Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-18 Thread Jim B.
Robin Midgett wrote: Isn't that what CTCSS is for?? No. That doesn't get rid of the interference, it just mutes your speaker. But the signal is still there. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-13 Thread Paul Finch
Good point! -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robin Midgett Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:45 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story Since when has Money

[Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread skipp025
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not very funny when you have to waste hours of time chasing these things down, knocking on doors explaining to total strangers that they have a nuisance generator within their premises. Bob NO6B Try having your 222.6 repeater input frequency on a nation-wide

[Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Dave VanHorn
Do you think some Motorola employee got a ticket sometime? You know.. If that story is true, I'd call that one criminal. 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 an email

[Repeater-Builder] RE: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread tony dinkel
I have run into things like that on 800. Just after the band was turned on the FCC had not gotten rid of all of the translators between tv channels 70 and 83. I had a receiver on 807.2375 that had an odd, week, dirty sounding carrier that would come and go. I went up with antenna, preamps,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Steve
of course). All was silent from then on - Original Message - From: skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:43 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not very funny when you

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
Skipp, American Idol at it's worst? Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of skipp025 Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:44 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story Do you think some Motorola employee got a ticket sometime? You know.. If that story is true, I'd call that one criminal. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Neil McKie
Especially when they are drunk. I suppose an opera being fed to your service monitor on the wireless mic frequency would do wonders to the Karaoke folks ... Neil skipp025 wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not very funny when you have to waste hours of time chasing these things

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Robin Midgett
Isn't that what CTCSS is for?? At 11:43 AM 1/12/2006, you wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not very funny when you have to waste hours of time chasing these things down, knocking on doors explaining to total strangers that they have a nuisance generator within their premises. Bob NO6B

[Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread skipp025
Robin Midgett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't that what CTCSS is for?? Nope... Regardless of the use of ctcss or dcs, the signal on the input can knock out valid distant weak signals. CTCSS/DCS is not meant to hide or mask out problems. s. At 11:43 AM 1/12/2006, you wrote: [EMAIL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Robin Midgett
Granted, but distant weak signals (in my experience) are the exception on repeaters..not the rule. CTCSS on the input would have kept the wireless mic(s) from getting through the repeater, until someone keyed up the repeater with a valid signal. At that point, it would have been a game of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Kris Kirby
On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Neil McKie wrote: I suppose an opera being fed to your service monitor on the wireless mic frequency would do wonders to the Karaoke folks ... Or some choice movie clips... This is the police -- we have you surrounded, come out with your hands up... And of course

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Richard
-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story Do you think some Motorola employee got a ticket sometime? You know.. If that story is true, I'd call that one criminal. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
] Behalf Of Richard Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:37 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story I just wonder if the guy was dumb enough to think he wouldn't get caught! Richard -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story

2006-01-12 Thread Robin Midgett
-Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:37 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - funny interference story I just wonder if the guy was dumb enough