Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-07 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:00 PM 08/05/08, you wrote: Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun) Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My own experience is that owners prefer the one that they had their first really positive experience with, learned the ins and outs of, and are loath to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-07 Thread DCFluX
The majority of my controllers are ACC products. I own an RC-850, 2 RC-85s, 2 ITC-32s, one of those with the 'Digitalker' board. Long dead, but can't get the guy that bought the rights to release the source code or even license it. I did want to get the supposed v6 update that was rumored

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-06 Thread Michael Ryan
Thanks for the cursory review Skip. I actually sent via the website a list of about 6 specific questions about the SCOM 7330 . Have NOT HEARD A THING back from them which is most encouraging. Perhaps they are going to join the list of manufacturers who are going to go out of business. They are

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-06 Thread scomind
Hi Mike, Thanks for the cursory review Skip. I actually sent via the website a list of about 6 specific questions about the SCOM 7330 .? Have NOT HEARD A THING back from them which is most encouraging.? Perhaps they are going to join the list of manufacturers who are going to go out of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-06 Thread Brian
Hey My first controller consisted of a transistor and resistor connected to one of the terminals on the squelch pot of a old crystal Regency radio for RX to TX PPT signal. I had a cap between the audio out of the RX radio to the mike input of the TX radio. Hey, it worked... It didn't have a

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-06 Thread no6b
At 8/5/2008 23:01, you wrote: Thanks for the cursory review Skip. I actually sent via the website a list of about 6 specific questions about the SCOM 7330 . Have NOT HEARD A THING back from them which is most encouraging. Perhaps they are going to join the list of manufacturers who are going

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-06 Thread DCFluX
My first repeater back in 1996 or so was a Motorola Research Line all tube 'coffin' eqquiped with a 'Sensicon G' receiver with ovened crystals in both transmit and receive strips. Controlling that was a CES Repeater Maker RM-10 with a custom built Voice IDer based on the Radio Shack carried

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SCOM 7330 Experiences anyone? (let's have some fun)

2008-08-05 Thread no6b
At 8/5/2008 22:00, you wrote: My second controller was another relay beast only it used DIP relays, 555 timers, and TTL logic. And the 5 volt dc rail (by itself) easily drew more than one amp of current? Not to mention the heat... I still have a controller in service that uses 74XX-series