Re: [Re: [Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Ever so slightly off topic ...Channel Elementinfo ...]]]

2003-12-20 Thread Neil McKie
Hello John and others too ... JOHN MACKEY wrote: Neil McKie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still have one here - is a T1411A Mark XII which is a 12 Freq carrier squelch, duplex radio. SNIP Expected receiver sensitivity is 0.7 uv SNIP That's what the manual says ... ;)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] TS-64

2003-12-20 Thread Virden Clark Beckman
This is defeatable, I have described this several times - instead of turning off the tone generator thereby activating the reverse burst just use a hold low in between 2 15K resistors to pinch the pl output of the ts64 module going towards the modulator. To use this you will have to hold the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] TS-64

2003-12-20 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Why don't you write it up in some detail and submit to Kevin for posting on the Repeater-Builder web site? Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Virden Clark Beckman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 8:19 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [Re: [Re: [Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Ever so slightly off topic ...Channel Elementinfo ...]]]]

2003-12-20 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Neil McKie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that capacitor. If you happen to accidentially short across the capacitor plates with your tuning tool, you would blow the varactor diode. Sounds like you had the wrong Motorola tuning tool ... :( The problem was that what motorola directed as

Re: [Re: [Re: [Re: [Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Ever so slightly off topic ...Channel Elementinfo ...]]]]]

2003-12-20 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Sorry everyone, I intended to send this as a private e-mail to Neil. JOHN MACKEY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neil McKie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that capacitor. If you happen to accidentially short across the capacitor plates with your tuning tool, you would blow the varactor diode.

Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] TS-64]

2003-12-20 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Yes, that would be very good for a write up! Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why don't you write it up in some detail and submit to Kevin for posting on the Repeater-Builder web site? Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Virden Clark Beckman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Repeater-Builder] Motorola PAC/RT

2003-12-20 Thread Patrick
I am looking for a manual for a VHF PAC/RT. Anyone have one (or a copy) they would like to part with? Patrick W9PAT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: IRLP TYPE BOARD LOOKING

2003-12-20 Thread Pat England
Vega also makes a box that will do two links at the same time. Dealer cost is about $875 per unit. KB5MBK -Original Message- From: dep_ru_kidding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 1:34 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: IRLP

[Repeater-Builder] Reverse Burst

2003-12-20 Thread skipp025
Comm Spec or Selectone used to make a simple (and cheap) reverse burst board that worked well. PC board about the size of a postage stamp square. My last conversation with with the factory said they didn't make enough money on them to keep production going, but they were able to supply me

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Reverse Burst]

2003-12-20 Thread JOHN MACKEY
skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP to supply me with diagram for the RB-1 I obtained second hand. Might be time to dig that diagram out and make it available. Be aware, about 10 years ago I did some modifications to the RB-1 board (to meet some special needs I had for the timing

Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] TS-64]

2003-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
It's not that hard... Unfortunately I don't have a working test bench right now to do any engineering. If somebody wants to run with the idea below and do the breadboarding and write up the article I'd be glad to edit it, HTML-it, and post it. Basically you leave the encoder running all

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: IRLP TYPE BOARD LOOKING

2003-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Model number? Is there a web site with more info? Mike WA6ILQ At 02:27 PM 12/20/03 -0600, you wrote: Vega also makes a box that will do two links at the same time. Dealer cost is about $875 per unit. KB5MBK -Original Message- From: dep_ru_kidding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Reverse Burst]

2003-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
If somebody will email me a good scan of the RB-1 paperwork, and if John can send me the reverse-engineered schematic I'll combine them and make a web page and add it to the Com-Spec page on www.repeater-builder.com Mike WA6ILQ At 02:47 PM 12/20/03 -0600, you wrote: skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: IRLP TYPE BOARD LOOKING

2003-12-20 Thread Dave Maciorowski
Hi Mike, Model number? IP-223 Is there a web site with more info? http://www.vega-signaling.com/ There's an interesting white paper on the topic. 73, Dave At 02:27 PM 12/20/03 -0600, you wrote: Vega also makes a box that will do two

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Icom V8000 as a repeater transmitter]

2003-12-20 Thread JOHN MACKEY
The best thing you can do it use real repeater equipment like a Motorola Micor or GE Mastr II. Trying to make that Icom equipment work is going to be a pain. Use it for a mobile like it was intended to be. jay_kruckenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am having trouble finding any VHF radios to

[Repeater-Builder] Re:use of Bp/Br duplexer as 2 channel combiner

2003-12-20 Thread kc7gf
Yes, it can be done as long as the frequencies are far enough apart. We used some TX/RX duplexers to put two 2 watt security transmitters on the two frequencies of a repeater pair into the same 450 antenna. This was done to send local alarms from a store and forward repeater site where the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola PAC/RT

2003-12-20 Thread Neil McKie
Would you have the model number of what you have there? Thank you, Neil - WA6KLA Patrick wrote: I am looking for a manual for a VHF PAC/RT. Anyone have one (or a copy) they would like to part with? Patrick W9PAT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your