Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-19 Thread chris Inos
the expense, grief and time. Maybe Kevin needs to put this message on every email that appears on Repeater-Builder ;-) Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios I thought LMR400

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-19 Thread Jim
chris Inos wrote: For our American Red Cross use...local chapter We are in a project to make a simple repeater from two IC H-16 VHF UHF would be a LOT easier, and thus cheaper... -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread Ron Wright
Chris, One note...never, never, never use 9913 for a repeater, even if no duplexer and using separate antennas which sounds as if you are going to do. 9913 and any coax that had different metals for the outer shield (9913 has foil and braid). It can generate noise from the transmitter that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread chris Inos
Ron: thanks for the heads-up...I am just listing what we have in the form of donationwe can deviate from using what we now have and recourse to whatever is recommended and within my personal funds (shallow pocket). I have surfed the net on repeater maker but haven't identified a unit

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread mung
I thought LMR400 was supposed to be good on 2m. That is what I am using. Maybe that is part of the problem I am having. Is LMR600 the same way? I am running that from the antenna to the duplexer only. Everything else is double shielded. Vern On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:33:57 -0500 (CDT)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread Maire-Radios
buy yourself a real repeater, look at ebay they are there. the H-16 are not made for repeater service. - Original Message - From: chris Inos To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:03 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread Ralph Mowery
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought LMR400 was supposed to be good on 2m. That is what I am using. Maybe that is part of the problem I am having. Is LMR600 the same way? I am running that from the antenna to the duplexer only. Everything else is double shielded. Vern

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread Bob M.
There are several simple devices that you can use. It depends on how much you want the controller to do. Of course, the more it does, the more it costs. Cross-connect the COR output of one radio to the PTT input of the other radio. Then connect the audio output of one radio to the audio input of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios I thought LMR400 was supposed to be good on 2m. That is what I am using. Maybe that is part of the problem I am having. Is LMR600 the same way? I am running that from the antenna to the duplexer only. Everything else is double

Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios

2007-10-18 Thread Ron Wright
-Builder] Repeater on Portable Radios I thought LMR400 was supposed to be good on 2m. That is what I am using. Maybe that is part of the problem I am having. Is LMR600 the same way? I am running that from the antenna to the duplexer only. Everything else is double