[Repeater-Builder] Motorola parts / help

2006-03-06 Thread atec77
We have a 75 watt Motorola base unit built week 20 1988 with rx coverage 150 to 170 or so and are looking for a front end - part number TLD8272D3 I am told which is 142 to 150.8 , is there a can kit availible or can anyne help /point us in the right direction to make this machine go on the Ham

Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Low Power GE Phoenix...

2006-03-06 Thread n1nte
Steve, This won't be a solar power application. They want to get the power draw down to around 3-4 amps to reduce the size of the power supply needed. Rather than have a big Astron sized unit, they want to use a smaller switching supply. In addition, the RF output only needs to be a few watts

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tone Decoding Software f

2006-03-06 Thread wn1b8
I'd be very interested in hearing from someone who has used the standard version of this, particularly the audio spectrum analyzer. I have been using the limited version of Oscillometer, but a 15 second run time doesn't cut it and I can't afford the $400 plus price tag. Thanks, Scott Madison,

[Repeater-Builder] MCR-100 Motorola

2006-03-06 Thread k0jxi
Anyone have any experience with a 450 MCR 100 Desktop repeater?? What does it take to program it? I have the manual. Thanks, Dale k0jxi Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MCR-100 Motorola

2006-03-06 Thread rand
I don't know if I would call the MCR100. It is a wall mount similar to the Radius R100. The freq and PL/DPL are programmed with a computer and programming cable. However the choice of either PL or DPL is determined by firmware in the repeater. Randy WB0VHB Anyone have any experience with a

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cable

2006-03-06 Thread Bob M.
You should make the cable 11-12 inches long, like the manual says. I made mine 6 inches before looking at the manual or the chassis - way too short. Now I have to take it all apart and do it all over again. #22 or #24 stranded wire is fine. Bob M. == --- N9WYS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Repeater-Builder] 42-50 MHz antennas up to 6 meters (Fc 52.525)

2006-03-06 Thread skipp025
Hello Sailors, I rained so hard (..how hard did it rain?) that I was only able to play with a silly six meter antenna project over the weekend. I can't imagine how some of you deal with all the snow and rain you get in other parts of the country/world. I've got a snot full of

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 42-50 MHz antennas up to 6 meters (Fc 52.525)

2006-03-06 Thread Mike Perryman
Yup, One of the local guys had a 2m antenna that melted the springy-strap. I suspected the same cause you stated. 73 Mike Perryman www.k5jmp.us -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of skipp025 Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 12:14 PM

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread Dave VanHorn
Ok, I wasn't thinking in this direction before, but I do have an audio band spectrum analyzer handy. Question is, how can I translate this to a Sinad measurement? Looking at the receiver in question now, the second harmonic of the 1kHz tone is -40dB, and the noise is at about 5dB below that.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Low Power GE Phoenix...

2006-03-06 Thread Dave VanHorn
It sure makes a difference when things are designed for low power. My whole daniels rig, receivers and transmitters for 2M and 440, draws about 80mA at idle. I have a mobile radio that I use for a control link, which draws about 300mA at idle. In the daniels, there's a lot of attention paid

[Repeater-Builder] RC-210 to Micor unified-chassis interfacing

2006-03-06 Thread Mike Perryman
Hi all, I will be interfacing a RC-210 to a Micor Compa-Station unified chassis arrangement in the near future... I am sure a number of you have accomplished this task already and I am looking for hints to accomplish this as cleanly as possible. I ain't bad with RF-stuff... but Micor logic has

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread Bob M.
I recall reading somewhere that the SINAD measurement is the residual signal after the 1kHz tone has been filtered out. Assuming you have a full-quieting input signal with 3kHz deviation and you've notched that out, there snould be nothing left to measure. As the signal gets noisier, the harmonics

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread Dave VanHorn
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Bob M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recall reading somewhere that the SINAD measurement is the residual signal after the 1kHz tone has been filtered out. Right When that level gets to 12dB below the no-signal noise level, you've reached the point

[Repeater-Builder] Re: RC-210 to Micor unified-chassis interfacing

2006-03-06 Thread Ken Arck
Hi all, I will be interfacing a RC-210 to a Micor Compa-Station unified chassis arrangement in the near future... ---Hi Mike Needless to say, I've interfaced an RC210 to a unified chassis before. I used the method outlined here: http://www.ccdx.org/zedyx/mods/micorbas.htm It works well and was

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RC-210 to Micor unified-chassis interfacing

2006-03-06 Thread Jim B.
Ken Arck wrote: Hi all, I will be interfacing a RC-210 to a Micor Compa-Station unified chassis arrangement in the near future... ---Hi Mike Needless to say, I've interfaced an RC210 to a unified chassis before. I used the method outlined here:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cable

2006-03-06 Thread N9WYS
OK, thanks for the input, Bob. I actually measured the cable I have, and it measures about 7 1/4 overall... So 6 would have been a bit short. I'm wondering just how critical the shielding is on this particular cable? I have multi-conductor cable available, but it is unshielded. Mark - N9WYS

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cable

2006-03-06 Thread Bob M.
Well, it's only metering signals, and I'm pretty sure they're DC and filtered on the receiver, so shielding is just part of the overall effort to keep RF inside the chassis. I doubt it's critical unless you're using the receiver in a situation where any leakage of any kind could be picked up and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-210 to Micor unified-chassis interfacing

2006-03-06 Thread Scott Zimmerman
Mike and all, Check out the newly added page: http://www.repeater-builder.com/micor/micorstationconnectionnotes.html These are my notes on a no-nonsense approach for connecting *any* controller to a Micor unified Station. I say any because most newer controllers can be configured to accept any

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread Bob Dengler
At 3/6/2006 09:38 AM, you wrote: Ok, I wasn't thinking in this direction before, but I do have an audio band spectrum analyzer handy. Question is, how can I translate this to a Sinad measurement? I've been trying to figure this out too, as I've been working on an audio spectrum analyzer

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread DCFluX
Wouldn't the SINAD be the distance between the 1kHz tone Spike and the noise Grass? On 3/6/06, Bob Dengler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 3/6/2006 09:38 AM, you wrote: Ok, I wasn't thinking in this direction before, but I do have an audio band spectrum analyzer handy. Question is, how can I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread Bob M.
I'd think it might, but the AC voltmeter is measuring the average (or RMS-calibrated) signal that remains after the 1kHz tone has been removed. I suppose it only has to be attenuated by at least 12dB (probably more) so it doesn't contribute to the rest of the signal. But if the 1kHz tone level is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread Bob Dengler
At 3/6/2006 01:52 PM, you wrote: Wouldn't the SINAD be the distance between the 1kHz tone Spike and the noise Grass? I assume you mean distance in amplitude. Not quite. I think the noise would have to be summed over all frequencies, including any harmonics of the 1 kHz that get generated as a

Daniels IMD performance (was Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Low Power GE Phoenix...)

2006-03-06 Thread Bob Dengler
At 3/6/2006 09:47 AM, you wrote: It sure makes a difference when things are designed for low power. My whole daniels rig, receivers and transmitters for 2M and 440, draws about 80mA at idle. I have a mobile radio that I use for a control link, which draws about 300mA at idle. In the daniels,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Receiver Tuning

2006-03-06 Thread Bob M.
I checked the manual for my HP 334A Distortion analyzer. The notch filter in that unit seems to be capable of 80dB, and the bandwidth is quite narrow, under 0.01%. This unit just removes the fundamental and measures whatever is left. I found several good articles and explanations of SINAD

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Low Power GE Phoenix...

2006-03-06 Thread Rob
hl31943 wrote: I don't know if this helps, but the UHF manual says to replace Q203 with L217, which couples the output of Q202 to the antenna switch. I haven't found a value for L217 yet. This should give you a 2 to 5 W output. Howard WB4GUD Thanks for the additional tidbit, Howard.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-210 to Micor unified-chassis interfacing

2006-03-06 Thread Mike Morris
At 09:52 AM 3/6/06, you wrote: Hi all, I will be interfacing a RC-210 to a Micor Compa-Station unified chassis arrangement in the near future... I am sure a number of you have accomplished this task already and I am looking for hints to accomplish this as cleanly as possible. I ain't bad with

[Repeater-Builder] Bird Model 4030 Field Strength Element

2006-03-06 Thread Don
If anyone has a Bird Model 4030 Field Strength Element Can you Please tell me if you can Remove the Ant and put a BNC Adapter on it so then I can have the Ant Straight up and down when looking at the Wattmeter. Thanks Don KA9QJG Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go

[Repeater-Builder] Mitrek UHF HI Band Continuous TX

2006-03-06 Thread chinook836
I have a Mitrek UHF High Band radio that I use in our Linking system. When I made a service trip to the site I found that the radio was in continuous transmit. I haave pulled Q1004 and Q1003 out of the Xmit 9.5 Volt TX switch and the radio still goes into continuous transmit as soon as it is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MCR-100 Motorola

2006-03-06 Thread Randy Nelson
Ops! Ment to say call the MCR100 a desktop repeater. Randy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if I would call the MCR100. It is a wall mount similar to the Radius R100. The freq and PL/DPL are programmed with a computer and programming cable. However the choice of either PL or DPL is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cable

2006-03-06 Thread N9WYS
Haven't had a chance to call them yet... I spent most of the day today at the doctors (trying to get a release to go back to work after pneumonia), so that's taken a lot of my time. I was trying to get setup for Internet access, but apparently they're not real forgiving at Motorola... They

[Repeater-Builder] HT600

2006-03-06 Thread Steaven Rogers, W4YI
Can anyone tell me where to get a COS from in a HT600? I know it can be done as I have heard of people doing it. I just can figure out where to get the signal. Thanks Steaven Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: