At 12:34 PM 3/25/2009, cruizzer77 wrote:
Just the other day I thought how cool it would be to have a data
connection to a bells and whistles repeater controller, so that
configuration or even software updates could be done remotely. If an
internet connection is available at the repeater site
At 03:55 PM 3/16/2009, ww3s73 wrote:
Our county EMA office is going to purchase us a new set of duplexers
for our repeater, but we need at least 2 quotes on a company
letterhead. Can't find any ham dealers that sell them, anybody know
a company that deals in duplexers?
---We an authorized
At 08:04 PM 2/16/2009, Glenn Maclean wrote:
Has anyone had success loading wav files per the instructions in the
Arcom RCP programmer manaul? The manual states to fabricate a stereo 1/8
plug using the tip to the speaker output of a pc sound card and the
other end a 1k resistor in series to pin 5
At 10:10 PM 2/14/2009, Peter Summerhawk wrote:
Morning Crew,
I need some suggestions on what tone frequency people are using for
the ID on their repeater as well as speed for the ID. I am using a
repeater controller that I can adjust the frequency and speed of the
system. I want to use
At 08:36 AM 2/8/2009, Lee Pennington wrote:
One Acorn Too Many and other amatuer related videos!
---Man... I thought this was about voter fraud!
Ken
--
President and CTO - Arcom Communications
Makers of repeater
At 05:55 PM 2/8/2009, Richard wrote:
and the liberals are going to reward them with hundreds of
millions of dollars instead. In other words, your typical democratic
congress at work.
---One correction. 4.2 BILLION, not hundreds of millions.
But I suspect this isn't the place to
The RAD should be in the receiver audio path not the transmitter path
Ken
At 07:16 PM 2/5/2009, ran...@farmtel.net wrote:
I am using a Zetron Model 48B as a repeater controller. Everything is
going fine except my addition of a Arcom RAD audio delay board. The
board is working great except now
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
Call Chip at AngleLinear and be done with it. You'll never regret it
Ken
At 05:32 PM 1/29/2009, Scott Avery wrote:
Hello All,
Thanks for all of you that replied to my original email.
I already know what I need, and what I need to do. Thanks.
However nobody addressed the subject of WANTED.
We used to have a lot of problem with noise on my 2 meter repeater
Fortunately, he finally moved to another state
Ken
At 08:42 AM 1/21/2009, Alexander N Tubonjic wrote:
I am wanting to swap out the BNC receiver connector to an N
connector on my Kenwood TKR-750 2 meter repeater.
My first and only question is why?
Ken
--
At 09:27 AM 1/21/2009, Eric Vincent wrote:
Better matching, less loss, handle power, robust and perfect for RG-214.
---Better matching? Both N and BNC are constant
impedance. Power? Not a concern for receivers.
RG-214? BNCs work quite nicely with it.
Ken
At 07:59 PM 1/17/2009, Mike Mullarkey wrote:
Does anybody know if one can get a DOS program to run on Windows XP.
If it's a RSS program, it won't run inside a DOS window from XP
and you need to boot into DOS at powerup (make a bootable CD to do
this). Otherwise if the program you want
At 07:59 PM 1/17/2009, Mike Mullarkey wrote:
just click START RUN and at the C:/ prompt, do what you need.
---Ooops.. that should be START RUN, then type the word command
in the text field and hit ENTER. That will open up a DOS shell for you
Ken
At 04:17 AM 1/16/2009, Paul Dumdie wrote:
Now that Kenwood has the TKR851 how do these play on the Ham-band. I
want to use one on the SNP pair of 441.500 / 446.500 this channel is like the
464.500 and 464.550 pairs for portable, emergency, / temporary use.
---There is essentially no difference
At 09:59 AM 1/16/2009, ve7ltd wrote:
Ken is there a reason why you could not just jumper that external
logic tone defeat input to the programmable hi/low COS output from
the TKR?
That's exactly what I'm suggesting. There is no reason this
shouldn't work on a Version 2 TKR. It will NOT work
At 09:45 AM 1/15/2009, skipp025 wrote:
Hi Jed,
On a standalone TKR, there is no way to have encoded tone track
COS. It is there for the entire hangtime.
If used with an external controller and your TKR is a Version 2, you
can program encoded tone to be controlled by an external logic
At 10:06 AM 1/15/2009, DCFluX wrote:
I'd need a schematic but you could probably interrupt it where it
feeds into the modulator with something like a reed relay.
---No need. Now that I think about this a bit, if you're using the
internal controller in the TKR, you could program an Aux In/Out to
At 10:39 AM 1/15/2009, Juan Tellez wrote:
This info I found somewhere in the net, have not tried yet, hope
this helps in your project.
This Repeater is in use, with easy Programmable IRLP mods made for
TX PL on RX PL. Program any pin but one's below for TOR, state
active high Program pin
At 11:23 AM 1/10/2009, Dave Gomberg wrote:
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weather Alert Radios
Gee, ours has never given us anything but Amber alerts (lost kids,
mostly parental custody squabbles). When the last one woke us up at
4AM!!! we unplugged the radio. Not useful in CA.
---Most are
At 01:22 PM 1/8/2009, Jed Barton wrote:
Hey guys,
I had this question thrown at me. Will rg174 work for connecting the
duplexer to a repeater?
---Don't do it, you'll kill yourself
Seriously Jed, the first question that pops into my head is WHY?
RG174 is VERY lossy for all but the shortest
At 04:13 PM 1/8/2009, n8rtn wrote:
ok guys looking to update my uhf repeater Receiver.
i want to hear a nat fart 10miles away..
what should i get ???
must be a motorola !!
Thanks...N8RTN 442.875+ 100.0 pl
_
Whatcha got now for a receiver? Ever considered a good quality preamp?\
Ken
At 06:43 PM 11/21/2008, JOHN MACKEY wrote:
Yes,,, but,,, RF (analog) guys tend to be quicker to understand networking
(digital) issues and certainly take less for granted.
---I've always maintained that RF is as much as art form as it is
science. You either have a feel for it or you don't.
Ken
At 07:19 AM 11/21/2008, John Transue wrote:
Information that might be relevant: The repeater will be in a
standard 19-inch rack mount cabinet. It will be inside, not exposed
to the elements. It can be used with or without a power amplifier
(5W in, 90W out). I would like the power out to be
At 05:16 PM 11/20/2008, n9lv wrote:
I just had a 2.4 Ghz internet wireless antenna mounted at the top of my
120' tower which is where the antenna is for the 145.410 repeater. I
am getting intermod into the system that causes it to hang open.
Couple of questions:
1) You say intermod. Exactly
At 06:28 PM 11/20/2008, n9lv wrote:
It is opening and closing the receiver very quickly. You can
actually hear the pulsing of the wi-fi radio.
Ok, that is not intermod, that is pulses..
2) Is this wireless antenna actually a radio/antenna combination
being fed power via POE (Power
At 06:34 PM 11/20/2008, Ken Arck wrote:
Ok, that is not intermod, that is pulses..
---Let me just add that way too many folks call Any kind of
interference intermod when in fact, intermod is a very specific
type of behavior that actually (many times) is actually generated in
a nearby
At 03:08 PM 11/16/2008, James Adkins wrote:
I just got a set of Decibel DB-4076 duplexers, currently tuned to
452.xxx and 457.xxx Mhz. It has not cables, however.
Does anyone know the length of the interconnect cables needed for
these duplexers, or would I just need to make a 1/2 electrical
At 03:34 PM 11/16/2008, James Adkins wrote:
Yes, that's it.
Man...as I remember, the interconnects are RG214 with bnc's and
t connectors on each cavity.
You might want to check with Tessco or Talley as they both rep Andrew
(who bought out DB Products as I remember)
Ken
At 08:22 AM 10/30/2008, Gran Clark wrote:
If the pins are silver plated would moth balls be in
order? Remember the moth balls in the Centralab switch boxes to
prevent oxidation?
---I agree with Mike about the contact cleaner - I used to have some
issues with one of my MastrII repeater
At 07:41 PM 10/29/2008, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote:
At 07:29 AM 10/28/08, you wrote:
Two Questions:
1.) Is there a controller under $500 that easily interfaces with the
Doug Hall box?
2.) Does anyone have a Doug Hall remote base controller they'd like
to get rid of? :-)
Steve, W4HKL
Could be a couple of things going here but your description of your
tuning procedure has me concerned. Even at 10 watts power, it is
quite possible to damage cavities due to the voltages produced.
We are a Telewave Dealer and can help you with getting things going.
Feel free to give us a
DON'T FALL FOR IT! IT IS A SCAM
Ebay is very clear that they will NEVER email you asking for that
info. DO NOT DO IT
Ken
At 12:40 PM 10/22/2008, Chuck Lippmeier wrote:
Have you all been asked at eBay to give up Mathers Madian Name, SSN,
Bank acct number and way too much private
At 07:32 AM 10/18/2008, John Everson wrote:
Good morning to the group.
I have a situation where I have two repeaters and only one available
port. Has anyone tried this? If so, what method did you use, and what
were the results? I have done this in the past, but it was a long time
ago, and my
At 11:12 AM 10/15/2008, John Transue wrote:
I see several Vertex Standard VXR-7000 repeaters and one or two
Kenwood TKR-851 repeaters for sale on eBay. Are these good repeaters
for a ham repeater? Do they have known weaknesses or defects?
Obviously as a Kenwood Dealer, we're a bit biased
At 10:06 AM 10/13/2008, Daron Wilson wrote:
I've rebuilt a pile of those duplexers, it is just bench work to
disassemble them, clean them and reassemble. Most of my rack
mounted stuff is black, and I like that, so I usually spray paint
the components of the cans when I have them apart with
At 10:14 AM 9/26/2008, Dr. Ron Johnson wrote:
We are using a comet 324 triplexer here for 2m, 220, and
440. Working with a triband antenna. Only problem is desense on 2m
through the triplexerany ideas other than throwing the thing
awayThe desense is present at very low levels of
At 07:57 PM 9/7/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(there has to be some sort of the latter as the radio can be
cloned via the packet connector) that you're making use of?
---Bingo!
Undocumented ain't just for immigrants :-)
Ken
At 09:17 AM 9/7/2008, Michael Ryan wrote:
Robert, I am a member of the 210 reflector. I
already know that the unit does not work with
the Yaesu products. I sent them out there to
Ken to try and the results were disappointing to
say the least and in fact sent TWO models to
him. But there
At 10:24 AM 9/7/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've yet to see a G707 with remotely controllable CTCSS that doesn't use
the radio's memories. Did you run a haywire into the radio to bring out
the contacts for the OK button? I don't see any other way of
accomplishing remote CTCSS select because
At 01:39 PM 9/7/2008, georgiaskywarn wrote:
Bob,
Are you talking Tone Squelch (tx / rx) or just txing the pl tone. I
change the tx pl tone with my macros and the internal memories all the
time. Now if all the repeaters you are txing the tone so you can run
tone squelch...there is a mod you can do
At 09:15 AM 9/6/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You are giving the port a valid input so it's actually looking for DTMF,
correct? Otherwise, depending on the logic used in the RC-210 it may not
even look for DTMF. Unless the firmware has changed significantly in the
past 4 years, the RC-210 needs
At 07:37 PM 9/6/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
p
So a port's DTMF decoder will look at a port even if BOTH COS CTCSS
logic signals to that port are invalid?
---Well, the decoders always look at the audio stream for a
particular Port. Now whether or not the processor ignores or pays
attention
Eric
I really don't desire to get into a pissing contest with you over an
issue that was settled literally YEARS ago but if you insist, I would
be more than happy to once more post the entire exchange that took
place back then. You didn't exactly come out smelling like a rose as
you may
At 04:05 PM 9/1/2008, Terry wrote:
Eric, I am hearing traffic from our newly formed County Police.
---Sure you're not hearing an image or a mix?
Ken
--
President and CTO - Arcom Communications
Makers of repeater
At 03:56 PM 8/21/2008, Dave wrote:
Has anyone ever heard of or know anything about VHF repeaters made
by Magory (I think that's correct)?
The line of repeaters they manufacture goes by the name of Hi
Pro (http://www.hiprorepeaters.com). The company is Maggiore Radio
Labs in
At 04:13 PM 8/6/2008, Joe Burkleo wrote:
Anyone know the correct part number and a source for the FET's that
Telelwave uses in their TWR series of multicouplers for 150 and 450?
Joe, I have info for you. Give me a call.
Ken
At 08:28 AM 8/6/2008, Jim Brown wrote:
I have a commercial application to monitor the battery status and
charge current at a solar site and asked for information on
controllers that would allow me to monitor these parameters by
requesting a voice readback. I was immediately answered by Ken
not instill any
confidence in that companys products.
Sorry - but that is my feeling.
73 - Jim W5ZIT
--- On Wed, 8/6/08, Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]SCOM 7330 Question
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 6
a bad etch, the lands had never been there so far as he could
determine. That sure does not speak well of the Quality Assurance
for the RC-210 product.
I hate to bring all this up, but once bit - twice shy is my motto.
73 - Jim W5ZIT
--- On Wed, 8/6/08, Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From
At 04:13 PM 8/6/2008, Joe Burkleo wrote:
Anyone know the correct part number and a source for the FET's that
Telelwave uses in their TWR series of multicouplers for 150 and 450?
---As a Telewave Dealer, I'll check for you tomorrow, Joe
Ken
At 12:24 PM 8/1/2008, Alexandre Souza wrote:
Just uploaded the cover of a brazilian motorola radio to the files area:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/files/unitel_p3_450-470mhz-00.gifhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/files/unitel_p3_450-470mhz-00.gif
Can anyone
At 11:56 AM 6/27/2008, rick wrote:
Gabriel
There are 2 capacitors in series marked 2C
KCK
Someone familliar with the markings can indicate the actual value.
from an old diamond, x500, if I remember. It came in 3 sections.
There is a photo in your@ hotmail box.
I say they're 2 pf, 100 volt
At 02:53 PM 6/12/2008, Barry C' wrote:
Doesn't the machine just need a suitable port and speed ? , the
toughbook isn't a must ?
---I use a new generation Athlon based laptop (3800) which I boot
directly to DOS and have no problem at all with RSS for the MSF5000 at least.
Ken
Skipp and others
The problem he is facing is really quite simple.
According to the service manual for the TKR-820,
the so-called CO output on the 15 pin Molex
style Accessory connector provides an open
collector output LOW when carrier is active
UNLESS the repeater is programmed for tone
At 04:08 PM 4/22/2008, Eric M. wrote:
Does anyone have any tips for using an Arcom 810 on an MSR2000 VHF
repeater? One of the local clubs up here has acquired these 2 pieces of
equipment and are looking to get this repeater up and running to replace
their existing machine.
Have a look at the
At 05:36 AM 4/20/2008, Ron Wright wrote:
D
Often, due to silver's reaction to the air, they become blackened.
Some see this as a bad connector. The seller, as in your case,
thinks the same. Those who know see it as evidence one is getting
one of the best.
---When silver corrodes (tarnishes),
Just thought I'd share this with everyone in case you face the same thing.
My 2 meter machine started experiencing noticeable desense about a
week ago. No real serious weather had occurred during this time, just
the usual Oregon rain. As I had replaced the antenna and hardline
about 2 months
At 08:17 PM 4/19/2008, Eric Lemmon wrote:
Nevertheless, we must all be vigilant of the presence in the marketplace of
marginal-quality connectors and adaptors. I think we all have local
experts who are the first to tout silver-plated Mil-Spec PL-259
connectors for $1 each or Genuine Mil-Spec
I too have witnessed freak propagation.
I was at the original Woodstock!
Ken
At 03:46 PM 4/18/2008, Joe wrote:
I don't remember too much about the 60's I may have been at
Woodstock, did you see me there? ;-)
---Yea it is kinda a blur.
And yes, I must have seen you because everyone was there!
Ken
(groovadelic, man and don't harsh my mellow)
At 07:42 AM 4/3/2008, George Henry wrote:
The connection information in the following link may prove helpful:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/kenwood/rc210-to-tkr.pdfhttp://www.repeater-builder.com/kenwood/rc210-to-tkr.pdf
Receive audio appears to be pin 10, not 11, and pin 16 is the PTT
At 11:06 AM 4/3/2008, John Melville wrote:
I have determine the following:
1. Pin 11 is TX Audio OUT of the Kenwood TKR-750 (confirmed)
2. Pin 10 is RX Audio IN on the Kenwood TKR-750 (to be verified)
3. Pin 3 is TX Audio OUT of the ICOM F521 (confirmed)
4. Pin 4 is
At 07:42 AM 4/3/2008, George Henry wrote:
A couple of things here. First of all, Pin 10 is RA audio,
Kenwood's nomenclature for deemphasised audio whereas pin 11 is,
essentially, discriminator audio. Whether or not this is the one he
wants depends on how TX audio is being fed to the
At 11:06 AM 4/3/2008, John Melville wrote:
I have determine the following:
1. Pin 11 is TX Audio OUT of the Kenwood TKR-750 (confirmed)
2. Pin 10 is RX Audio IN on the Kenwood TKR-750 (to be verified)
3. Pin 3 is TX Audio OUT of the ICOM F521 (confirmed)
4. Pin 4 is
At 05:31 PM 4/1/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can the MSF5000 be programmed so that PL encode is only during valid PL
decode?
I need to provide a hang-time (tail) of 2-3 seconds without PL encode.
you can with an external controller. That's how I do it
Ken
At 07:03 PM 3/31/2008, Nate Duehr wrote:
This is weird.
A posting to the DStar-Gateway YahooGroup that says Chip Angle and
AngleLinear are no longer doing any Amateur Radio work.
--I believe Chip is a member of this list. In any case, I need to
give him a call tomorrow.
I'll ask
Ken
At 11:34 AM 3/27/2008, Kris Kirby wrote:
On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Ken Arck wrote:
--I ran a Diamond X300 on top of Mt Haleakala on Maui at 10,000' for
years. It survived many wind and ice storms just fine
Ice? In Hawaii? Do tell
Yup. And while there isn't snow up there every year
At 11:55 AM 3/24/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any one know if there is a good hardware DTMF decoder out
there or plans for one that will work with Echolink?
There are several of us who had working Echolink internal
DTMF that no longer can get them to tune up right. We are
tired of messing with
This is a very common issue in aircraft. The most obvious question is
does your jeep use 2 each 12 volt batteries? If so, simply connect
your radio across one of 'em.
If this can't be done for one reason or another, something along this
line is another solution:
At 02:09 PM 3/24/2008, MCH wrote:
Actually, it is perfectly legal to have them there. The part that is
illegal is *transmitting* there. Many units have RX coverage on those
frequencies from the factory.
---I agree with you but haven't there been fines issued before
simply because modified radios
At 02:07 PM 3/21/2008, Stu Benner wrote:
I am ignorant about the particular parts you are discussing.
However, caution should be used when dealing with ceramics such as
this. They may be Beryllium oxide which has excellent thermal
conductivity and electrical insulation properties, however, it
At 05:12 PM 3/13/2008, Terry wrote:
I have a Diamond X50 high atop the School gym roof at about 1588 ft
asl. It runs into a MFJ diplexer and serves a 20 watt 440 repeater and
65 watt 2 meter tranceiver just fine.
--I ran a Diamond X300 on top of Mt Haleakala on Maui at
10,000' for years. It
At 06:28 PM 3/13/2008, Paul Plack wrote:
Cort,
(1) Can be addressed by using antennas with one-piece radomes. In
theory, the right preparation to seal junctions might also work. In
long-term installations, the gel-coat on the radomes will break down
under UV radiation from the sun,
At 06:13 PM 2/28/2008, you wrote:
(click on the link and look at it - it's obviously intended for
a scanner. The $2 suggests that there probably isn't
much there...)
Awww damn! And here I was hoping to throw away all my
AngleLinear preamps and replace 'em with this one.
Think of all the
At 04:38 PM 2/24/2008, you wrote:
Dear Friends,
I am working on retuning a Sinclair Q-202G duplexer to 144.810/145.410.
The question I have is about the new cables I will need. First will I
need all new cables?
---It depends on where the duplexer was originally. I run a Q-202G
(six cavity) and
At 05:04 PM 2/23/2008, you wrote:
I also recommend Advanced Circuits.
---As do we. And while we might be able to get our pc board done
less expensively overseas, we choose to keep $$ in the USA as much as possible.
That and the folks at Advanced are A number one to deal with.
Ken
PS.
yes I know ExpressPCB is in Oregon :-)
Ken
--
President and CTO - Arcom Communications
Makers of repeater controllers and accessories.
http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/
Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and
I've started deploying WiFi nodes (500 mw radios) at my various sites
(so far, only one is done) and I've noticed some interference to one
of my UHF repeaters at that site. The interference is only noticable
on weaker signals (so obviously the interference itself isn't all
that strong) that
At 08:43 AM 2/21/2008, you wrote:
It can be done. I used to work with a UHF commercial system which
combined multiple repeaters to a common antenna. The cans were built
tuned by TxRx; rather expensive in terms of money and insertion loss.
-One comment for what it's worth. Transmitter
At 05:24 PM 2/21/2008, you wrote:
Since few people actually know what the Glenayre Quintron stuff
is/does... you see it on Ebay pretty regular. I'll look around my
storage as part of a 12-Step Junk Enders program to see if I
have anything available.
---If you have any Quintron QT-6700 (UHF, 90
At 12:18 PM 2/20/2008, you wrote:
When I talk combiner, think duplexer on steriods..
Do a google search on hybrid combiner..
A combiner with give you several rx and tx ports..
---Actually a combiner will give multiple TX ports. A multicoupler
will give multiple RX Ports :-)
Ken
Every IM calculator I've seen only deals with those freqs entered
into a list. All well and good when you're analyzing known factors
but what if you're trying to nail down a mix/IM that is caused by an
unknown third party (offsite) source?
Anyone know of such a program that will allow you to
At 10:37 AM 2/2/2008, you wrote:
I suppose that could be done for a single unknown but more than one
unknown candidate frequency would result in unlimited combinations.
I would find useful a program that could handle broadband candidate
signal sources. I've used multiple narrowband sources
At 12:59 PM 2/2/2008, you wrote:
Find software called RFS.exe, it is an older DOS program but it does
have an intermod calculator.
---Does RFS allow for 3rd party variables?
(I already have IM software - that's not the issue)
Ken
At 02:24 PM 2/1/2008, you wrote:
Hi Steve,
The Diamond and Comet antennas will probably only last one or two
seasons in your weather! I could write two pages of faults in
construction on these brands. Just not build sturdy enough. They don't
last long here in Michigan. I am in the Detroit
At 09:07 PM 1/29/2008, you wrote:
Ronny wrote:
IIRC, it is a Com-Spec TS-32.
Kinda hard to tell since the pic is so fuzzy but my best guess
is an old Selectone...
Ken
--
President and CTO - Arcom Communications
I posted this to the MSF5000 groups a couple of time but no one seems
to know. Since some MSF gurus may be here but not there, I thought
I'd pose my issue here.
I have a UHF MSF500 (CXB) that programmed tuned to the ham band
just spiffy. Overall it's working great but I have a problem with PL
At 01:14 PM 1/21/2008, you wrote:
This sort of behavior is far from normal for an MSF - thus it would
seem that you should look for a problem in your station such as off
frequency, skewed IF response, noisy RX VCO, etc.
Receiver performance is spec otherwise and the IF appears to be
Man where were you 2 weeks ago! I just took delivery of 200' from Talley
Good deal, someone will snatch it up
Ken
At 01:47 PM 1/21/2008, you wrote:
BRAND NEW ANDREWS 7/8 ANDREWS LDF5-50A Transmission
cable, 275' MOL (today's selling price is $ 4.85/ft. or $1,333.75
at Tessco)
Well... a couple of things here...
1) I apparently was misremembering my earlier tests (like that word?
heh). Indeed if I use my service monitor and switch on encoded
tone after carrier is well established, the decoder in the MSF
responds relatively quickly and apparently with the amount
I talked to a friend who runs a couple of MSFs and asked him about
slow decode. He said to check the power supply busses around the
CPU (which does the PL decoding). The caps go bad with age and
any hum on the analog supplies or the CPU supply confuses the
CPU. One symptom of this is slow
At 08:01 PM 1/18/2008, you wrote:
Well it looks like the problem is with the 15,000uf caps. Two of
them appear to have leaked a brown substance. The power supply is a
TPN 1110A (or something close - it's still in my truck).
---FWIW, I had a Quintron power supply (also a ferro-resonant
At 10:15 AM 1/17/2008, you wrote:
We disconnected the PA and connected the duplexer directly to the exciter.
The spike seems to be coming from the exciter itself.
-Is you duplexer a notch only type? If it is and it still allows
RF 14 megs away from its center frequency to pass with minimal
At 04:06 PM 1/17/2008, you wrote:
This sort of thing happens a lot when people do a tweak peak
adjustment of an already working transmitter/exciter. Some
stages are by default properly aligned first for a meter dip
indication while others are peaked.
--I'm still wondering how a low level signal
Put me down agreeing with Paul Jim.
My linked system uses a hub and it's not only easier to maintain, it
makes future expansion a HELL of a lot easier (and economical).
Ken
--
President and CTO - Arcom Communications
At 05:18 PM 1/1/2008, you wrote:
I am wondering if anyone else has heard signals on the 220 band?
LOL!!
Ken
Eric Grabowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know for certain whether the Mitrek HLN4181A reedless
PL board can be used for encode and decode simultaneously?
Yup. It doesn't require any mods either. It just does
Ken
At 02:29 PM 12/29/2007, you wrote:
My 2 friends just linked their 440 machines together using an Alinco
DR-235T at each end for the link. They did find that there is a delay
in time in which the decoder takes to decode and release. They are
going to fix this by using Audio Delay Modules in the
At 04:32 PM 12/29/2007, you wrote:
Have you ever used a delay board and know what it can do?
---Oh I think I have an idea what they do, yes.
Ken
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