[Repeater-Builder] re: Decibel folded dipole

2009-02-08 Thread mike
Hi Thanks for the replies on this topic. I measured the dipole loop and came up with 13 1/2 inches. The measurement was taken from one side of the loop from the top of the loop to end just were just goes into the mounting backet. I need the lower half of UHF at 423mhz for receive only.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] re: Decibel folded dipole

2009-02-08 Thread Ralph Mowery
--- On Sun, 2/8/09, mike m...@verizon.net wrote: From: mike m...@verizon.net Subject: [Repeater-Builder] re: Decibel folded dipole To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 7:15 AM Hi Thanks for the replies on this topic. I measured the dipole loop and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] re: Decibel folded dipole

2009-02-08 Thread Chuck Kelsey
You lost me on that one. Again, measure the element from tip to tip. It will be 12-1/2 for 406-420 MHz It will be 11-3/16 for 450-470 MHz If your intent is for RX only, it won't make a lot of difference if it's out of band, but you will loose some gain. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message

[Repeater-Builder] IFR 500A Manual

2009-02-08 Thread johnmichaelwelton
Anyone know where I could pick up an IFR FM/AM 500A service monitor manual . . . just picked up one at a hamfest without the manual. Tnx, John/N4SJW

[Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps...

2009-02-08 Thread Lee Pennington
One Acorn Too Many and other amatuer related videos! *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdm12KONMBA*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdm12KONMBA __ SFDXA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa Help:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps...

2009-02-08 Thread Paul Holm
Thanks...this is the same video that was posted here a little over a week ago. - Original Message - From: Lee Pennington Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps... One Acorn Too Many and other amatuer related videos! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdm12KONMBA

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps...

2009-02-08 Thread Ken Arck
At 08:36 AM 2/8/2009, Lee Pennington wrote: One Acorn Too Many and other amatuer related videos! ---Man... I thought this was about voter fraud! Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of repeater

[Repeater-Builder] UHF MSR2000 on e-Bay

2009-02-08 Thread George Henry
I have been forced to abandon my GMRS repeater project after failing to find a suitable site, so... My MSR2000 is up on e-Bay, item number 160314584725, no cabinet or power supply, low reserve. All the details are posted there, but feel free to ask any questions here. Perhaps someone on the

[Repeater-Builder] A desense issue

2009-02-08 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, Alright, perhaps some of you have some ideas, cause this one has driven a bunch of us absolutely crazy. At one of my repeater sights, I have a 220 repeater, a 440, and a 900. Also, there is a paging transmitter about 3 feet away from all of this. Here's the issue. The paging

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Anyone Modified a Zetron 48B?

2009-02-08 Thread wd8chl
wb0vhb wrote: I'm not sure why you think tone panels are not a good fit for a ham repeater? The Zetron Model 48B I'm using has CWID that can be adjusted in increments of one minute intervals. I haven't seen very many commercial tone panels that didn't have built-in CWID. Most do have

RE: [Repeater-Builder] A desense issue

2009-02-08 Thread Eric Lemmon
Jed, You might use a spectrum analyzer first, to look at the paging system's signal- it could be spurring. Note that harmonics of the 152.6 MHz carrier will appear close to your repeater inputs, so you might try some bandpass cavities on their inputs. Some VHF paging transmitters have more than

Re: [Repeater-Builder] New Equipment - never installed

2009-02-08 Thread wd8chl
skipp025 wrote: Happens all the time... In the last month or two I was made aware of a large warehouse size amount of new in box Motorola Spectra, Midland Base-Tech and even a fairly large number original Midland Syntech radios that will probably never see action until sold off to the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GE MVP output power level

2009-02-08 Thread wd8chl
n...@no6b.com wrote: The UHF PAs aren't quite as efficient; for those I still use 110 VAC fans that spin 24/7, or in one case where the site manager didn't allow that, Huh-wow. I guess they don't have too many commercial tenants then, huh? I know that no paging company could have that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A desense issue

2009-02-08 Thread Henry Wingate
We had the exact same problem with a Glenayre on that same frequency at our 2 meter site a number of years ago. It turned out that the problem was wide band noise from the Glenayre. We had Wacom (shows how long ago it was) make us a cavity with a peak at 152.6 and a notch at our receive

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps...

2009-02-08 Thread wd8chl
Ken Arck wrote: At 08:36 AM 2/8/2009, Lee Pennington wrote: One Acorn Too Many and other amatuer related videos! ---Man... I thought this was about voter fraud! Ken -- h...don't get the reference

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps...

2009-02-08 Thread Richard
Acorn was in the news late last year for voter fraud, mostly for fraudulent voter registrations. I didn't follow it too closely because it pissed me off so much. They were being investigated but, now that obama is in office, that appears to have been stopped, and the liberals are going to reward

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Check Your Traps...

2009-02-08 Thread Ken Arck
At 05:55 PM 2/8/2009, Richard wrote: and the liberals are going to reward them with hundreds of millions of dollars instead. In other words, your typical democratic congress at work. ---One correction. 4.2 BILLION, not hundreds of millions. But I suspect this isn't the place to

[Repeater-Builder] W4ZT Tony King SK

2009-02-08 Thread John Crockett KC4YI
Tony passed away this afternoon at 2:40 after a long battle with cancer. He will be missed by me and all the other friends he made over the years. John, KC4YI

[Repeater-Builder] FS: Arcom RC-210 w/ rack encousure autopatch

2009-02-08 Thread Don E. Wisdom
Hi, I have a RC-210 for sale that is in the Arcom rack enclosure with the autopatch (AP1) module. It was built by me was in full operating condition when I was doing burn-in on my repeater that I have scrapped. I would like to get $400 OBO for it. Please email me off list if you are

RE: [Repeater-Builder] W4ZT Tony King SK

2009-02-08 Thread Peter Dakota Summerhawk
My thoughts a prayers go out to the King family as well as Tony. May he still reach the heavens above to be with God. Peter Summerhawk-N0WRE -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Crockett KC4YI Sent:

[Repeater-Builder] Transistor needed

2009-02-08 Thread WA Brown
I have a ULS preamp that has a bad transistor. The bad transistor on the UHS preamp board is a GE Mobile Part Number 19A116818P1 device (marked 6818P1). Would anyone have one that we could get? WA Brown

Re: [Repeater-Builder] W4ZT Tony King SK

2009-02-08 Thread Mike Reed
Wow...another good one...I liked his antenna design... 73 Mike - N7ZEF - Original Message - From: John Crockett KC4YI ncsu7...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 7:55 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] W4ZT Tony King SK Tony passed away this

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Transistor needed

2009-02-08 Thread Eric Lemmon
I looked at the parts list for the UHS preamplifier in LBI-4561C, and saw: Q2301 N-channel FET, similar to 3N187. You can buy this very common transistor from Mouser or Digi-Key. You can also purchase the exact GE part 19A116818P1 from New London Technology, for $2 each.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A desense issue

2009-02-08 Thread Nate Duehr
The 4 can Wacom's can't do anything about out-of-band signals. You might experiment with a nice high-Q filter on your receive side... but... Eric's right. To really figure it out you need: 1. To look at what's going on on a spectrum analyzer. 2. To move away from their antenna, vertically.

[Repeater-Builder] W4ZT Tony King SK

2009-02-08 Thread Bruce Bagwell
From Bruce in Texas, KE5TPN Never knew this person but 73 and 88 to all who were close to him. NEVER DISRESCECT THE SILENT KEY! RPI my friend, RPI. May the Skip be with you always! Bruce Bagwell in Texas KE5TPN

Pagers in 2009 - why? (was: [Repeater-Builder] A desense issue)

2009-02-08 Thread Jacob Suter
Seriously... What is today's market for pagers? I can't imagine there's any real reason for them to continue to exist. If the FCC can force you to quit using your perfectly good 25 khz rig, force the multi-billion-dollar-a-year OTA TV industry onto HD, or the zillion other examples of the FCC's

[Repeater-Builder] OT Power Factor

2009-02-08 Thread Thomas Oliver
Question for any electrical engineers out there. Are the meters on the side of buildings metering real power or apparent power? Is power factor correction worth doing if the power company is not dinging the customer for low power factor? This article