Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton Hamvention Reply back (as requested)

2006-04-20 Thread Kris Kirby
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Jim B. wrote: Given the growing number of unsold spaces at Dayton, it seems unwise to chase anyone away for any reason other than selling non-electronic related items, which there seemed to be quite a bit of going on last year. Yeah, selling too much of that

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Dayton Hamvention Reply back (as requested)

2006-04-20 Thread Dave VanHorn
I do get a bit disturbed when I see the usual guys with the black cat and texas pride amps. I would expect that sort of thing to be stepped on pretty quick. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To

[Repeater-Builder] Re: back-up battery charging (Micor PS)

2006-04-20 Thread Dave VanHorn
I'm very happy with my 55A (small) IOTA converter simply connected to my battery, and battery connected to the system bus. I'll grant that the IOTA could have been a quieter design, but I've had NO noise problem with it. I am always careful to connect things properly though. Thinking of

[Repeater-Builder] Off Topic? Manuals

2006-04-20 Thread Paul Finch
Hello, I just bought out a old bankrupt Motorola Service shop, I now have just about every kind of manual from HT-200's (yes I said HT-200!) to the latest radio Motorola sold up until about 5 years ago. I got two huge file cabinets full of manuals as well as several boxes full of the same thing.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic? Manuals

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Perryman
Paul, I need a few minutes to research the proper number for a High-Power Micor UHF Station.. Eric sent the numbers, but I will have to dig them out of my email archives.. Also looking for the manual for a TPN-1105 power supply.. also in archives. Standby and I will do so.. Approximate cost

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic? Manuals

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Perryman
Sorry about that.. but the thought of getting my hands on some of these old manuals caused my brain to vapor-lock... I have replied direct. 73 Mike Perryman www.k5jmp.us -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Perryman Sent:

[Repeater-Builder] Amplifiers at Flea Markets

2006-04-20 Thread skipp025
Hey now..! Don't pick on the Black-Cat Amplifiers... I use one to shut down my neighbor playing his home stereo too loud. The darn thing will even hose up his Auto Stereo pretty well. A nice low frequency semi square wave signal will get him to shut down his mega-stereos in less than 30

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Off Topic? Manuals

2006-04-20 Thread skipp025
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about that.. but the thought of getting my hands on some of these old manuals caused my brain to vapor-lock... I have replied direct. 73 Mike and a good old Homer Simpson Doh..! to you Mike. :-) skipp Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Amplifiers at Flea Markets

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Perryman
Skipp, Interesting you should mention the blanketing contour effect.. My 6m machine (51.4 in) was receiving on channel IX from a VHF jamming vehicle over at the Marine Corps Artillery Training Range about 3km's away. I got tired of the in-bound mess, and stuffed 700W of RTTY cease and desist into

[Repeater-Builder] Off topic. NYC Amatuer Repeater network looking to link to NJ,NY, CT

2006-04-20 Thread Richard Velez
Sorry for the off topic.Where better than here to ask this question. We are looking for amatuer repeaters to link into us. In upstate NY, NJ, CT. Or we are willing to trade repeater sites to add a new repeater. contact me via email or 718-999-1436 Thanks 73 Rich N2ROW www.n2row.net

[Repeater-Builder] TS-32 tone board

2006-04-20 Thread Dave VanHorn
Anyone have a working one they'd like to part with? 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 email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:

[Repeater-Builder] PL tones

2006-04-20 Thread Dave VanHorn
While I'm at it, does anyone know the magic formula by which the PL tones are generated? This would be in the form of PL=(Xtal / X)/Y where X and Y are whole numbers and Xtal is something like 1.000 MHz or 3.579 MHz I've seen this somewhere, but I can't recall where. Yahoo! Groups

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic? Manuals

2006-04-20 Thread Paul Finch
Mike, As much as I can get. grin Wonder what they are new, most of these look new, the price would probably run 1/2 to 1/3 what they are new. Just a laid off Ham trying to make a living, such as it is Paul -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] back-up battery charging

2006-04-20 Thread Eric Lemmon
There is a simple way to have a reliable backup battery system without a relay. Try this: Connect your fused repeater power cable directly to the battery terminals, without any intervening devices. Connect your power supply to the battery through a single Schottky diode. Adjust the power

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Anetenna Help

2006-04-20 Thread albemarle7
Just about any 5/8 wave antenna mounted on top of a Ford pickup truck. The roof metal is so thin that frequent flexing from antenna sway, wind resistance, low tree branch contact can cause metal fatigue on thecab roof. The antenna NMO mount was installeddirectly above the cab interior

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Anetenna Help

2006-04-20 Thread Jeff DePolo
Somebody, maybe Larsen or Antenna Specialists, used to make a "stiffener" for use with NMO mounts. It was basically an oversized brass fender washer with a 3/4" hole in the center. It was thick enough that it stiffened the body near the mount, but flexible enough that it would take the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 6m heliax duplexer experiment

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Perryman
OK folks... have done a minor re-write of the duplexer page with a bunch of updated data.. www.k5jmp.us look for the duplexer link on the left-hand side.. moderators, and webmasters of RBTIP heads-up... the URL has changes as well.. 73 Mike Perryman www.k5jmp.us Yahoo! Groups Links *

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 6m heliax duplexer experiment

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Morris
At 02:05 PM 04/20/06, you wrote: OK folks... have done a minor re-write of the duplexer page with a bunch of updated data.. www.k5jmp.us look for the duplexer link on the left-hand side.. FYI ... The Sams web site link is dead... BTW, wanta try a UHF duplexer using 6 3/8 heliax? Mike WA6ILQ

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 6m heliax duplexer experiment

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Morris
Sorry - that was supposed to be a email to Mike, not the list... ...new keyboard can't type any better than the old one... 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 email to:

[Repeater-Builder] Re: back-up battery charging

2006-04-20 Thread Dave VanHorn
The diode is needed because some power supplies have a tendency to go into a crowbar shutdown mode if the AC input goes away (as during a power failure) while a DC voltage is maintained at its output by a battery. Such an event will blow fuses and will almost certainly shut down the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 6m heliax duplexer experiment

2006-04-20 Thread steve
Thanks Mike just looked and some of the pic,s are missing 73 Steve - Original Message - From: Mike Perryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:05 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] 6m heliax duplexer experiment OK folks... have

[Repeater-Builder] Kuggie

2006-04-20 Thread Dave VanHorn
Kugige's evil twin has been busy today! 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 email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] back-up battery charging

2006-04-20 Thread Lee Williams
Well,what I came up with is since the Micor supplies arent adjustable,was two silicon diodes in the charging circuit. Drops it to 13.5v then added a contactor,normally closed,with a 125vac coil to connect direct to the batteries during an outage. I will post the results once implemented.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 6m heliax duplexer experiment

2006-04-20 Thread Robin Midgett
Good show Mike! Q: What would be the effect of using high quality 75 ohm cable (say double shielded RG-6) for the interconnect cables? At 03:05 PM 4/20/2006, you wrote: OK folks... have done a minor re-write of the duplexer page with a bunch of updated data.. www.k5jmp.us look for the duplexer

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 6m heliax duplexer experiment

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Perryman K5JMP
I would guess that the resulting impedance mismatch would mess with the current nodes somewhat... In order to acheive peak effeciency, you really want to stay on the odd numbered 1/4 wave current nodes. Not really sure what the effect on velocity of propagation would be.. you will definately need

[Repeater-Builder] Re: back-up battery charging

2006-04-20 Thread skipp025
Some of the Consolette type power supplies found in the MSR-2000 40 watt Canadian Repeaters have a simple TO-3 type (2N3771) transistor one resistor set up to act as a battery interface circuit. Works great and it's simple. If someone was really interested, I might be able to draw up or dig

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Anetenna Help

2006-04-20 Thread Roger White
Not sure of thepost that started this, but I needed a good antenna mount for my pickup and got tired of drilling holes, etc. into the top of the cab and knew that lip mount antennas on the hood do not work because of reflections from the car. I also do not like mag mounts. I took the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Anetenna Help

2006-04-20 Thread skipp025
I haven't had to buy any in a while, but I did carry them made by another company (AS). I can still get them during any normal parts order cycle. I'm not using the 3/4 NMO style antenna kits anymore unless I have to. I sell an NMO, which requires a much smaller hole just slightly larger than

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Anetenna Help

2006-04-20 Thread Bob Dengler
At 4/20/2006 12:46 PM, you wrote: Just about any 5/8 wave antenna mounted on top of a Ford pickup truck. The roof metal is so thin that frequent flexing from antenna sway, wind resistance, low tree branch contact can cause metal fatigue on the cab roof. The antenna NMO mount was installed