Re: Solved: [Repeater-Builder] Problems reaching the RB website sigh

2010-04-09 Thread Wayne Leake
...@bellsouth.net* wrote: From: John k...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Problems reaching the RB website sigh To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 1:54 PM Repeater-Builder site works fine under Netscape 7.0, no problems John Wayne Leake

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Problems reaching the RB website sigh

2010-04-08 Thread Wayne Leake
I tried accessing http://repeater-builders.com/ and http://www.repeater-bulders.com/ with the latest IE under win XP, and had no problem Firefox and K-Melon both take me to a web page that suggests the URL may be for sale. I had a problem, for a very short time, with one hoster, that took a web

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Are people on ebay nuts?

2010-03-27 Thread Wayne Leake
I see assorted items for various prices on Ebay. Some worthwhile, some not, like the 800 Mhz Exec II that the seller says jhe was told can be conveted to 400 Mhz. 900 Maybe, but not 400 without swapping parts. Sellers giving part numbers as model numbers, like a Delta S (I think it is an S) and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] New Transmitting Antenna SWR Question

2009-05-24 Thread Wayne Leake
I can't say for certain, but have you checked the antenna prior to putting it on the tower? I have a high gain antenna ion a twoer, need to get the heliax connected to it, but i tested in on a post before I put it on the twoer Also, LMR400 is not recommended for full duplex use. that type of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 440 Repeater Project

2009-05-06 Thread Wayne Leake
You simply use your own call sign, or the club you represent if you are the trustee for same. it is not like the early days of ham repeaters where one had to license it separately. I have used a club license, and presently use my own call sign. A bit more research on your part, especially the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Tower cost?

2009-03-29 Thread Wayne Leake
Offhand, I would say 50% to 75% of what new sections would cost. I am hoping to get something at little or no cost myself, like a tower that had been used for a TV antenna. A number of those around no longer being used. Just a matter of finding one. The last tower I was offers was an old cracnkup

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola High band base (tube type)

2008-07-17 Thread Wayne Leake
I have a fair number of 66 split mastr II mobiles, mainly 110 watt PA's, plus a few 40 or 50 watt units, and one has the PLL exciter. Another did, but I swapped that into the mastr II base I converted to a 2 meter repeater. I seem to recall testing all units, but two have had parts swapped or

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Third Harmonic Cavities

2008-05-31 Thread Wayne Leake
I have two UHF mobile duplexers. One from, supposedly, a Motorola, and had been tuned down to the 440 band, the other I stripped from a garbage Motorola unit, have not tried retuning it. Either would be good for up to 50 watts, but maybe not much more. And they can be had fairly cheap when

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Best coax for short jumpers in repeater cabinet?

2008-05-09 Thread Wayne Leake
Without looking at the rest of the replies, I will comment here on the cable you have. replace that LMR400 with heliax. LDF4050A or better, LDF5-50A or equivalent You can get a good eal on Heliax and connectors from: http://www.surpluscoax.com/index.html The LDF5-50A is $2.55 per foot, less