Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola MSF5000

2008-04-02 Thread wjpcolorado
Thanks to everyone for their help. I opened everything up today... The VCOs were locked- so I unlocked them. I did find the problem. The accessory disable/reset switch seems to be malfunctioning. There are no longer 3 positions on the switch. It stays in acc disable- I can hold the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Static on grounded feed line system.

2008-04-02 Thread Curt Seaton
Something else to consider is what we experienced on our two and 440 repeaters. Our 440 has a stationmaster type of antenna into the duplexer into a preamp then into the Micor repeater. Most of the electrical storms we had caused me to go to the site to replace the preamp transistor. After

Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Static on grounded feed line system.

2008-04-02 Thread Ron Wright
Curt, I've also found some low noise pre-amps that have little tuning and are wide band can be zapped by static and lightning. The transistors used are for low level signals of course and can have problems dealing with sources like lightning. Lightning energy has the RF properties of pretty

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola N1254A Power Amp for 2M repeater info

2008-04-02 Thread Ron Wright
George, Is this PA in a unified chassis. Mot built base stations with such a PA that was mounted beside the exciter With heat sink sticking out. It used the same PA as in the mobiles. 73, ron, n9ee/r From: George Sintchak [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/01 Tue PM 09:48:06 CDT To:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola MSF5000

2008-04-02 Thread Bob M.
From the Better late than never department, next time you have to move the station, don't put it face down in the truck! Those switches come in two versions: long handle and short handle, and they're very vulnerable to being pushed in and broken, as you've found out. The best solution is to

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola MSF5000

2008-04-02 Thread tallinson2
The switch you need, SW801, is Motorola part number 4083980R12, shown as: SW TGL BD MTG ON OFF MOM E107: List price $17.06. Motorola is your friend (as long as you come with money!) Glad it was something simple. Tom --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to

[Repeater-Builder] Motorola N1254A (Mocom 70 style) external rf amplifier Manual Help?

2008-04-02 Thread skipp025
Hello everyone, Trying to help someone with locating a Manual for the Motorola N1254A (Mocom 70 style) external rf amplifier. Anyone got a scan or copy of the manual available in any form they would consider sharing..? please... Please reply direct. thanks skipp skipp025 at yahoo.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola N1254A (Mocom 70 style) external rf amplifier Manual Help?

2008-04-02 Thread Bob M.
Didn't George just ask for this earlier? Or you also trying to help him? Bob M. == --- skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, Trying to help someone with locating a Manual for the Motorola N1254A (Mocom 70 style) external rf amplifier. Anyone got a scan or copy of the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola N1254A Power Amp for 2M repeater info

2008-04-02 Thread George Sintchak
Eric, Tnx for the suggestion - I called Motorola and after navigating - my life history, etc. with the call screener - Parts ID said they no longer support or have any info on anything this old. I also tried to get the 68P manual number so I could search more, but they didn't want to look for

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola N1254A Power Amp for 2M repeater info

2008-04-02 Thread George Sintchak
Ron, Tnx for your input. I have an older Mocom70 mobile manual that's no help. What I'm specifically looking for is the schematic on the Input attenuator RF sense keying PC board, NLD7141A, so I can enable/disable the amplifier from the repeater controller. This input RF sense keying

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Zetron 48 B Manual?

2008-04-02 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
If I did, it got misplaced in the move. I relocated from a 3 bedroom house with a 2 car garage that was 90% storage and a 10x20 shop behind the garage into one bedroom of a double-wide mobile home. EVERYTHING but the desktop computer, the laserjet, a couple of handheld chargers and a Pro-2006

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Maximum split on Sinclair Q2330E duplexer

2008-04-02 Thread Harold Farrenkopf
Yes, no problem. You may have to rotate/adjust the loops to get the spacing wider depending on how they were set up and you will get less insertion loss too if they were originally set up for close spacing. Depending on where and how they are used at the site, you may want to set up 4 cans with

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II station 2 repeater conversion.... HELP no PL(CG) decode.

2008-04-02 Thread Nate Duehr
On Apr 1, 2008, at 9:14 PM, NORM KNAPP wrote: Problem solved! CG decode restored! Reconnecting H41-H42 jumper restored the CG decode. I am now going to attemp to inteface to a RC-1000. Wish me luck. My thanks to the hams who helped. You know who you are. 73 all! Once you have it

[Repeater-Builder] 2008 VoIP Technical Forum in Las Vegas Saturday April 12, 2008

2008-04-02 Thread Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc.
Sent bcc Since 2002 Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc. (NARRI) has sponsored a public VoIP conference every Spring . Up until this year the meeting focused mostly on IRLP, and featured the system designer of IRLP, now the meeting is of a broader scope including all the major VoIP systems in

[Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread ka9qjg
Well I know I will sound like an Idiot asking this 3 part Question, But I have been called worse I have a 60 amp Astron with the Battery Back option that requires a 50 amp fuse on the Battery side. I know I can get a Buss type circuit breaker type that trips , But could I find something

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Your auto parts store will have all kinds of self-restoring 12-volt circuit breakers. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: ka9qjg To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:28 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up Well I know I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread Chuck Kelsey
The easiest loss-of-power alarm is a wall wart connected to an alarm input on your controller. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: ka9qjg To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:28 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up Well

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread MikeDeWaele
Try your local RV dealer. They have large size buss fuses that go between the battery and the trailer power converter box. Mike KA2NDW -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ka9qjg Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:28 PM

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread ke4eue
As to reference to this answer nowadays the 2 systems in a R.V. are 30 and 50 amps however the 2 companies that make them (world friendship and Paralax) use 2, 40 amp fuses to protect the converter and the battery So I doubt they are going to be any help with fuses such as those. I work for a r.v

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread Jack Hayes
Marine supply places. Since selling the boat, I buy stuff for my RV at West Marine. Great stuff and the price is usually right. MikeDeWaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try your local RV dealer. They have large size buss fuses that go between the battery and

[Repeater-Builder] Zetron 48 and 48BB Manuals

2008-04-02 Thread Laryn Lohman
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I did, it got misplaced in the move. OK, well, I can make a copy again. Actually I have one each of the Model 48 and Model 48B manuals. I am not able to scan them here, so I'll make paper copies. If

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 03:28 PM 04/02/08, you wrote: Well I know I will sound like an Idiot asking this 3 part Question, But I have been called worse I have a 60 amp Astron with the Battery Back option that requires a 50 amp fuse on the Battery side. Watch out for those BB series Astrons. The charger is just a

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Battery back up

2008-04-02 Thread ka9qjg
Thanks to everyone for all the Helpful info; I have enough now to make a intelligent Decision on how to approach the project Thanks Don KA9QJG

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola MSF5000

2008-04-02 Thread Jack Davis
The switches are NLA from Motorola, but Digi Key has the right one except it has a shorter bat handle. It works fine and fits the mounting holes on PC board exactly. The hardest part is getting the front panel off the tray without breaking any of plastic tabs that hold it on. If I was at