer for temporary operations - AC power most of the time, but would like to have it draw as little

RE: [Repeater-Builder] GE Master II Pa decks

2009-02-03 Thread Ham-Radio
AJ, You asked what is the lowest power level for the Mastr2 radio. I had taken a 250 Watt base and turned it down to 10 Watts out for testing purposes with out generating any spurs. However, If I remember to documents say to not run the poweer any lower than 50% of rated power out. Remember,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 900 MHz WISP on repeater tower?

2009-02-03 Thread MCH
I had the same thing when they installed their antennas immediately adjacent to one of our 460 MHz repeaters. Swapping the TX/RX solved the problem. I suspect that one was transmitter related. Joe M. wd8chl wrote: Laryn Lohman wrote: An ISP installed some Motorola Canopy equipment with the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE Master II Pa decks

2009-02-03 Thread AJ
Charles: Any idea what your current draw was when you had it tuned down to 10 watts? I've been doing the alignment directly off of the exciter (250 mw off of the RCA jack on the drawer) but the power output doesn't match the needs of the mobile usage. Thanks! 73s, AJ, K6LOR On Tue, Feb 3,

[Repeater-Builder] duplexer

2009-02-03 Thread Ron Wright
hi all, I have a Phelps Dodge RFS/Celwave) 522-509 old UHF 6 cavity duplexer. Each cavity has one tuning rod only. Does anyone know what type of duplexer, bpbr, bp, br, etc this critter is. I am trying to tune. 73, ron, n9ee/r

[Repeater-Builder] OT: WTB - Icom IC-22U

2009-02-03 Thread Mike (WM4B) Besemer
I'm looking for an Icom IC-22U for use at a repeater site as a remote base. Physical condition is not particularly important. I would prefer a working unit, but may consider one in repairable condition, depending on the fault. 73, Mike WM4B

RE: [Repeater-Builder] duplexer

2009-02-03 Thread Jeff DePolo
If I remember right, it's four notches and two passes. The normal configuration was one pass and one notch on the Rx leg, and two pass and two notch on the Tx leg. --- Jeff WN3A -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] duplexer

2009-02-03 Thread David Piche
FROM THE LOOKS OF SIMILAR PHELPS DODGE MODELS, BAND REJECT ONLY. DAVID    N1ROA From: Ron Wright mcc...@verizon.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 12:29:14 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] duplexer hi all, I have a Phelps

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: WTB - Icom IC-22U

2009-02-03 Thread Lee Pennington
Mike, I have one, and possibly the Xtal pair you'll need, about 10 watts output in the high posiition. $25.00 shipped, No mic. ...$30.00 with mic. Lee, K4LJP 73 On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Mike (WM4B) Besemer mwbese...@cox.netwrote: I'm looking for an Icom IC-22U for use at a repeater

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Are you ready for narrowbanding?

2009-02-03 Thread ka1jfy
Horse Hockey. To meet the new emission masks, the deviation on most older transmitters would have to be below 2 kHz. And a hi-stab oscillator installed. And then it STILL wouldn't be type certificated for narrowband operation. As to the time required for a commercial shop to do the work,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Maxar mods for 6M?

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
Dennis Ashworth wrote: I have a Motorola Maxar, plate number D31TRA2300AK I scanned through the Repeater builder site and didn't find many hits on the model. I want to put this on 6M - any experience on how difficult it would be to insert a 6M crystal set/realign? Any thoughts or

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood tk-190 on 6 meters

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
skipp025 wrote: The Kenwood TK-190 portable does go into the ham bands... the only major fly in the soup is the tk-190 radio wants to be programmed and operate within a relatively narrow range/band of frequencies (say up to a few MHz max frequency separation between high and low end

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: WTB - Icom IC-22U

2009-02-03 Thread Juan Tellez
The 22U is a synthesized radio, 144-148 MHZ. and I think I have one, let me look for it. Juan Tellez From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee Pennington Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:40 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Radios and Coms in TV and Movies

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
neal Newman wrote: Yeah and If you notice. the HT is actually a Kenwood TH-21BT radio This radio with the optional Headset Does in fact have VOX Neal Well, all the ones I saw were the -41A versions, but they may have sneaked a 21 in or some reason. And yes, they were actually using

[Repeater-Builder] Non-Standard Reverse Burst WAS: Kenwood TKR-850 question

2009-02-03 Thread Eric Lemmon
That's not exactly true. TIA-603-C clearly states that there are two reverse-burst formats, 120 (AKA 240) and 180 degrees, and gives neither one special standard status. Motorola found that a 120-degree reverse-burst shift stopped the mechanical reeds quicker than a 180-degree shift. Now that

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Non-Standard Reverse Burst WAS: Kenwood TKR-850 question

2009-02-03 Thread Nate Duehr
I was going to bring up TIA-603-C, but I figured it wasn't worth the resulting religious battles that would result in the Gaza Strip here. (GRIN) I've also seen at least one (clueless) agency switch radios instead of simply demanding the manufacturer support their existing radios. Wasted of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Fwd: Best ever football play!!

2009-02-03 Thread Dave Gomberg
At 22:27 2/2/2009, Ron wrote: Best ever football play!! Nah, http://alumni.berkeley.edu/KCAA_Multimedia/The_Play_1982.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Play -- Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE gomberg1 at wcf dot com All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Fwd: Best ever football play!!

2009-02-03 Thread Dave Gomberg
At 22:27 2/2/2009, Ron wrote: Best ever football play!! Nah, http://alumni.berkeley.edu/KCAA_Multimedia/The_Play_1982.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Play -- Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE gomberg1 at wcf dot com All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Maxar mods for 6M?

2009-02-03 Thread Eric Lemmon
There's also the Maxar-50... 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wd8chl Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:31 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]

RE: [Repeater-Builder] duplexer

2009-02-03 Thread Bill Hudson
I just uploaded the manual for the application/pdf PD-522-509.pdf http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/QKKISXVJzk1H25Gw-jX2o6QkQaLp7PwFU4-gc_uABT4ful y5TVGc2b536zWTjbBUM_MMhUUfS_8DVxpBedWJwoed/PD-522-509.pdf In the files section of this Yahoo Group W6CBS - Bill Hudson _

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Non-Standard Reverse Burst WAS: Kenwood TKR-850 question

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
Nate Duehr wrote: I was going to bring up TIA-603-C, but I figured it wasn't worth the resulting religious battles that would result in the Gaza Strip here. (GRIN) I've also seen at least one (clueless) agency switch radios instead of simply demanding the manufacturer support their existing

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Maxar mods for 6M?

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
Eric Lemmon wrote: There's also the Maxar-50... 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY Well, yeah...but it WAS a horse of a different color ;c}

[Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick

2009-02-03 Thread dallasreact112
Does any one know where I can obtain a fiberglass chicken stick? I had one at Collins Radio that was about a foot long, 1/4 inch in diameter and would like to obtain the same. It is sure a lot safer probing around the anode of a Klystron with a chicken stick than a metal screwdriver. 73 and TNX

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick

2009-02-03 Thread Tedd Doda
dallasreact112 wrote: Does any one know where I can obtain a fiberglass chicken stick? I had one at Collins Radio that was about a foot long, 1/4 inch in diameter and would like to obtain the same. It is sure a lot safer probing around the anode of a Klystron with a chicken stick than a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick

2009-02-03 Thread Ken Arck
At 02:22 PM 2/3/2009, dallasreact112 wrote: Does any one know where I can obtain a fiberglass chicken stick? I had one at Collins Radio that was about a foot long, 1/4 inch in diameter and would like to obtain the same. It is sure a lot safer probing around the anode of a Klystron with a chicken

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick

2009-02-03 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B)
I'd be wary of wood. it can attract enough moisture to become conductive. Mike WM4B From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken Arck Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 6:03 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Maxar mods for 6M?

2009-02-03 Thread Eric Lemmon
Keep in mind that a Maxar-80 is not the same as a Maxar. There are some similarities, to be sure, but what works in a Maxar-80 may not necessarily work in a Maxar. Each radio model has its own idiosyncrasies. Some individual radios of a given model may convert to 6m easily, while other

[Repeater-Builder] Re: duplexer

2009-02-03 Thread Ron Wright
Bill, Thanks so much. Just what I needed. 73, ron, n9ee/r --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Bill Hudson w6...@... wrote: I just uploaded the manual for the application/pdf PD-522-509.pdf http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/QKKISXVJzk1H25Gw-jX2o6QkQaLp7PwFU4- gc_uABT4ful

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick

2009-02-03 Thread n4tua
Thats what I use, an old bicycle safety flag stick cut off to what ever length I need. They are very close to .250. Collin -Original Message- From: Mike Besemer (WM4B) mwbese...@cox.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 5:25 pm Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder]

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: WTB - Icom IC-22U

2009-02-03 Thread n4tua
Mike, I will be keeping my eyes open and get one if it shows up. Collin -Original Message- From: Mike (WM4B) Besemer mwbese...@cox.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:31 pm Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: WTB - Icom IC-22U I'm looking for an Icom

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood TKR-850 question

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
Nate Duehr wrote: On Jan 28, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Eric Lemmon wrote: If the Motorola radios are Professional Series (HT1250, CDM1550, etc.) you can go into CPS and select Non Standard Reverse Burst on the Advanced tab. This will program the radio to encode and decode in the 180 degree

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Fwd: Best ever football play!!

2009-02-03 Thread Barry
But that's not football... to the rest of the world . To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com; jwin...@ocsnet.net; m.shorewal...@gmail.com CC: chowchi...@sbcglobal.net; jackan...@sbcglobal.net; repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com; ronle...@contractor.net From: da...@wcf.com Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009

[Repeater-Builder] Re:Comparison Between P25 Conventional Radio Data Transmission

2009-02-03 Thread rande1
I would hardly consider moving from conventional analog to digital an upgrade.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Chicken Stick

2009-02-03 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B)
How about the shaft from a bicycle flag? Also, I've seen driveway reflectors at Lowes that have fiberglass shafts for about $2. If it were me, I'd put a Megger on them to make sure they don't conduct. You never know if they might have some carbon fiber added for strength. The ones we had

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Non-Standard Reverse Burst WAS: Kenwood TKR-850 question

2009-02-03 Thread Eric Lemmon
I readily agree that it IS possible, but darned if the commercial manufacturers are not using that DSP capability to discriminate between 120 degrees and 180 degrees of reverse-burst tone shift. A case in point: The local PD has a Kenwood repeater, and the County SO has a Motorola repeater- on

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 2 meter noise help!

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
Mike Besemer (WM4B) wrote: H. got one of those on our systems too. We even told him to stay off. sent him certified mail, email, and have recordings of control ops telling him to stay off. but he's still there. Apparently he's never read Part 97.205(e). I guess we're all going to have

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Maxar mods for 6M?

2009-02-03 Thread wd8chl
Eric Lemmon wrote: Keep in mind that a Maxar-80 is not the same as a Maxar. There are some similarities, to be sure, but what works in a Maxar-80 may not necessarily work in a Maxar. Each radio model has its own idiosyncrasies. Some individual radios of a given model may convert to 6m

[Repeater-Builder] Motorola CM300 UHF

2009-02-03 Thread Mike Mullarkey
Is there anyway to take the CM300 down below 438Mhz. Mike K7PFJ Colorado Telecom, L.L.C Mike Mullarkey 6886 Sage Ave Firestone, Co 80504 303-954-9695 Home 303-954-9693 Home Office Fax 303-718-8052 Cellular

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Kenwood tk-190 on 6 meters

2009-02-03 Thread skipp025
Yes, the factory standard antenna is fairly narrow beast. With a little bit of magic, mirrors and a modification I can get one to perform good enough for my 43 to 53 MHz needs. cheers, s. wd8chl wd8...@... wrote: A bigger fly in the soup for this or any LB handheld is the antenna. It's

[Repeater-Builder] Nominal impedance of a Telewave T-1560 Dual Isolator???

2009-02-03 Thread AJ
What exactly should the nominal impedance of a VHF Telewave T-1560 Dual Isolator be? The reason I ask... I broke out the DMM this evening trying to make some sense of a repeater issue we've been having... Removed each one of the 35 watt dummies off of the load port of the isolator, one at a