Re: [Repeater-Builder] 2 meter repeater

2007-01-30 Thread Nate Duehr
On 1/25/07, IF YOUR NICE I MAY TELL YOU [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all another question do you need 1 0r 2 antenna's on a repeater. You need to study up at the Repeater Builder website... http://www.repeater-builder.com, same name as the mailing list. You'll find PLENTY of study materials

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Setting Up A New Repeater

2007-01-30 Thread Gary
_ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Arck Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 5:23 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Setting Up A New Repeater At 02:13 PM 1/29/2007, you wrote: On 1/29/07, Jeff

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hand Held radios as repeaters

2007-01-30 Thread Greg
Thanks Eric, It will be for experimental purposes mainly with a fairly low duty cycle. I was looking at the UHF 470Mhz band because I can get radios cheap for those freqs. I am not sure about the seperation I am not interested in large power outputs, I am looking at 5w max. Thanks Greg

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 2 meter repeater

2007-01-30 Thread Gary
_ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave VanHorn Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 3:21 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 2 meter repeater --- In Repeater-Builder@

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 820 MHz duplexer problem:urgent !!

2007-01-30 Thread vikas gupta
the capacitor is ceramic type. can you please give me the construction detail of this type of duplexer. please give me. waiting for you. skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What type of material is the capacitor made from? skipp vikas gupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: please advise

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hand Held radios as repeaters

2007-01-30 Thread Bill Collins
Check this out. This may be of help. http://www.arrowantennas.com/uconrtoller.html Bill Bill Collins KG4BKO EC Toombs County [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.cybersouth.com/wdcollins Vidalia, GA 146.625(-) 442.500(+)88.5 - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by your Internet Service

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna on the side of a water tower

2007-01-30 Thread Gary
_ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave VanHorn Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 4:26 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna on the side of a water tower --- In Repeater-Builder@

[Repeater-Builder] Re: MICOR BASE OR REPEATER ON BATTERIES?

2007-01-30 Thread Doug Dickinson
You CAN run a Micor base station on 12VDC, but you have to arrange a switchover from the 12V supply to the regulator board in the Micor power supply. As was said, you need 9.7 or so volts to run much of the control and logic functions and the power supply derives that from 12V. You need to make

[Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Ken Arck
but the morons who run our State are considering this (time to mobilize Oregon hams(coming to a State near you?) http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/sb0200.dir/sb0293.intro.html 74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus

[Repeater-Builder] fs-ge meter panel

2007-01-30 Thread Ted Bleiman K9MDM - MDM Radio
someone was looking for a meter panel for a ge base. wel i found one with 2 meters on it whilst stumbling thru the 'garach'...thats how its pronounced here in chicago i have pix that i can email. it has no wiring harness. I believe its from a mastrpro base but, meters is meters. lemme know.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Paul Finch
Ken, The problem/s is/are; there is a lot of people that should not be allowed to drive much less while using a hand held communications device! Those people are the ones they are basing this law on, not those of us that have driven and used all sorts of communications equipment (repeaters

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Too fast squelch on GE Master

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Really! I noticed some decay problems with an RLC-MOT we have on an SCom 7k. I've always attributed it to COS line propagation delay in the controller, but perhaps the 2.2 µF cap is the major culprit. We solved the problem by using the onboard audio gating,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hand Held radios as repeaters

2007-01-30 Thread KD5SFA
I did something of the sort using FRS radios on a hunting lease where terrain did not allow everyone to communicate with each other. I tied the audio out put of one to the mic input of the other and vice versa. They were set in VOX mode and each radio was set to a different channel. One

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna on the side of a water tower

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
skipp025 wrote: Which reminds me that I should have mentioned the available scan of club using a series of yagi antennas around a wide tower to obtain a quasi omni pattern. You can probably find the info on the repeater builder antenna page along with the mounting offset paper I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread N8BQN
Wonder if they'll be amending this to reclassify tow-trucks as 'emergency' .. or the highway dept .. or ... Time for a photo of the legislator pulling away from the drive-thru with a fresh coffee in-hand... Ken Arck wrote: but the morons who run our State are considering this (time to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Kevin Custer wrote: Their stuff has flooded eBay for several months. I'd say it's made in China No further comment, Kevin Just wait till we start seeing Chinese cars...you thought the Yugo was bad... -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Chris Rosing
You know, There is a lot of states out there and cities, and for me, bases, that permit talking on cellphones while driving. The msg that would get reported out of this would be the cell phone part as the masses in this country use cellphones all the time. I am curious as to how many other

Re: [Repeater-Builder] I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Ken Arck
At 08:04 AM 1/30/2007, you wrote: Just wait till we start seeing Chinese cars...you thought the Yugo was bad... ---Good point. One hour after you fill them, they're empty Ken

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Jack Taylor
On the other hand, I need to join in here. True it seems like everyone has a cell phone glued to their ears these days. But from the ham radio aspect, cell phones aren't nearly as attention consuming as setting up your mobile whilst driving! Many times I've swerved dangerously all over the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Ken Arck
At 08:16 AM 1/30/2007, you wrote: On the other hand, I need to join in here. True it seems like everyone has a cell phone glued to their ears these days. But from the ham radio aspect, cell phones aren't nearly as attention consuming as setting up your mobile whilst driving! Many times I've

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Chris Rosing
Jack, I see your point, done that my self. But if u set up will in a parking lot, and while driving, hit the PTT key, your relativly safe. Seeing as how this is a techinal field, not many ID10Ts are out there. Think most of us can multi-task holding a mic and driving at the same time. Like

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna on the side of a water tower

2007-01-30 Thread Dave VanHorn
Ok, the sector thing is interesting, but we've drifted FAR away from the question I was trying to answer. Can anyone direct me to information, or modeling software (preferrably free) that can predict the pattern of an omni antenna, at various distances from a large cylindrical water tower?

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna on the side of a water tower

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Dave VanHorn wrote: I would suggest 1/2 wave away from the surrounding metal as a minimum, but try and get as far away as you can. Yes, but what's bugging me is that I'm sure there are BAD distances, especially up close within 1-2 wavelengths Normally for side-mounting on a normal

Re: [Repeater-Builder] I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Kevin Custer wrote: Kevin Custer wrote: I'd say it's made in China Scratch that, you are correct, Taiwan http://www.temwell.com.tw/BS%202+2%20size.htm Kevin Didn't China take over Taiwan back in the 80's or something? -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
wadeds2003 wrote: Hello everyone. I am a Icom, Vertex, HYT dealer out of Canada. I am looking at putting up a UHF trunking repeater in the 450-470 MHz range. I think I am leaning towards a LTR system however I do not have very much expirence with trunking repeaters as they are not all

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MICOR BASE OR REPEATER ON BATTERIES?

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Doug Dickinson wrote: You CAN run a Micor base station on 12VDC, but you have to arrange a switchover from the 12V supply to the regulator board in the Micor power supply. As was said, you need 9.7 or so volts to run much of the control and logic functions and the power supply derives that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Ken Arck wrote: but the morons who run our State are considering this (time to mobilize Oregon hams(coming to a State near you?) http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/sb0200.dir/sb0293.intro.html I cannot believe how incredibly stupid legislators are. The problem is NOT with

Re: [Repeater-Builder] I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Ken Arck wrote: At 08:04 AM 1/30/2007, you wrote: Just wait till we start seeing Chinese cars...you thought the Yugo was bad... ---Good point. One hour after you fill them, they're empty Ken They'll run on fish-heads, though... -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hand Held radios as repeaters

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
gregmrfs wrote: Hi! I want to build my first repeater using 2 hand held radios mounted in a pelican case with a gel cell for power. I have no idea where to start or what is required to build the repeater. Can anyone give me some ideas on connecting the radios? So far I think I have to

[Repeater-Builder] Re: A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Dave VanHorn
As is likely the case for most people here, I learned how to drive with the steering wheel in one hand and a microphone in the other. If you can't do that, you do NOT belong on the road! Ah, but you see we are (largely) engineers, and suffer from the mindset that the way you fix a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Dave VanHorn
Didn't China take over Taiwan back in the 80's or something? Not on your life. A very tense armed standoff has been in place for many many years.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Antenna on the side of a water tower

2007-01-30 Thread Dave VanHorn
Normally for side-mounting on a normal tower, one wavelength will get you close to an omni pattern, I'm not trying to get to an omni pattern, I know that's impossible. What I want to do is approximate the pattern that I will get, and look at that (using RM) against the terrain, and see

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 820 MHz duplexer problem:urgent !!

2007-01-30 Thread Gary Schafer
It is not possible to get a notch that is 8 MHz wide. What you probably have is a pass band filter. It sounds like you have what is called a duplexer for an 800 MHz trunking system. The duplexer is usually a set of 4 or 6 cavities set up as a wide band pass filter for the receive side. The

[Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread skipp025
Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wait till we start seeing Chinese cars...you thought the Yugo was bad... I have seen the new Chinese made cars for the US Market... and if the one I've seen becomes available for regular sale here in the US... GM and Ford are going to be in much

[Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Dave VanHorn
-- They promise the moon and almost deliver it. The radios work pretty well except they shoot themselves in the foot with what appears to be a 3-cent mic element. So the tx audio sounds like the user has a sock/rag (or equiv) in his/her mouth. If they get the tx audio problem fixed...

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Dave VanHorn wrote: Didn't China take over Taiwan back in the 80's or something? Not on your life. A very tense armed standoff has been in place for many many years. I was thinking Hong Kongswitch to Emily Latela voicenevermind... -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL

[Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Dave VanHorn
I was thinking Hong Kongswitch to Emily Latela voicenevermind... Yup. Britain leased it from the chinese, and the lease ran out. I wonder what a country goes for these days? :)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Nate Duehr
On 1/30/07, Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking Hong Kongswitch to Emily Latela voicenevermind... Yup. Britain leased it from the chinese, and the lease ran out. I wonder what a country goes for these days? :) You could ask the guys at Sealand

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread Com/Rad Inc
30 January 2007 Hello Everyone After seeing many posts for Commercial Repeaters I am compelled to post this Commercial Message. We import the R F Technology product from Australia. I started using this to satisfy my need for high power, reliable, servicable, agile repeater systems. Over the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Dave VanHorn
You could ask the guys at Sealand (http://www.sealandgov.org) - but they wouldn't sell to the Pirate's Bay last week. LOL. Hmm.. Would be an interesting site for a repeater. 1000' tower? Hmm, let me check with the zoning board. Hey ME, is it ok? Might be interesting when the weather gets

Re: [Repeater-Builder] I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Mike Morris
At 08:04 AM 01/30/07, you wrote: Kevin Custer wrote: Their stuff has flooded eBay for several months. I'd say it's made in China No further comment, Kevin Just wait till we start seeing Chinese cars...you thought the Yugo was bad... -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Oh? You've driven a Kia?

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: I'm not that bold - new manufacturer?

2007-01-30 Thread Mike Morris
At 09:32 AM 01/30/07, you wrote: Didn't China take over Taiwan back in the 80's or something? Not on your life. A very tense armed standoff has been in place for many many years. Mainland china considers Taiwan to be a rebellious province. Taiwan, and the rest of the world considers itself

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT ...

2007-01-30 Thread N8BQN
There was a joke about the Italian cab-driver who'd brag about waving at the girls out both windows -- at the same time ... Ummm.. nevermind. g Tho there might be some correlation to what lawmakers are using for brains. Jim B. wrote: It ticks me off when I see these people that insist on

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:51 AM 01/30/07, you wrote: wadeds2003 wrote: Hello everyone. I am a Icom, Vertex, HYT dealer out of Canada. I am looking at putting up a UHF trunking repeater in the 450-470 MHz range. I think I am leaning towards a LTR system however I do not have very much expirence with

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:52 AM 01/30/07, you wrote: Ken Arck wrote: but the morons who run our State are considering this (time to mobilize Oregon hams(coming to a State near you?) http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/sb0200.dir/sb0293.intro.html I cannot believe how incredibly stupid

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Tony VE6MVP
At 11:52 AM 2007-01-30 -0500, you wrote: I cannot believe how incredibly stupid legislators are. The problem is NOT with using a cell phone, or anything else. The problem is that (1) these people are CRAPPY drivers, and do not belong on the road in the first place, and (2) driver's education in

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread mch
Then you hear a radio on the air with the same ID as one on your bench and either shut them off or threaten 'theft of services' charges. Then, if you're a particularly nasty person, you charge them for the units that were not paid for as long as they had them. Joe M. (no, I have no trucking co)

[Repeater-Builder] Getting back on topic WAS: A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: 4freq 220 (2m Motran modified) and 6freq 440. Mike WA6ILQ I think you mentioned that once before-it'd be interesting if there was an article for that...I have a Motran in the garage with a M-70 DTMF head and a GLB for it...have to change the offset oscillator-it

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread Jim B.
I remember reading an article several years ago about a problem with LTR... Joe's trucking goes out and buys time on a trunked system and 5 radios, then has one of them cloned into 10 more. Trunked operator now has 15 users and Joe is paying for 5 plus airtime. The article mentioned an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Getting back on topic WAS: A little OT perhaps...

2007-01-30 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 01:18 PM 01/30/07, you wrote: Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: 4freq 220 (2m Motran modified) and 6freq 440. Mike WA6ILQ I think you mentioned that once before-it'd be interesting if there was an article for that...I have a Motran in the garage with a M-70 DTMF head and a GLB for it...have to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread mch
It depends how it was programmed. Each unit could have a unique ID. But, your system would be limited to 250 radios or so. Joe M. Jim B. wrote: I remember reading an article several years ago about a problem with LTR... Joe's trucking goes out and buys time on a trunked system and 5

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread mch
You have the basic idea. If someone has 10 radios, they use 10 IDs. The radios need not scan all groups - only those 10 used in their company. I maintained such a system with many companies on it. Some all used one group. Some had unique groups for each radio. Some had several groups. Some had

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread skipp025
LTR is good for businesses, contractors, etc, but it does have a slow(er) channel access time then other formats. In a good system the difference in access time should not really even be an issue or even noticed by the user. Plus there is no LTR requirement for a non voice control channel

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread skipp025
Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember reading an article several years ago about a problem with LTR... It's a reported problem... and it's easily detected, prevented and dealt with when found. The reporter was someone doing a sales pitch for the Passport Format. Joe's

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Receiver Wanted

2007-01-30 Thread gervais fillion
hi kevin i may have found one receiver near my qth,, i made an offer i am waiting the responsewhat is the value for a used receiver on the market??now gervais,ve2ckn Original Message Follows From: Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com To:

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread skipp025
It depends how it was programmed. Each unit could have a unique ID. But, your system would be limited to 250 radios or so. Joe M. There were group ID's, but no unit ID's. Maybe if you gave each unit a group ID, and then set the radios to scan for all groups. But everyone would hear

[Repeater-Builder] selectone ST-40

2007-01-30 Thread Luc Pernot
I'm looking for technical info for the Selectone ST-40 . any Ideas ...Luc VE3JGL.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Receiver Wanted

2007-01-30 Thread Kevin Custer
gervais fillion wrote: hi kevin i may have found one receiver near my qth,, i made an offer i am waiting the responsewhat is the value for a used receiver on the market??now A Real TLD8272 receiver sells on eBay for $125.00 or more. They are very rare here in the US. You may be able

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread wade s
OK first off Thanks everyone for your help. Trunking is a fairly new concept here so bare with me as I ask a few more questions. First off, CSI Seems to have some nice controllers however there could be an issue here with radios being cloned and then put onto my ltr without my knowledge. Is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Receiver Wanted

2007-01-30 Thread gervais fillion
well i have check in the Micor i have here,there is the : TLD5321A ,which is by my big 2.5 inch Red Motorola book the Exiter TLD8272B , TRN6006A1 Audio and squelch it may seems that i am missing one control card what would be like in Master 2,a Repeater card or Repeater Control Card

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Receiver Wanted

2007-01-30 Thread gervais fillion
ahhh when you are looking for part with blind eyes,,, i have the TLD8272B which is good for 132 to 150 mhz, dont laugh at me al G Original Message Follows From: Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread skipp025
CSI Seems to have some nice controllers however there could be an issue here with radios being cloned and then put onto my ltr without my knowledge. Sounds like you're more worried about a clone problem that most people would need to be. Just pay attention to what's going on and you'll

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Commercial Trunking repeater

2007-01-30 Thread skipp025
If you're intersted in talking more about Commercial Trunking options we might possibly go somewhere else. This group is probably sick of the thread already and I'm not sure how proper it is to yak about the subject here. cheers, skipp