[Repeater-Builder] OT Dayton Hamvention Group OT

2008-04-19 Thread Paul Finch
Hello, If interested there is now a Dayton Hamvention group on Yahoo. Sounds like the Dayton people put it up to help, not many people on it yet. Just thought I would mention it. Paul No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT Dayton Hamvention Group OT

2008-04-19 Thread MCH
List NAME??? Joe M. Paul Finch wrote: Hello, If interested there is now a Dayton Hamvention group on Yahoo. Sounds like the Dayton people put it up to help, not many people on it yet. Just thought I would mention it. Paul No virus found in this outgoing message.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT Dayton Hamvention Group OT

2008-04-19 Thread Steve S. Bosshard (NU5D)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hamvention/ MCH wrote: List NAME??? Joe M. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional *

[Repeater-Builder] Dayton whale tales 101

2008-04-19 Thread skipp025
Re: Dayton whale tales 101 I've noticed a guy selling surplus commercial radio gear at Dayton pretty much every year I've attended. A few years back the mentioned surplus Dealer had a large surplus Motorola MSR-2000 Repeater for sale out front of his flea market area. I was side-tracked

[Repeater-Builder] Rough Service Antennas

2008-04-19 Thread skipp025
Most mfgrs are making dual tier antennas and calling (spec'ing) their more expensive models for rough service applications. Telewave, Sinclair, ComProd, Bluewave all make great antennas. Bluewave makes a really well built antenna I'd spec for service at any rough service location. The

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton whale tales 101

2008-04-19 Thread Joe
I've been doing hamfest for over 35 years now and there seems to be a small group of hams out there that enjoy showing off their valuble stuff at these events. (Value is in the eye of the beholder). I recently helped toss some of this stuff into a dumpster at a silent keys home. It was

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT Dayton Hamvention Group OT

2008-04-19 Thread Jim Cicirello
Thanks for the information Paul. There is already road construction detour information that is nice to know ahead of time. http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UF0KSDzYb3pXUEbrsxb4IErn8FAENig2A94Yn77rnijnIWiSgB6KRcqN8PQdSVFEsYI9k3tsZokjLdHbsd962UPVjA7T/HVTrafficinfo.doc 73 JIM KA2AJH -

[Repeater-Builder] Replacement loops for VHF db cavities

2008-04-19 Thread n3dab
Think I may have asked this before, but does any one have a source for replacement Pass/reject loops for the DB40XX series VHF cavities. This would be the loop with the variable Johanson ceramic capaciter incorporated for adjusting the Notch. The cavities the loops mount in are about 20+/-

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton whale tales 101

2008-04-19 Thread Paul Finch
Joe, Same thing happened to me with some Johnson 559 mobile radios, that's all I use on my Ham UHF repeaters. I went in one day and found a stack of five radios and base. Looked to have been there a long time! I went up and made an offer of what I had been getting them for at Hamfests and he

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton whale tales 101

2008-04-19 Thread Ron Wright
Skipp, I see some dealers at Hamfest with high prices. The ones I know go mainly to meet other dealers and people with commercial gear. They are not really there to sell things except at commercial pricing. They are real wheelers and dealers. MSR2000s, VHF UHF, are popping up all over for

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Daniels Electronics repeaters wanted

2008-04-19 Thread sgreact47
Is there any service information available on these older modules? I'm looking for Daniels repeaters or components, older equipment like MT-2 or MT-3, VHF highband and UHF analog FM. If there's anyone out there who can help me source any I'd be happy. Kind regards Martin Give

[Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread Ken Arck
Just thought I'd share this with everyone in case you face the same thing. My 2 meter machine started experiencing noticeable desense about a week ago. No real serious weather had occurred during this time, just the usual Oregon rain. As I had replaced the antenna and hardline about 2 months

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread Ron Wright
Ken, Your experience is one many run into. It shows a repeater duplexed on one feedline is radically different than the typical Ham station. Connectors that become loose or soiled can cause such problems. When constructing a repeater one must use commercial grade construction. The

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread rwhitetexas
I have seen the identical problem with some adapters (mine were the opposite sex as yours at both ends) given to me new in the plastic shrink wrap. These were supplied by Motorola for our use in some equipment they sold us. I took a few home and it was not long until I had one suffer a similar

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread Eric Lemmon
Ken, Your experience adds credence to the oft-mentioned admonition to always use the appropriate connector on every cable, so that no adaptors or barrels are needed. However, that is not always possible, and in your particular case it was unavoidable. I make this statement as an observation and

RE: [Repeater-Builder] FW: Dayton and Parts you might need....

2008-04-19 Thread n9wys
So where are these famous brats being sold? This will be my first year at Dayton, and I want to be sure I take in all the important sights and activities. Also, what's the secret Repeater-Builder handshake or is the group using any specific simplex freq? Just so I know who I'm meeting when I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Eric, I think it's more related to ham thriftiness than anything else. Most of us are too quick to go for the cheaper. I'm guilty of it - but I try to reform. Yet relapses seem to happen once in a while. Luckily Radio Shack has stopped stocking anything other than batteries and cell phones ;-)

[Repeater-Builder] Need time delay circut

2008-04-19 Thread Thomas Oliver
I want to install a timer to inhibit ptt until my tubes warm up on my transmitter, anyone got any favorites? I am using a .375K Micor PURC and when power is interrupted and comes back on the exciter drives cold tubes. Motorola didn't think that was too much of a problem I guess. thanks

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread Ken Arck
At 08:17 PM 4/19/2008, Eric Lemmon wrote: Nevertheless, we must all be vigilant of the presence in the marketplace of marginal-quality connectors and adaptors. I think we all have local experts who are the first to tout silver-plated Mil-Spec PL-259 connectors for $1 each or Genuine Mil-Spec

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT Dayton Hamvention Group OT

2008-04-19 Thread MCH
Still waiting for the list name Joe M. MCH wrote: List NAME??? Joe M. Paul Finch wrote: Hello, If interested there is now a Dayton Hamvention group on Yahoo. Sounds like the Dayton people put it up to help, not many people on it yet. Just thought I would mention it. Paul

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread no6b
At 4/19/2008 17:51, you wrote: Pics are here: http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/connector1.jpghttp://www.arcomcontrollers.com/connector1.jpg http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/connector2.jpg I have an adapter in my RF box that looks a lot like that one. Return loss didn't measure quite as good

RE: [Repeater-Builder] FW: Dayton and Parts you might need....

2008-04-19 Thread no6b
At 4/19/2008 20:21, you wrote: So where are these famous brats being sold? This will be my first year at Dayton, and I want to be sure I take in all the important sights and activities. As I recall they're sold out of a stand adjacent to the arena in the flea market area. Also, what's the

[Repeater-Builder] Cushman C E-3 Operations / Service Manual

2008-04-19 Thread ocwarren2000
Hi everybody... The replacment CD-ROM of the Cushman CE-3 Operations / Service Manual came today, and so far it doesn't look like a mismarked Lotus Pro install system! I've uploaded it into this board's files. Hope it helps. I have another on the deviation meter module that I'll upload..

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Bad adapter

2008-04-19 Thread ka9qjg
I use to Buy the Cheap Nice shiny Connectors at Places like Radio shack and hamfest , Then I started putting Repeaters together 220 and 440 , And Playing with 900Mhz that's when I found out that Cheap connectors are Crap . So the next time I went to a Hamfest a Guy had some Boxes of

[Repeater-Builder] Cushman 302 Deviation Meter

2008-04-19 Thread ocwarren2000
Hi again, everybody... The Operations / Service Manual for the Cushman 302 Deviation Meter has been uploaded. Dick, W7TIO