it.
73,
Mike
WM4B
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Kelly
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:19 PM
To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom WP-639 Duplexer question
At 09:30 AM 09/07/10, you wrote:
Anyone help me out with this part?
Terry
wx3m.te...@gmail.com
What model number?
There are several different physical packages.
If you don't know the reed number, can you tell us what radio?
Mike WA6ILQ
WACOM specs their 6 cavity pass-reject cans at 2.2dB insertion loss. 2.0 dB
down from 100 watts is 63 watts, so you're doing good.
Remember, 3dB is going to take your power down 50%.
73,
Mike
WM4B
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com
.
I then demonstrated it to him. The message read The forward power is 35
watts and the reflected power is 0.7 watts. With this new 'feature'
installed, he turned his attention to improving his antenna system.
73,
Mike
WM4B
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil
like 01V12345A01, or
one with three letters and 4 digits, something like TLD,
possibly with a trailing letter?
Mike
At 05:47 PM 09/04/10, you wrote:
can the uhf master 3 radios be programmed narrowband in compliance
with the new fcc rules or should I take it to a ham swapmeet?
wb5oxq
Depends on the vintage of the receiver and exciter modules.
Are there any numbers on them?
Mike
There is one local UHF group that has a back-to-back 6m repeater
just for range extension. The Scom 7330 makes the
parallel/separate link on/off mode real easy (and for up to 3 ports).
At 02:10 AM 09/02/10, you wrote:
Gordon, something worth trying might be low-band.
About 20 years ago, I
rental companies have them.
If you are going to rent one make sure it has the retractable
load support option.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 05:05 PM 08/31/10, you wrote:
WE did about the same thing but the cabinet was in the basement and
it had to go up a circular staircase. Plus we did not have enough
room
Theory: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/thoughts-on-isolation.html
Applications: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/separation.html
Mike WA6ILQ
At 05:36 PM 08/30/10, you wrote:
Chris,
You do not have to use a duplexer, but it makes building a repeater SO much
easier! Keep
side Pin 21 and
bingo it came up started working just fine. What pin on RX/TX did you use for
the COR line to make it work?
Mike
At 02:34 AM 08/29/10, you wrote:
using two radios as a repeator with two ariels. how far appart would
the ariels be best. thanks antony
Theory: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/thoughts-on-isolation.html
Applications: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/separation.html
Mike WA6ILQ
controller
and
Karl AK2O and the Spokane Repeater Group have a different take on
converting the Mitrek.
Both have good info on interfacing (i.e. connecting to the radio) and
mounting/cooling.
Mike WA6ILQ
.
There are interfacing articles on the page so you don't need to reinvent the
wheel.
If you do come up with a different type of wheel or a different way to retread
the tire please write another article.
Thanks,
Dan
Mike WA6ILQ
set or a analog VOM
(i.e. Simpson 260 or Triplett 630).
Mike
It didn't share the same key, the RCA key was the same general shape as the
CH-751 but would not work.
The RCA key was called an RCA1 key.
73 everybody
Mike KB5FLX
- Original Message -
From: Bill Hudson
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010
I have an MRCA key, and have never heard of the RCA1
Can I get a photo of each side of your RCA1 for the Keys Page?
http://www.repeater-builder.com/keyspage/keyspage-index.html
Mike?
At 06:19 PM 08/29/10, you wrote:

It didn't share the same key, the RCA key was
the same general
(specifically the Philippines).
Moto USA never stocked the radio or the manual so I'm hoping that
one of the 60+ list members that lives in AU or the 10+ that lives in
NZ has one or can get one for me. Or does someone know someone
that works at a 2-way shop in the Philippines ?
Mike WA6ILQ
), the dome
rotation motor (which is surprisingly small for the load), everything but the
overhead lighting is 120v DC. And has been since about 1918.
Even the ballast tubes for the control are original carbon filament bulbs.
I have alot of photos/
Mike WA6ILQ
At 02:13 AM 08/24/10, you wrote:
We had
The members.aol web server has been shut down since november of 2008.
You must have found it somewhere else (and I'd like to see it as well).
Mike WA6ILQ
At 07:16 PM 08/22/10, you wrote:
Is there a refreshed URL for the site regarding Maxtrac conversions
to 222 MHz? I thought I surfed
I was just wondering. Sounds like something we had going on here in middle
Georgia.
Good luck es 73,
Mike
WM4B
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Sawyer
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:43 AM
To: Repeater
What about hot vs. cold days and sunny vs. cloudy?
We'd see our problem on hot days pretty much all the time. Cool and cloudy
(or cold) days were quiet. Cool days with full sun usually caused the
problem to occur. You could almost set your watch by it.
73,
Mike
WM4B
called snap rings and 'E'-clips 'Jesus Clips' because when they flew off
the fastener at a high rate of speed, you always said 'Jesus. where the hell
did that thing go?'
Ah, the good old days!
73,
Mike
WM4B
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com
Ah. we called those 'Chicken Sticks'.
73,
Mike
WM4B
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Al Wolfe
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:00 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Jesus Nuts
Tim,
Where are you located?
73,
Mike
WM4B
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Sawyer
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 11:49 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Intermod
things...
I thought the above was pretty much common knowledge. Please see the
attached PDF file. (Note to Mike Wa6ILQ: Please add to the RB site.)
Been there since mid-2006, or maybe before that. Go to teh Antennas
page, scroll down to the bottom, and look in the mobile section.
I was warned
-horror-picture-show-movie-event-4
s.
Mike
At 06:44 PM 08/13/10, you wrote:
can i pls have a copy of it, even if need be
http://yousendit.comyousendit.com to me
Go to www.repeater-builder.com then to Tait then right click on it
and download it.
couldn't clean.
George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413
Add Hijack This! to your toolkit.
Excellent for clearing crud out of hijacked browsers.
I keep a copy in my virus removal toolkit - and the
copy is named iexplore.exe so that the malware
that does filename checks lets it run (like some
blackmail-ware).
Add Mike
, especially when the only cost is a minute of
your bench time, or less, to rotate a reed and twist a level control.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 04:24 AM 08/10/10, you wrote:
Sorry, maybe. It's heavily application dependent. While senders
*tend* to be higher level lower loss devices, that difference
.
At the moment there are almost 300 that have been
banned. One gentleman has been banned at email
addresses belonging to three different ISPs.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 05:06 PM 08/10/10, you wrote:
Who knows? When I see someone spamming a bunch of Yahoo groups, it
can't be good, and I definitely won't click
(even a digital photo of the CRT) posted here, etc. Then we can
help a lot more.
Mike WA6ILQ
- the 2m
took the broadside and the 440 was below the pattern. Problem
solved.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 01:33 PM 08/08/10, you wrote:
Hi Mike,
Excellent information. It's a new pager and it's a two channel
system, no cans. We're the ham guys and have been there for about 5
years, but only as guests
quotes and decide what you want to do. you may decide
to get is blasted and paint it yourself with a few cans of spray paint...
Mike WA6ILQ
It's on the page that I've posted the link to three times hoping
that Steve would look at it.
See this article http://www.repeater-builder.com/ge/m2icoms.html
Read the whole thing, and look for the paragraph that
starts There is one way to cheat
Mike WA6ILQ
At 09:38 PM 08/07/10, you wrote
use is as a
compensation voltage generator (as the master to the EC slave).
3) The most expensive, but the right way, would be to get a wide
2C element and have International rock it up on your frequency,
then replace the EC with the 2C.
All of this is covered in that article.
Mike WA6ILQ
7330 in rack panels and an NHRC-4
Thanks
Mike W5JR
North Fulton Amateur Radio League
2010 Dayton Club of the Year
www.nfarl.org
://www.repeater-builder.com/ge/lbi-library/lbi-38505a.pdf
Yes, it's a receiver LBI, and you have a drifting transmitter,
but the temperature notes apply.
Mike WA6ILQ
Didn't Lloyd Bridges work that one to death in Airplane ?
At 07:43 PM 07/13/10, you wrote:
Nothing if you're name is roger.
Smile emoticon
From: mailto:llhorl...@gmail.comLarry Horlick
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:02 PM
To:
filter that
took out the beep from the audio fed to the actual transmitter.
Mike WA6ILQ
(who worked at NASA -JPL in the 1970s, plus two additional
contract gigs, one in the 80s and one in the 90s)
At 08:02 PM 07/13/10, you wrote:
Meant a lot to the First Astronauts with Communications
weapon by police investigators... but makes a dandy defensive
one when swung at the end of a few inches of mic cord...
it would quiet down any unruly customer.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 06:51 AM 07/28/10, you wrote:
You guys will have to find a picture of that. It sounds hysterical!
It was. It looked like a stock mobile microphone off a Motrac.
He had a belt clip that normally held a HT, but the hangup button
from the mic fit into it just fine. He'd have the end of mic
There's a 2mb version of it at repeater-builder.
Go to the Test Equipment page, then Motorola.
If yours is a cleaner / better/ more complete version
let me know. I'll replace it with yours.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 01:30 AM 07/28/10, you wrote:
And you are so correct my friend :-) Just found a place
to convert the PA, the IPA (driver)
and a beam would be enough for a point-to-point link.
Bob Meister WA1MIK did an article on converting the
multiplier chains so that the UHF Micor receivers could
hear down as low as 435 MHz (where the front ends
run out of tuning range).
Mike WA6ILQ
At 05:10 PM 07/27
Absolutely true.
And that's only the start of it.
Look up NPRM 10-119 in Google.
Mike
At 12:54 PM 07/28/10, you wrote:
we are hearing that the fcc is going to limit output power to 2 watts
in the gmrs service
that would preclude all repeaters and implies handheld use only
--- In Repeater
At 07:55 PM 07/26/10, you wrote:
Hello group,
I have been playing with repeaters for quite some time and now I
finally own a real piece of test equipment. An HP 8924c, before
almost dumping more money into one more, one function, piece of
equipment, a spectrum analyzer, I found these 8924c's
At 09:24 AM 07/27/10, you wrote:
Mike Morris wa6...@... wrote:
But there are ways around it. The simple method:
Have a local 1950 oscillator at the voter site. It can be done
with a 88mh toroid, a few resistors and caps, and a single
transistor.
Can't think of the last time I saw
Thanks for all the info.
Now I know what to put on the Test Equipment
page for that wattmeter.
Mike
is
early, black paint is late) is on the GE LBI page at repeater-builder.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 07:34 PM 07/25/10, you wrote:
I'm in the exact same boat working on a remote receiver. I don't
want the link keyed 24-7 either. I now there are some voters out
there that don't require 1950hz and some
VHF 128 channels. Programmed with CF-100 program software
-Original Message-
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Duane Hall
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:05 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:
.
Did Moto actually use that know/handle as a stock item?
Or has someone along the line lost the original knob?
Mike WA6ILQ
At 10:42 PM 07/23/10, you wrote:
Mike Morris wrote:
And watch the frequencies - don't have a 147.18 output and try and
run it with a 441 input. Or a 146.64 output and try and run it with
a 439 link channel.
All it takes is one third harmonic to ruin your whole day.
Try 441.300
the opamp.
And if you look closely, pin 1 is audio ground, and pins 3,4,5,
10, 11 and 12 are power ground - and those are switched to
ground by Q3, which is driven by the squelch circuit in the radio.
Thanks!
Albert
Mike WA6ILQ
And watch the frequencies - don't have a 147.18 output and try and
run it with a 441 input. Or a 146.64 output and try and run it with
a 439 link channel.
All it takes is one third harmonic to ruin your whole day.
Mike
At 06:14 AM 07/23/10, you wrote:
John,
You will get as many positive
Automation Technologies (CAT Auto).
There's a list of controller manufacturers on this page:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/supplyindex.html
Mike WA6ILQ
At 07:13 AM 07/16/10, you wrote:
Hello all.
I'm looking at replacing an MSR2000 and homebuilt controller with a
Quantar
my manual
handy.)
73,
Mike
WM4B
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Cook
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:52 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Control Operator via
That'd work for me from my home QTH, but not for my other control ops or
from my mobile. I'd like to have more than 20 miles range as well. It's an
interesting idea though and I do know where I can get my hands on a couple
of data radios.
Thanks!
73,
Mike
WM4B
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From
the serial port as well, but
don't have my manual handy.)
73,
Mike
WM4B
Basically you cross-connect a serial port from the IRLP computer
to the CAT controller. Then you remote into the IRLP computer,
and you can program the CAT just as if you were local to it.
And the serial
cable from the IRLP
Mike,
Im thinking along the same lines as what youre saying. I got the manual
out and found that I can remotely activate the serial port without having to
flip the switch. Id thought of using a relay as well, but wanted to avoid
any additional hardware.
Both of the CAT ports
Thanks Ken. this is looking interesting now!
On the way to the site in a few minutes to swap out an APRS radio. Gonna
have to look around a little!
73,
Mike
WM4B
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth
Yes it is.
Care to describe your setup?
73,
Mike
WM4B
ARRL O-O
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JOHN MACKEY
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 8:15 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater
willing to learn.
73,
Mike
WM4B
in that
situation...
Mike WA6ILQ
to everybody but the Washington
DC
bureaucrats that cell phones DO NOT WORK in a disaster.)
More talking / writing points at
http://home.provide.net/~prsg/issues10-119.txt
Mike WA6ILQ
Sounds to me that you have the perfect opportunity to
make a major point if you reply to that NPRM - chaos
will rule without active enforcement (just like on CB and FRS).
In the NPRM they want to drop all licensing - even license-by rule.
And we have seen just how well license-by-rule works on
people world wide
My dad used to joke that the global IQ is constant,
but the global population is increasing.
Marcus
Mike
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:26 AM, skipp025
mailto:skipp...@yahoo.comskipp...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ted Bleiman K9MDM - MDM Radio k9...@... wrote:
Idiotic waste of time
Replied by private email with phone numbers.
At 02:21 PM 07/02/10, you wrote:
Mike -
Please contact me off list, LaRueComm at gmail dot com. I have a
few things for you and need to discuss them with you as well. Tried
regular email, but no response.
Thank you!
John Hymes
La Rue
hi looking for SP01 audio/squelch and interconnect boards.
for cheap.
thanks...n8rtnmike.
An acquaintance of mine worked at one of the laserdisk
manufacturing plants for about a year. He told me that
while he was there the yield was never over 19%. That
means that at least 80 out of every 100 pressed were
tossed into a dumpster. They were hauled away and
ground up into plastic
, your mail reader
is broken).
Like this
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/photos/album/613821601/pic/list
Mike WA6ILQ
At 09:54 AM 06/28/10, you wrote:
John,
I currently am Trustee for a TKR-820 operating on 444.5500. I wonder - is
this conversion dual-mode capable, meaning, can
At 08:40 AM 06/28/10, you wrote:
Ian Wells kerin...@... wrote:
Currently I have no filters between the link transmitter
and its antenna.
The next question in our Top Twenty Radio Hits - Countdown List
is do you have any spare or available cavities to try a few
things we might suggest?
I think the coax causing issues is a reasonable assumption… and probably the
easiest thing to try.
Good luck.
73,
Mike
WM4B
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kerincom
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:51 AM
... mini boat anchor ?
- Original Message -
From: Scott Overstreet
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Scott Overstreet
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:44 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Mystery Box
Hello All--
I have a black metal box (about 2x3x7)
has it's own page at repeater-builder.com
I'll bet that the lockups are in the Zetrons. I've resolved some by
unplugging and plugging in all the socketed chips.
Mike WA6ILQ
to add that scan to
our collection.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 08:57 PM 06/20/10, you wrote:
Thanks to all who replyed to my question on the Astron.
Mike, I did not check the box on the 404 Error, but Chuck sent me a
copy of the schematic and when I returned to the site they all opened.
Thanks for the heads up on the Astron Page, I am re-reading as I
the large file ZIPped and emailed to us and
let us shrink it as we make a PDF out of it.
William Brown
KG4AQH
Mike WA6ILQ
is in your unit?
I rebuilt an RS50 a couple of years ago and used a pair of the
1N2129A (60 amp diode).
If I were to do it over again I'd use a 100a diode like the 1N3288
that I use in the RS-70.
Mike WA6ILQ
to make
yourself out to mister want to be!Which for a couple bucks is
nothing!!!Guess you can't be trusted! Mr. Mike Morris!
Wa6ilg, so impressed, no code! wannabie!!! yes
you are!!!
You don't even remember that you asked for $2.50, not $3
as
buying a used or surplus unit. It is covered here:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/mtr2k/mtr-index.html
Mike WA6ILQ
.
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/sm50/sm50.html
about 2/3 of the way down.;
Mike
are made from petroleum-based plastics).
Remember that 3 amps is a lot less than the trip point of ANY power strip fuse
or breaker. And it could be 5, 10 or more if it's a 15 amp breaker.
Mike WA6ILQ
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:06:17 -
Subject: FCC NPRM proposes complete part 95 rewrite
Just released FCC NPRM proposing a complete rewrite of the entire
Part 95 Rules:
NPRM FCC-10-106A1
The FCC NPRM requests comment and discussion of their proposed
changes, which, among other things,
. It has some useful info.
See this article:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/motorola-suffixes.html
and scroll down a little more than half way - you will
see photos of seven different model tags.
Mike WA6ILQ
suggestions.
Mike WA6ILQ
Thanks for the lead to those items.
I have a email in to sales at Pomona
Mike WA6ILQ
At 01:22 PM 06/02/10, you wrote:
Mike,
Pin plugs appear to be .080 in diameter and miniature banana plugs
are .090 in diameter at the Pomona Electronics web site
http://www.pomonaelectronics.com/index.php
A local tried that years ago. It works, sometimes.
You have to be very careful about passive intermod.
But nothing helps if you don't do the math...
Like 147.03 transmit and 441.075 or 447.100 receive...
Mike WA6ILQ
At 10:12 AM 06/02/10, you wrote:
Thansk for the input. That is almost exactly
in a desk drawer only becasue there are no probes.
If I can make it usable it will go great in my go-bag.
Mike WA6ILQ
in the format of three letters
and 4-digits, possibly followed with a revision
code... Like TLD8272B1...
The secret is the third letter. The text below is cut
and pasted from
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/aaa-numbering-scheme.html
Mike WA6ILQ
A Under 25 MHz
B 25-54 MHz (yes
they
are is a dipole carefully spaced in a 90 degree reflector.
Then extend the design to a reflector 4 (or even 8) dipoles
high and put 4 dipoles in the appropriate positions.
Mike WA6ILQ
At 10:49 AM 06/01/10, you wrote:
You still have those photos? I wouldnt mind looking into building my own
kc7rjk
Ross
Same answer
Mike
At 11:36 AM 06/01/10, you wrote:
You still have those photos? I wouldnt mind looking into building my own
kc7rjk
Ross
-Original Message-
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Morris
Sent: Monday, May
(think 8 foot tall corner reflector)
A trip to the galvanizers and then to the mountaintop resulted
in a very LOUD system
Mike WA6ILQ
I've used a small rubber band or some thread. Most of the time, I've had to
trim the rubber band with a razor blade to get very narrow. I've also
coated the thread in wax prior to dangling it into the tube.
73,
Mike
WM4B
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater
the receiver and transmitter
chassis over to a friends 2-way shop, we'd tune them up,
and I'd take them back home and do the rest of the work
there.
Thanks!
Brian, WW9A
Your license comes back to Columbus, Indiana which
is south of Indianapolis. Is that where you are located?
Mike WA6ILQ
Chucks right on the money.
Do the next guy a favor and remove the useless junk from the tower.
See this article:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/cracking.html
Mike WA6ILQ
At 05:42 AM 05/28/10, you wrote:
I understand the move and money issue. Be aware that any loose
hardware
and a repeater. Last I knew, most repeaters
do voice...
Can you clarify?
Mike WA6ILQ
hundred watts.
Things aren't pretty when a duplexer arcs over internally.
You have half a chance of repairing the ones that are
bolted together. The ones that are welded together
make halfway decent doorstops.
Mike
At 11:24 PM 05/26/10, you wrote:
A Duplexer has no wattage as it is neither
,
Mike
WM4B
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 10:48 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Lost 10 volts in a Master II UHF Repeater
Whenever you have a shorted
minutes.
kenwood tm-733 manual
I put the best/clearest of the four on the Kenwood page
at repeater-builder. It's a 13.8 MB download.
Mike WA6ILQ
that he used the toilet and shower in the office
building (those three items were what Pac Bell used as a go / no
go test). Ma Bell actually sent out a person to inspect the trailer.
George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413
Mike WA6ILQ
What's an MRS2000 ? (from the subject line)
As to the Code Plug Too New message go here:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/rss/rss-index.html
and read the Background Information I article.
At 01:12 PM 05/16/10, you wrote:
I'm not sure, i will have to check tomorrow when i get to work.
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