[Repeater-Builder] Re: New repeater buildup

2005-01-08 Thread ve7ltd
I would suggest looking at Daniels Electronics from Victoria Canada. They build the best in the industry for harsh conditions that I have ever seen. http://www.danelec.com/applications/repeaters/basic.asp They have lots of products as well, and a great support team. The BC Forest service

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: New repeater buildup

2005-01-08 Thread radio5000
I have several PPL 6060 radios for sale, cheap.. Including one somebody converted to full duplex. Will KC4YBZ In a message dated 1/7/2005 4:16:19 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tracy,You may want to look at a Johnson PPL 6060, yes a Johnson business bandradio. I

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread nj902
FMTRU 5V indead! OK COT's [Certifiable Old Timers] - quiz time! 1. Who was Michael J. Van Den Branden? 2. Who was K6MVH? 3. Where did the Chronicles of seven-six take place? 4. Summarize the story it started in chocaga by Bill Harris No fair using Google! Happy new year to everyone and best

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SINAD measurements

2005-01-08 Thread Nate Duehr
On Friday 07 January 2005 04:14 pm, skipp025 wrote: What happend to the Sinadder built into your brain, the one you succesfully used for many many years before the electronic instruments became available. When it comes to metering tone distortion and piloting aircraft, one should never

[Repeater-Builder] in-band linking update

2005-01-08 Thread Chris Peterson
All, A couple months ago I posted a question about in-band linking. I thought I'd post an update on how it seems to be working. The repeater is on 442.750+ running about 25 watts. It's a converted Micor mobile. The remote base listens on 443.025 and transmits about 25 watts on 448.025. The

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Sinclair Q2330E Tuning Problems

2005-01-08 Thread Eric Lemmon
If the distance between the centers of any two adjacent tee connectors is about 12.75 inches, you have the 148-174 MHz version. If the distance is close to 14 inches, you have the 132-150 MHz version. Both versions have the same physical dimensions and the same coupling loop assemblies; the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SINAD measurements

2005-01-08 Thread JOHN MACKEY
I used to be a believer in only tuning receiver with a sinadder. But after a year or 2 of that I discovered that I could tune by ear a (already functioning) receiver with no difference over the sinadder. The only exception to this might be a pager or HT receiver, I still perfer to use a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had one of thoes 5V 's I got it from Spence Porter Of Comm spec. fame. MVH =Ken Sesons (sp) He was Mr. Repater I no nothing about 76 I was on 94. 73 WB6DNX ___ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread nj902
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one of thoes 5V 's I got it from Spence Porter Of Comm spec. fame. MVH =Ken Sesons (sp) He was Mr. Repeater I no nothing about 76 I was on 94. 73 WB6DNX

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had one of thoes 5V 's I got it from Spence Porter Of Comm spec. fame. MVH =Ken Sesons (sp) He was Mr. Repater I no nothing about 76 I was on 94. 73 WB6DNX ___ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Back up battery

2005-01-08 Thread Ray Brown
- Original Message - From: Eric Lemmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's a very good price. Another possibility is to get year-old 12V 26Ah SLA batteries free from your local hospital. It must be a law that portable X-ray, cardiac defibrillator, and dialysis machines must have their

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:26 PM 1/7/05, you wrote: FMTRU 5V indead! OK COT's [Certifiable Old Timers] - quiz time! 1. Who was Michael J. Van Den Branden? WA8UTB Editor of FM Repeaters magazine I gave away a full set a while back... 2. Who was K6MVH? Modulated Vibrator Hash ? Ken Sessions, who preferred Mister

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Laryn Lohman
__ He was Mr. Repeater He sure was! K6MVH, Ken W. Sessions Jr. was editor of FM magazine and wrote the books: Radio Amateur's F-M Repeater Handbook and The 2-Meter FM Repeater Circuits Handbook The Repeater Handbook was the

[Repeater-Builder] Uniden SMU2599 UHF Mobile

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Mullarkey
Has anybody seen these radios as I am running into a wall finding anything on them. Oregon Repeater Linking Group Mike Mullarkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.orlg.org Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go

[Repeater-Builder]

2005-01-08 Thread NØATH
Thought some of the Motorola fans might be interested in an E-Bay item I just ran across # 5741777686 Better look quick if you are! Dave / NØATH Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:11 PM 1/7/05, you wrote: __ He was Mr. Repeater He sure was! K6MVH, Ken W. Sessions Jr. was editor of FM magazine and wrote the books: Radio Amateur's F-M Repeater Handbook and The 2-Meter FM Repeater Circuits

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:59 PM 1/7/05, you wrote: --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one of thoes 5V 's I got it from Spence Porter Of Comm spec. fame. MVH =Ken Sesons (sp) He was Mr. Repeater I no nothing about 76 I was on 94. 73 WB6DNX

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread John J. Riddell
Mike, VE3RPT in Toronto was on the air in 1965 and still is to-day 147.060 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 1:14 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Sinclair Q2330E Tuning Problems

2005-01-08 Thread Per Molund
Eric, thank You for very accurate information, this is what I suspected. My harness is 323mm (~12.72 inches) between adjacent connectors so this is clearly a high-split duplexer. Do You (or anyone else) know where I could obtain a proper harness (Sinclar Canada/USA direct or a distributor)? 73,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SINAD measurements

2005-01-08 Thread Neil McKie
Congrats. Some people have that ability. Neil Joe wrote: Well, I am always amazed that I can tune a radio by ear and come pretty close to the best sinad meter reading. --- skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When it comes to metering tone distortion and piloting aircraft, one

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Old-Guys

2005-01-08 Thread kc7gf
"Old Guys" AKA "Old Farts" is a politically incorrect term use by Yuppies that are age challenged. Art - KC7GF (Retired Old Fart AKA ROF) 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] Decibel Products DB-224 Antenna Noise

2005-01-08 Thread Kevin Custer
Please read this: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/cracking.html Kevin There is only crackle when receiving a signal, never on the repeater tail. Might help to mention that I can listen directly to the receiver audio at the repeater and hear the following: Receiver

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Ted Bleiman K9MDM - MDM Radio
john i thought the 5v perceded the light bulb. mdm"John J. Riddell" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ted, you would be excluded from the "Old-Guy" list being young and healthy :-)) Now didn't the 5V precede the 80D Motorola.I worked on lot's of 80D's but never a 5V. John ( a Ham for 47 years)

Re: [Repeater-Builder]

2005-01-08 Thread Neil McKie
Almost looks like my phone number ... Neil NØATH wrote: Thought some of the Motorola fans might be interested in an E-Bay item I just ran across #5741777686 Better look quick if you are! Dave / NØATH Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Neil McKie
Hello Dick ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one of thoes 5V 's I got it from Spence Porter Of Comm spec. fame. MVH =Ken Sesons (sp) He was Mr. Repater I no nothing about 76 I was on 94. Yup, you were on the 146.94 at the time. 73 WB6DNX 73, Neil - WA6KLA

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Neil McKie
Late seventies, Tab Publications #1212 published a repeater manual (I forget the exact name) written by Bill Pasternak WA6ITF and Mike Morris WA6ILQ. The Mike Morris you see on here from time to time, is the same Mike Morris. Neil - WA6KLA Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: At 07:59

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Neil McKie
I believe so ... During the earlier days of 146.76 MHz simplex activity in the Los Angeles area, one of the guys worked for a TV station which had a Mt. Wilson transmitter site (5700' AMSL) ... He would transmit 146.76 MHz from the Mt. Wilson site and receive 146.76 MHz at his

[Repeater-Builder] Help!

2005-01-08 Thread Anthony L .Ferguson
Hello Folks, I know it has been a while since I've posted any news of my simplex repeater project. I have obtained 6 Motorola Mitrek transceivers with the control cable and control head. I have plenty of channel elements and having them recrystaled will not be an issue either. Bomar or

[Repeater-Builder] Re: New repeater buildup

2005-01-08 Thread lcradio2002
Dave, OK, thanks for the info. I will look at them, but this is a ham station, I would not be surprised to see that their stuff is megabucks! Tracy --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, ve7ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest looking at Daniels Electronics from Victoria

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic #1

2005-01-08 Thread Neil McKie
Don't need to use Google ... Since you decided to ask questions ... nj902 wrote: FMTRU 5V indead! What was the final in the 5V? What was the multiplication factor in the transmitter? How many crystals were used in the receiver? OK COT's [Certifiable Old Timers] - quiz

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Sinclair Q2330E Tuning Problems

2005-01-08 Thread Eric Lemmon
Per, Since the harness is not normally stocked by a distributor, and would therefore be a special-order item, it makes sense to order directly from Sinclair. More information can be found at the Sinclair Web site: http://www.sinctech.com/contact.asp?i=17 When you order the harness, be very

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Sinclair Q2330E Tuning Problems

2005-01-08 Thread John Everson
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Per Molund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eric, thank You for very accurate information, this is what I suspected. My harness is 323mm (~12.72 inches) between adjacent connectors so this is clearly a high-split duplexer. Do You (or anyone else) know

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Help!

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:56 AM 1/8/05, you wrote: Hello Folks, I know it has been a while since I've posted any news of my simplex repeater project. I have obtained 6 Motorola Mitrek transceivers with the control cable and control head. I have plenty of channel elements and having them recrystaled will not be

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread wb6ymh
Well since I still have my collection of the last couple of years of RTP magazine I know the answers to the first 3. You stumped my on #4. I've wanted to save the Chronicles of seven-six for prosperity for years ... anyone willing to lend me their back issues so I can type them in? The

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Lance
Guess this qualifies me for the Old FARTS club, which another ham and I started. Check out KC0SVS callsign. I had a 5V in the middle 60's. A lot of the other hams were using the newer80D's and I envied them. Lance WN0L - a ham for 42 years. - Original Message - From:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic #2

2005-01-08 Thread Neil McKie
Message Number 2 regarding ... Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: At 05:26 PM 1/7/05, you wrote: FMTRU 5V indead! OK COT's [Certifiable Old Timers] - quiz time! 1. Who was Michael J. Van Den Branden? WA8UTB Editor of FM Repeaters magazine I gave away a full set a while back... 2.