[Repeater-Builder] Re: Give Away - Motorola Micor VHF/UHF Mobiles GE Low Band Mobiles

2010-08-01 Thread noah s
Looks like I'm moving to Texas! ;p

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Simrex - GLB Pre-Selector Pre-Amplifier

2010-08-01 Thread skipp025
Re: Simrex - GLB Pre-Selector Verus You're actually comparing two different boxes. no6b@ wrote: Nope - comparing GLB vs. GaAsFET/pass cavity combo Still not the equivalent box... you're still missing the post active-device stages. I don't need them. But I suppose one could add a 2nd

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Simrex - GLB Pre-Selector Pre-Amplifier

2010-08-01 Thread skipp025
The better skirts are mucho desired. n...@... wrote: As you so often like to state, it all depends on the application - in many cases it simply isn't necessary. And in many cases it's beneficial to have better skirts... But there are other solutions: if you want a brute-force window

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Give Away - Motorola Micor VHF/UHF Mobiles GE Low Band Mobiles

2010-08-01 Thread gervais
hummm we are so far we would have used this Motorola Micor VHF mobile converted to a 147.080MHz repeater here 73/s all gervais ve2ckn From: Dave Cochran Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:00 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Give Away - Motorola Micor

[Repeater-Builder] Narrowbanding

2010-08-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Florida Repeater Coordinator proposes narrowbanding: http://www.florida-repeaters.org/FRC%202meter%20narrowband%20policy%20released%207-18-10.pdf

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Give Away - Motorola Micor VHF/UHF Mobiles GE Low Band Mobiles

2010-08-01 Thread Barry
Did you get wifeys permission yet ? To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com From: noahsi...@hotmail.com Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:06:51 + Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Give Away - Motorola Micor VHF/UHF Mobiles GE Low Band Mobiles Looks

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Simrex - GLB Pre-Selector Pre-Amplifier

2010-08-01 Thread no6b
At 8/1/2010 01:15, you wrote: But there are other solutions: if you want a brute-force window filter they're out there too. I have a few 5 MHz wide 1 dB loss UHF filters sitting on the shelf here that I acquired at the Dayton Ft. Tuthill hamfests. ~$40 each. Seems like a good deal...

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Eric Lemmon
Whenever I read a report like this, I have mixed emotions. I am surprised that the injury occurred, which is impossible if the facility was properly designed and islanded in accordance with numerous standards, including NFPA 70, NFPA 780, and the Motorola R56 Manual. I am also angry that an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Care to hazard a guess on the percentage of facilities (radio/tv, two-way) that aren't done right? A few years ago this happened near here - a radio personality wearing headphones taken to the hospital following a lightning strike to the tower outside the radio station. Chuck WB2EDV -

Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread dmurman
Had a similiar problem when I was chief engineer at an AM-FM radio station. The antenna tower was within 250 ft of the building. The prior engineer connected a copper strap from the automation equipment to one of the tower legs. Whenever we had a lightning strike on the tower you can see the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Hutchison
What concerns me more than anythingso many experts yet this sort of thing still happens...(in many fields)!!! Hindsight is great!! D On 01/08/2010 17:24:18, Chuck Kelsey (wb2...@roadrunner.com) wrote: Care to hazard a guess on the percentage of facilities (radio/tv, two-way) that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
And I only see it getting worse as everyone 'has' to cut corners/costs. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Doug Hutchison specialq@ntlworld.com To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Hutchison
Yup.we are only a number after all!! D On 01/08/2010 18:04:12, Chuck Kelsey (wb2...@roadrunner.com) wrote: And I only see it getting worse as everyone 'has' to cut corners/costs. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Doug Hutchison specialq@ntlworld.com To:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread men...@pa.net
When the expert label starts to get thrown around too much I like to quote one of my math teachers in junior high school whose definition of expert is worth remembering to deflate any over sized egos. Ex is a has been and a Spurt is a drop under pressure Milt N3LTQ Quoting Doug Hutchison

RE: [Repeater-Builder] DSP404 beta 5.18 released

2010-08-01 Thread Stanley Stanukinos
It looks like a kernel update and some cleanup. The notes are buried in the Wiki. I posted to the DSP reflector but it appears that the post are moderated as it has not shown up. Alan, Steve, or Matt will probably let us know next week. Stan From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Hutchison
Yup...thats just what I mean...experts.bah humbug!! D On 01/08/2010 19:44:48, Eric Lemmon (wb6...@verizon.net) wrote: That is so true! When you add corporate ego to the mix, things get really murky. A case in point: Back in the mid-eighties, one very large and well-known computer

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Often times it's a well-meaning individual that simply doesn't understand (like me - LOL) and there are plenty of inspectors out there that don't know either. The corporate reasons for doing things wrong speak for themselves. Life is full of mis-information. Chuck WB2EDV - Original

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Simrex - GLB Pre-Selector Pre-Amplifier

2010-08-01 Thread skipp025
Re: Simrex - GLB Pre-Selector Pre-Amplifier n...@... wrote: Then we're back to the pass cavity solution. Just saying there are other inexpensive, well-engineered options out there. Sure, the pass cavity is one of many possible options. The VHF HB MVP front-end helical assembly has a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread AA8K73 GMail
n5sx...@charter.net wrote: I must admit that I don't see the problem with the sensitive equipment not finding ground thru the floor! In the 1980 I have some telephone central offices built by TRW. Each of the equipment racks were mounted on thick plastic sheets, and the mounting bolts

[Repeater-Builder] Re: DSP404 beta 5.18 released

2010-08-01 Thread Tim - WD6AWP
I found what looks like unfinished release notes on the Wiki here: http://linkcomm.com/wiki/index.php?title=DSP4_V5.18_Changes --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Stanley Stanukinos ka5...@... wrote: It looks like a kernel update and some cleanup. The notes are buried in the Wiki. I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dissasembly of msr 2000 continuous duty amp. How?

2010-08-01 Thread Kevin Custer
martinfriedman67 wrote: Our Amateur radio club's Motorola MSR 2000 continuous duty amp needs repair. I cant figure out how to remove the amp board from the heat sink. I removed all screws from corners as well as the transistors. It seems to be held by the center, just below the tall air