RE: [Repeater-Builder] Sinclair MR356-2 Tune-up

2006-04-15 Thread Jeff DePolo
! --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 220MHz Repeater Power Repair

2006-04-15 Thread Jeff DePolo
5 in for 100 out. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http

[Repeater-Builder] Looking for N connector jam nuts

2006-04-11 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
at all but one place, and they quoted me $10.50 EACH!???!? Anyone have a favorite vendor that they could recommend? --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Sinclair Q-201G duplexer

2006-04-09 Thread Jeff DePolo
The notch generally will track the pass as it's adjusted, but it's not a fixed-offset kind of thing. If you retune one of the cavities +1 MHz, the notch may move +1.1 MHz, or +0.9 MHz, or ...you get the idea. So, no, you can't just re-tune the pass and assume the notch has followed exactly.

[Repeater-Builder] Looking for datasheet - SD1499-1

2006-04-01 Thread Jeff DePolo
Trying to find a datasheet for an RF power transistor - SD1499-1. These were made by Thomson/ST Micro. Can't seem to find anything on-line, not even a cross-reference. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. --- Jeff Yahoo! Groups Links * To

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton Hamvention

2006-03-27 Thread Jeff DePolo
Kevin sed: I've been attending Dayton since 1974. This year, I've had two folks contact me to see if I had gotten my tickets yet, as they have not received any word. They need to be more prompt about communications, or they are going to piss a bunch of folks off. Scotty, did we get our

[Repeater-Builder] Mouse-tr II chassis - free

2006-03-26 Thread Jeff DePolo
I have a Mastr II chassis that apparently a group of mice were living in without permission and without paying rent (is there such a thing as a mouse crack house?). Anyway, if anyone wants it, let me know before before 10 PM EST tonight else it goes out for the morning trash. It's just the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Fiberglass antenna protective coating?

2006-03-25 Thread Jeff DePolo
on it? --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 3/24/2006 Yahoo! Groups

RE: [Repeater-Builder] FW: [rc210] Power sensor

2006-03-21 Thread Jeff DePolo
Don't have any of the Motorola power sensors, but I have a surplus of Telewave and Decibel for various bands if anyone is interested. N male to N female, with RCA jacks for forward and reflected. I know the Decibels have adjusable pots for the forward/reflected output sample voltage, I forget

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Decible low band Dipole Array matching section value?

2006-03-20 Thread Jeff DePolo
, but it's not cheap... --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Deltas as repeaters and Channel Guard thoughts.

2006-03-16 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
to the Mastr II PLL exciter, which represents about a 22 dB reduction in noise over the standard multiplier Mastr II exciter at 600 kHz T/R spacing. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 4 Bay antenna

2006-03-12 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Sounds like an old Cushcraft AFM-4DA array. Bad news. --- Jeff -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];

RE: [Repeater-Builder] lightning arrestors

2006-03-02 Thread Jeff DePolo
The commercial site where my 900 MHz repeater is, has a bunch of PolyPhasers, so I bought one too. For that band, it's only good for 50 watts, and I don't think they had one rated for more power. So I had to replace it with an Alpha Delta; I should have just bought that the first time.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] A sad story

2006-02-26 Thread Jeff DePolo
Now the new cable is in place, and that power that was getting turned into heat is getting delivered to the cans. But, something smells funny, and the interconnect cables between the cans are noticably warm. How much power are you running into the cavities? I can't think of anything

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for MRF648's

2006-02-24 Thread Jeff DePolo
No, not yet. Several vendors still have them, but I thought maybe I'd find someone with a surplus stash that would make a deal. -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Dengler Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:13 PM

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Best broadband VHF antenna

2006-02-23 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Have a question for the list. Is there an antenna (VHF) that will cover a 30mhz bandwith? (Reasonably) There is a system in Georgia incompassing the entire state using various tall towers. On the towers will be antennas that will be used for VHF Repeaters and VHF digital. (in the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Best broadband VHF antenna

2006-02-23 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I would agree the Sinclair Antennas are well built and very broadband, but I had a horible time with a number of 4 bay vhf broadband units installed (and removed) in 2005. We bought a large number of VHF SLR-235 units new. The part number has changed but the antenna is the same

[Repeater-Builder] Looking for MRF648's

2006-02-23 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Anyone have a surplus of Motorola MRF648 UHF power transistors that they'd sell or trade? --- Jeff -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/267 - Release Date: 2/22/2006 Yahoo!

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Co-Locating in an Elevator Room

2006-02-22 Thread Jeff DePolo
I was told the following things: 440 Mhz is too high of a frequency to be in an elevator room Well, they've got you there. NFPA and the elevator code says that nothing can be stored inside of an elevator room other than equipment directly relating to the operation

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor PA woes---The Results!

2006-02-19 Thread Jeff DePolo
I also noticed that one of the high output amps seems to have an issue when feeding the circulator. The output through the circ. (loss thru the circ is about 1.2 db) starts at 60 watts and then jumps to 75 or so and the spectrum analyzer light up like a christmas tree. Turn the power

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Micor Receivers WANTED

2006-02-17 Thread Jeff DePolo
Huh? Micor receivers are Micor receivers, whether they're sitting in a mobile, station, or SpectraTAC chassis. Or in some cases, even in a PURC/MSF5000 receiver chassis. --- Jeff -Original Message- From:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] VHF Seperation

2006-02-17 Thread Jeff DePolo
The usual questions: How much transmitter power? What kind of transmitter and receiver? What kind of antennas? Are you using any other kind of external filtering, or trying to get by with just split antennas? What kind of feedline for each, and approximately how long?

RE: Radio quality (was RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power)

2006-02-15 Thread Jeff DePolo
Ok, I'll bite-what's AIP? I have a G707, and don't remember seeing anything labeled like that. Kenwood's AIP = Advanced Intercept Point. It reduces the sensitivity of the receiver which has the effect of reducing receiver-induced intermod by lowering the TOIP/compression point. Although I

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Andrew connector on Eupon cable

2006-02-12 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Title: Message I'm almost sure it does, as I've used those connectors before on either Andrew or Cablewave 7/8" foam. If you have an older Tessco catalog (say, from 3 or 4 years ago), I'm pretty sure they had a chart in there that showed which connectors work on which cable. Most of the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power

2006-02-12 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I still contend that in a mobile environment, under motion, that the user will not detect the 6 dB difference. It will be barely distinguishable most of the time. I'm not arguing this point. There have been times when I've had a 75 watt Micor PA die and I've had to run the output of the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cheap Tunnel Heatsink

2006-02-12 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I picked up an electronic load on Ebay a number of years ago, and have gotten more use out of it than I ever thought I would. Here's a well-done article on building an electronic load. The general design could be easily expanded to handle higher current by using a beefier transistor and/or

RE: Radio quality (was RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power)

2006-02-12 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Did you try the V7A with AIP on? No, I didn't, but I'll do that later today if I get a chance. The other ham rig in my truck is the other Kenwood dual bander (TM-708? getting old and don't remember model #'s like I used to). I'm not sure but I think that has the AIP function too. I never

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power

2006-02-12 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I have enjoyed this thread and hope that no one has taken anything to be any kind of personal attack on how anyone runs their repeater. Of course not. No matter how much I or anyone else nit-picks technical details, it's still supposed to be a fun hobby. My point was is it needed? I

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer weirdness

2006-02-11 Thread Jeff DePolo
Yes but that sounds sort of risky in that the lowest noise figure of an LNA is not necessarily achieved at optimum match. Agreed, and most are tuned for lowest NF and not necessarily maximum gain nor ideal match. My previous comments relating to LNAs may also apply to the JFET mixers

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power

2006-02-11 Thread Jeff DePolo
If we were talking about 6-meters, I'd agree on the 6-dB disadvantage in the mobile environment. I've never seen anything like that on UHF. I don't buy into this argument yet ;-) Chuck WB2EDV OK, if you don't like the mobile noise environment model, let's just look at raw sensitivity

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power

2006-02-11 Thread Jeff DePolo
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006, Mike Morris wrote: More details at http://wa6tdd.tripod.com and it's really worth reading. And wait for the photos to load - they are worth it as well (just for the photo of WA6ITF 40 years ago). The Jampro story is just under his picture. That was an

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power

2006-02-11 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
No. A typical UHF ham rig will have better sensitivity than most repeaters with a preamp. A commercial mobile (without preamp) will have sensitivity slightly worse than the repeater with the preamp. 99% of hams will be using a ham rig, not a commercial one. OK, tell you what. It's

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power

2006-02-11 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
tests and publish the results if you don't like my methods (or results :-). --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power

2006-02-11 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Power And that's my whole point. Chuck WB2EDV Jeff DePolo WN3A wrote: I'd be interested in someone actually trying this with a UHF system that is running 200+ watts. Drop it to 100 watts without telling anyone

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer weirdness

2006-02-09 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
to have. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer weirdness

2006-02-09 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I thought consistent and optimum performance were pretty much the same animal? Only under lab conditions :-) Using a vague definition, I'm thinking consistent = best operation over the long term, optimum = best short-term. I've accidentally made a 75 watt Micor UHF PA crank out 200 watts

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer weirdness

2006-02-09 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
So, if you lack test equipment and have no choice but to use high- level signals for tuning the pass, you should still be tuning for minimum reflected power. So bird inbetween TX and cans, tuning on a source like an HT? Yes. To take it one step further, a 6 dB pad (with suitable power

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer questions

2006-02-09 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Here's a thought -- if you put a isolator between the PA and the duplexer, and a isolator between the duplexer and the antenna, wouldn't your duplexer see a near perfect 50 ohms at all times? The isolator in the output of the duplexer would have to replace the output TEE - else you

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dupelxer wierdness

2006-02-07 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
If I take all the opinions I've seen in the last month as fact, then the pass adjustments on duplexers can't be tuned. I'll take most of what you said as being sarcastic, but your point is taken. If tuned with a quality network analyzer, or with a return loss bridge and high return loss

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-07 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
the driver PA harness built and how are the 2 PAs outputs combined? Do you have any information or specs on the RF and matching harnesses and how they are built? --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Jeff DePolo WN3A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking at acquiring a GE Master II

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer questions

2006-02-07 Thread Jeff DePolo
Can someone please explain what the difference is between a BandPass/BandReject duplexer and a BandPass/Notch duplexer? In our little two-way radio world, the answer is that there is no difference. Technically speaking, a notch is very narrow, targeting only a specific frequency. A

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-06 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I am looking at acquiring a GE Master II UHF Base station. This is a 300 watt solid state transmitter, which how I understand it, has 2 PAs running in parallel. It's actually 200 watts, and yes, there are two final PA's, each capable of 100 watts output, that are combined. However, each final

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micro Strips @ 220 MHz

2006-02-06 Thread Jeff DePolo
Does anyone have a good way of measuring the frequency of PC board micro strips (M/S)? I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. Microstrips are basically just sections of transmission line. A transmission line doesn't have a frequency - it has a length and a characteristic impedance. You

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Recrystalled Element Problem

2006-02-04 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
or 15 degrees ambient as a ballpark), you might be OK. Next time, spend the money and send the element to ICM and let them do it right. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor has me stumped

2006-01-30 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
when PTT is active. Lookee here: http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/micorrxintcon.html --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -Original Message

RE: [Repeater-Builder] New system's in, but a few problems

2006-01-30 Thread Jeff DePolo
-Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Dengler Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:43 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] New system's in, but a few problems At 1/29/2006 11:37 PM,

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Woohoo! The rocks are IN!

2006-01-27 Thread Jeff DePolo
The coordinator in MI shouldn't object to a coordination from an adjacent council just because their bandplans aren't identical. For better or worse, there isn't a universal bandplan that satisfies the entire amateur community nation-wide. If there is nothing coordinated in MI that is going to

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Woohoo! The rocks are IN!

2006-01-27 Thread Jeff DePolo
. Tom W9SRV Jeff DePolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The coordinator in MI shouldn't object to a coordination from an adjacent council just because their bandplans aren't identical. For better or worse, there isn't a universal bandplan that satisfies the entire

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer retune / recoax

2006-01-21 Thread Jeff DePolo
The length of the jumper cables between the cans has a profound effect upon the insertion loss at the pass frequency, and relatively little effect upon the isolation at the notch frequency. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY Eric, I'm curious why you say this, as it contradicts what I would

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer retune / recoax

2006-01-21 Thread Jeff DePolo
Once a new low-split harness was purchased directly from Sinclair (about $125, as I recall) and installed, the duplexer tuned up with the expected pass loss of about 1.6 dB. The notch attenuation was within a dB of the previous value, using the incorrect harness. Well, my guess is that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Shipping an antenna

2006-01-19 Thread Jeff DePolo
1984 plymoth voyager with 3 stationmasters, 2 UHF eight bay dipoles, 1 UHF 16 bay and a VHF 4 bay.. that was a good ride! How did you mount them? Mag mounts? Which antenna held up best at highway speeds, the Stationmasters or dipole arrays? Did you get poor gas milage? What did you

[Repeater-Builder] UHF Mastr II stations for trade

2006-01-13 Thread Jeff DePolo
I have a surplus of 100 watt UHF Mastr II repeaters (88 split) that I'm looking to trade. I'm looking for high-power (150+ watt) solid-state UHF amplfiers that will tune in the 440 ham band including TE Systems, Crescend/Milcom, Vocom, Glenayre, etc.. I'll trade straight across, one station for

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT - NOW NOT SO funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Nate, I'd start by doing some office DF'ing before spending time on the hill this time of year. My first guess would be local oscillator leakage from something on the hill. Try doing an FCC ULS database search for anything within a mile or so of the site, make a list of the Rx frequencies in a

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: had a little power supply trouble the otherday...

2006-01-10 Thread Jeff DePolo
Most Sub station transformers like the one in the video which form the looks of the bushing size is at least 69kv or possible 138kv normally have fuseing on the High voltage size and then go to buss work and feed distribution breakers for the journy out to the line system so for my 2

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Using Visio for rack planning

2006-01-10 Thread Jeff DePolo
Another quick n' dirty way to lay out racks is to use Excel. Re-size the width of a column to make it approximately the same height-to-width ratio such that one cell is about the size of 1 RU. Select the number of cells to equal the number of rack spaces you have available, put a fat border

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer Identification

2006-01-10 Thread Jeff DePolo
The 522-509 is an odd creature. There are two pass and two notch on the transmitter side, and one pass and one notch on the receiver side. Discussions about this duplexer came up a while back on this list - maybe it's in the archives? I think Bob NO6B posted measured performance of one he put on

[Repeater-Builder] Looking for 800/900 hybrid

2006-01-03 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Anyone have a hybrid out of an 800/900 MHz combiner or the like? Needs to work at 950 MHz. I don't need an entire combiner, just a hybrid. Thanks. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: interface to shut off a radio on temporaly base

2006-01-03 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Title: Message Kitchen dishwashers are also great for cleaning gunked-up mobile radio accessories like control heads, speakers, mics, mounting brackets, etc. Remove the speakers, mic elements, PC boards that contain switches, and other electronics that don't take kindly to water first of

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Bad 4 Heliax (Was Polyphaser Help)

2006-01-01 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
A) not enough hoisting grips were used and b) the cable had pulled away from the tower in a number of places (a mish-mash of butterflies, tie wires, and even rope were used to attach it). The end result was that the line stretched, plus there were several holes in the outer conductor where it

RE: [Repeater-Builder] polyphaser Help

2005-12-31 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I actually saw an install where a MSS did just that - they had the ground connected to a plastic water pipe! Joe M. I've got a better one. A number of years ago we changed out a 1500' run of 4 Heliax that had gone bad on an FM station. Upon taking down the old line and looking at the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] polyphaser Help

2005-12-30 Thread Jeff DePolo
If the building has a steel infrastructure, your lowest-R and lowest-L path will likely be to tie to the building steel. However, there are code implications for doing so (as well as any other tower grounding) so be sure to check local codes and/or NEC. If building steel isn't an option you may

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer tuning with Return Loss Bridge

2005-12-21 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
, then turn the element around and measure the reflected power. Then use 10 log (FP/RP) and you have the return loss in dB. Dick - Original Message - From: Jeff DePolo WN3A [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: 21 December, 2005 08:46 Subject: RE

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics T301 220 exciter Final and microphonics

2005-12-20 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
If the PA microphonic AM'ming is severe enough, there could be enough power supply modulation, due to the PA current varying by the AM occuring in the PA, that FM at the same modulation rate can occur in preceding exciter stages (such as in the crystal oscillator, modulator, active temperature

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Old duplexer tuning question

2005-12-20 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I'm assuming that if the old RG-8 cables are being replaced with RG-214 cables that are the same length, that the velocity factors of both types of cable are the same. Yep, 66%. Unless it's RG-8 foam, but I'm 99% sure that PD used regular solid dielectric RG-8. --- Jeff

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Multiple receivers one antenna ???

2005-12-19 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
It's called a Wilkinson splitter. Here is a link to some of the theory. I don't think it's fair to call it a Wilkinson without a resistor across the output ports. A real Wilkinson provides port-to-port isolation due to the addition of the resistor. A tee and 75 ohm cables doesn't provide

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Multiple receivers one antenna ???

2005-12-19 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
You can handle the impedance matching by using 1/4 wave sections of 75 ohm coax between the receiver input and the T. The 1/4 wave 75 ohm section steps the 50 ohm receiver input impedance up to 100 at the other end, two of those in parallel at the T gets you back to 50 to match the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Old duplexer tuning question

2005-12-19 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I have been pulling my hair out (I don't have that much more to go) over an old Celwave 6 cavity 526-4 pass reject duplexer. I can get the notches to tune properly one by one but when I put it all back together it just does not seem to sum out right. Is there a procedure someone can

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Preamplifier

2005-12-18 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Speaking of UHF preamps, does anyone have any experience/recommendations for tower mounted preamps? Al, My experiences with tower-mounted preamps have been less than perfect. Good designs will have dual amplifiers (redundant) and/or a bypass relay. Aside from amplifier damage due

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Preamplifier

2005-12-18 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
On a somewhat related note, has anyone used LNA Technology's (Chet Pierson K3TV) preamps? He has some interesting designs. www.lnatechnology.com --- Jeff Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Preamplifier

2005-12-17 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Like others have said, Lunar doesn't exist any more. Angle Linear is the current company, and Chip Angle makes great products. However, if your ARR is working, you are likely not to experience any measurable improvement in performance by switching to something else (assuming the ARR you have is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for VHF Duplexers

2005-12-13 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I have a set of either WP-639 or WP-641, I forget which is which. 4 cavities, pass/reject. They're in decent shape from what I remember; been in storage for probably 10 years or more now. I can dig them out if you're interested and give them a once-over. I also have a 6-cavity Decibel

RE: [Repeater-Builder] GM300 Deviation

2005-12-13 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Does anyone know which pot in the gm300 adjusts the rx deviation? Thanks. Andy KC2GOW The one labeled Volume. Sorry, couldn't resist. Seriously, I don't know what you mean. You mean Tx deviation? It's adjusted in software. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web,

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Channel Elements KXN1052A

2005-12-10 Thread Jeff DePolo
Hmmm Seems I am batting 1000 on crystals for my Micor Transmitter from JAN. First crystal was low in Freq. and Now the Second is as well. I am not sure if there could be a reason other then they are cut wrong as I have done the following to check different things The first time I used

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Need Advise: 6m Repeater Antenna

2005-12-10 Thread Jeff DePolo
I think I will just go with a basic Kreckman, Diamond or Comet (in that order) and some RG-214. I'd still go with 1/2 just for the sake of longevity. Surely someone local could give you an end-of-reel piece that long? It is looking like the Site will require less than 20 feet of Coax

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Need Advise: 6m Repeater Antenna

2005-12-09 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Title: Message Will the antenna be top-mounted or side-mounted? -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:17 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Need Advise: 6m Repeater Antenna

2005-12-09 Thread Jeff DePolo
it will be side mounted - Original Message - From: Jeff DePolo WN3A mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:47 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Need Advise: 6m Repeater Antenna

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Looking for data on old heliax

2005-12-03 Thread Jeff DePolo
Hey Jeff- Just last year I had a similar problem. The first thing we did was look through the old engineering data for the site. In most cases, the sample lines should all be the same length, so if you shoot the lines to the other tower(s) with the TDR you can compute your own VF for

[Repeater-Builder] Looking for data on old heliax

2005-12-01 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
an accurate Vf figure to locate a fault by TDR. Anyone have an old Phelps-Dodge catalog on hand? --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant Yahoo

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for data on old heliax

2005-12-01 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Faiola Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:16 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for data on old heliax Jeff DePolo WN3A wrote: Trying to help a friend

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Source for RF enclos

2005-12-01 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Sounds like a regular Bud diecast aluminum enclosure would fit the bill. Try here: http://www.budind.com/view.php?part=n4 Hammond and others make comparable boxes. Available from Mouser, Digikey, Newark, et al. --- Jeff -Original Message- From:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer loss different with more power, Why?

2005-12-01 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer loss different with more power, Why?

2005-12-01 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
You guys are missing something... no one asked him what size cavities he's using. If they are the smaller TX/RX units... the reported lower power output values are probably normal when using the higher insertion loss settings with smaller cavities. cheers, skipp Maybe I

RE: [Repeater-Builder] How Accurate is Radio Mobile?

2005-11-27 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I keep hearing about this better data from commercial propagation software but can't find any reference to it on any of their marketing material nor references to how they actually do it -- even assuming it's proprietary, I don't even see hints about it anywhere. A lot of the original 30

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Two Tone Sequential Paging

2005-11-27 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
I believe the spec is defined in EIA-374 but I don't have a copy of that document (EIA/TIA documents aren't distributed freely). Maybe somebody else has a copy. --- Jeff -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 6 meter repeater duplexer (not used)

2005-11-27 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Yeah, when Mobilecomm (now Arch) decomissioned their 30 and 40 MHz paging systems here on the east coast, lowband Decibel and Celwave pass cavities were a dime a dozen (or often free). I scooped up as many as I could store, probably 50 or so. All but a few are in service on 6m repeaters, most

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for a UHF Circulator and load

2005-11-22 Thread 'Jeff DePolo WN3A'
(having email issues today, so if this is a dupe, please ignore) RE: cell mixes and 440 repeater I had a 440 repeater at a site with no other UHF transmitters for probably a mile or two. On an adjacent tower was a cell site (this was back in the early 90's AMPS days). When certain cell

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Repeater DC Power Plugs

2005-11-10 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Mmmm...are you sure they're Anderson? The ones I have say AMP on them. Maybe they're interchangable, but I haven't tried it. --- Jeff -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 220 Repeater Stuff

2005-08-20 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
to be sure. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Pin/contacts for Radius/GE/RC-1000

2005-08-18 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
104422-1) Contact, A3007-ND(AMP 1-87309-3) Housing, 5 pin, 455-1186-ND (AMP VHR-5N) Connector terminal crimp, 455-1319-1-ND (AMP SVH-41T-P1.1) --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Help needed with TX combiner problem

2005-08-03 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of vintageaudio2004 Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:52 AM To: Repeater-Builder

RE: [Repeater-Builder] carrier drop pulse

2005-07-25 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
or a station? --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED]Broadcast and Communications Consultant -Original Message-From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, July 25

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas

2005-07-19 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.1/51 - Release Date: 7/18/2005 Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Simulcast High Band Micor

2005-07-18 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
There's not a high-stab channel element per se, but Micor PURC (paging) stations used an external high-stability or ultra-high-stability oscillator for simulcast operations. These were external rack-mount units. A special channel element plugs into the exciter that has two pigtails on it - one

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Splatter?

2005-06-26 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
generator, will cause you to spill over onto adjacent channels even if the peak deviation is under 5 kHz. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Simulcast: Anyone done this for ham repeaters

2005-06-05 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
marriage and on-air testing has been more or less just a proof-of-concept excercise up to this point. When I have more time I'll get back to the project. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Remote monitoring of repeater site

2005-05-31 Thread Jeff DePolo
Just about any decent broadcast-oriented remote control system will do what you want. For examples: www.sinesystems.com - model RFC1/B (bare bones system) www.burk.com - ARC-16, GSC3000, VRC2500 www.broadcasttools.com - several different units; look at their upcoming VMC-8 product The ProTek

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Poor Repeater RX

2005-05-23 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
. --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005 Yahoo! Groups

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Need a GE Master II ??? or 2???

2005-05-16 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
The shady looking guy is Kevin and the even shadier looking guy is Scott. Close-up picutres of both of them can be seen hanging in your local post office. Cold 807's for Repeater Builder subscribers at spaces 1758-1761 again this year. See y'all there.

[Repeater-Builder] Heliax for 6m duplexer; other free stuff

2005-04-14 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
. I will NOT ship any of this stuff, it's pickup only. Email direct. Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database

RE: [Repeater-Builder] estimating duplexer requirements

2005-03-21 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Dave has them on his site for all bands - http://www.ka9fur.net/geduplex/duplex.html --- Jeff Jeff DePolo WN3A - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Broadcast and Communications Consultant -Original Message

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