RE: [Repeater-Builder] Passive fer wifi
Hi Dennis, This is the same problem I faced when cable internet came down our road, we were too far back for the standard free install but I could have it installed across the road and am shooting the signal somewhere between 1500 and 2000 ft with very little problems except for real heavy rain or snow. I basically installed a router in the attic with an external omni antenna on the roof and a wireless bridge from DLink on a pole in our yard with a directional panel antenna pointed back at the dish using Netstumbler also for aiming. I can get you some pictures and equipment list if interested and would be glad to help you sort out the details, it saved me quite a bit and is just as reliable as the cable service. I may replace the omni with a yagi to compensate for the weather conditions but otherwise have been very pleased with the install just over 5 years this fall. 73s Mike N3KUN _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of numberone5call Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 7:08 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Passive fer wifi Curious; Has anyone tried a passive repeater to extend the distance of internet service. I have a daughter living in a house about 150 yards away. She has little to no service from my n-router. There is nothing to block the signal between us. What about connecting two yagis back to back and putting them on a pole halfway between us. Never tried it on vhf or uhf. Just wondering if anyone has tried it fer a wifi extension. Dennis no5c
RE: [Repeater-Builder] COR board for simple repeater??
What are your questions? _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gervais Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:41 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] COR board for simple repeater?? Hi all i am trying to establish contact with the builder of this interface, i sent an email and no response. Is there someone that could help me please ? There must be the barrier of language here as for me too,,, Anyway ,help is welcome here from me 73/s all Gervais,Ve2ckn bic,Quebec From: Jim mailto:ka2...@gmail.com Cicirello Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 8:44 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] COR board for simple repeater?? Hey guys did this site change? I looked it up and it was there, checked it again all I see is ads. 73 JIM From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of D. Daniel McGlothin, KB3MUN Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 7:19 PM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] COR board for simple repeater?? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you are looking for. The bottom two images at http://www.hs9dmc. http://www.hs9dmc.com/repeater/vox/handy-to-handy_kitchen-house.htm com/repeater/vox/handy-to-handy_kitchen-house.htm seem to show the two HTs linked by the dual circuit shown on the page using the speaker and mic jacks. A different circuit shown on http://www.hs9dmc. http://www.hs9dmc.com/repeater/repeater_handy2way.htm com/repeater/repeater_handy2way.htm appears to be wired directly to the HT circuit boards. 73 de Daniel KB3MUN gervais wrote: Well Daniel it helped me a lot i can see the little interface between the 2 portable radios it is what i need,but he is not using the 2 connectors on the radio, the mic and speaker thanks gervais ve2ckn -- From: D. Daniel McGlothin, KB3MUN kb3...@mcglothin. mailto:kb3mun%40mcglothin.us us Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 7:19 AM To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] COR board for simple repeater?? Azman may have been referring to this link for HT to HT: http://www.hs9dmc. http://www.hs9dmc.com/repeater/vox/handy-to-handy_kitchen-house.htm com/repeater/vox/handy-to-handy_kitchen-house.htm The schematic and pictures transcend the language barrier. The second grouping from the bottom seems to be the collection of repeating interfaces. Hovering the mouse over the links will show the link name in the status bar. From that, you can determine the content of the other links in the group.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster
It has been a long time, butI remember that about where the clamp for the ground radials is there are 3? large screws. Remove the the screws and the whole antenna will slide out of the radome by pulling on the RF connector. The black stuff bonds the aluminum mounting sleeve to the fiberglas and you don't have to fiddle with that part. as always - YMMV Best Regards, Eric W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband.net www.satnetmaine.com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.com wrote: From: hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1:01 AM Hi all, The repeater-builder website mentions rebuilding a Stationmaster that has developed noise by taking it apart and resoldering the sections. I have a Stationmaster that has developed that noise so I brought it down the hill. The replacement antenna cured the noise, but it's not the same class of antenna so my coverage area is not what it was nor will that antenna survive the winter. Now comes the project of actually rebuilding the broken antenna. Upon starting to take it apart though, a big question came up. Are there Stationmaster models that can and models that can't be rebuilt? I don't have the model designator of mine. The antenna predates my association with the site (in the context of maintaining it anyway) and the label is largely faded away. I can read Phelps Dodge and Super Stationmaster but that's about it for the label. The antenna is for 2 meters and is 21 feet, 6.75 inches long from the bottom of the metal base to the top of the metal topcap. The thing that worries me as far as being able to take it apart is that there seems to be something like epoxy between the radome and the metal base. There's a black substance at the junction of the radome to the base and upon taking the three screws out of the side of the metal base I can see the layer of metal, the layer of the black stuff, the layer of the radome and then the inner metal that the screw goes into. Can someone who's taken these apart tell me if that black substance is indeed bonding the parts together and I'm stuck looking for a new antenna, or with all the screws out and just a little more force will it indeed come apart? Thanks for any pointers and 73 rj kb6ytd
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster
I had to heat the lightning spike with a propane torch, there is a copper rod soldered to a hole in it. Have someone else pulling the thing out while you heat, after you remove the 3 screws already mentioned of course. chris N9LLO In a message dated 9/9/2009 5:35:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, elowell9...@yahoo.com writes: It has been a long time, butI remember that about where the clamp for the ground radials is there are 3? large screws. Remove the the screws and the whole antenna will slide out of the radome by pulling on the RF connector. The black stuff bonds the aluminum mounting sleeve to the fiberglas and you don't have to fiddle with that part. as always - YMMV Best Regards, Eric W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband.eme www.satnetmaine.www --- On Wed, 9/9/09, hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.hbb wrote: From: hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.hbb Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: repeater-buil...@to: To: Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1:01 AM Hi all, The repeater-builder website mentions rebuilding a Stationmaster that has developed noise by taking it apart and resoldering the sections. I have a Stationmaster that has developed that noise so I brought it down the hill. The replacement antenna cured the noise, but it's not the same class of antenna so my coverage area is not what it was nor will that antenna survive the winter. Now comes the project of actually rebuilding the broken antenna. Upon starting to take it apart though, a big question came up. Are there Stationmaster models that can and models that can't be rebuilt? I don't have the model designator of mine. The antenna predates my association with the site (in the context of maintaining it anyway) and the label is largely faded away. I can read Phelps Dodge and Super Stationmaster but that's about it for the label. The antenna is for 2 meters and is 21 feet, 6.75 inches long from the bottom of the metal base to the top of the metal topcap. The thing that worries me as far as being able to take it apart is that there seems to be something like epoxy between the radome and the metal base. There's a black substance at the junction of the radome to the base and upon taking the three screws out of the side of the metal base I can see the layer of metal, the layer of the black stuff, the layer of the radome and then the inner metal that the screw goes into. Can someone who's taken these apart tell me if that black substance is indeed bonding the parts together and I'm stuck looking for a new antenna, or with all the screws out and just a little more force will it indeed come apart? Thanks for any pointers and 73 rj kb6ytd **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072hmpgID=115bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115)
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Passive fer wifi
I have a buddy who has a son living about a quarter mile away, and he mounted a router in a weatherproof fiberglass box on top of his 50 ft tower, and his son gets a good signal. Getting the router antennas up in the clear was the answer for that system. 73 - Jim W5ZIT --- On Tue, 9/8/09, numberone5call n...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: numberone5call n...@bellsouth.net Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Passive fer wifi To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 6:07 PM Curious; Has anyone tried a passive repeater to extend the distance of internet service. I have a daughter living in a house about 150 yards away. She has little to no service from my n-router. There is nothing to block the signal between us. What about connecting two yagis back to back and putting them on a pole halfway between us. Never tried it on vhf or uhf. Just wondering if anyone has tried it fer a wifi extension. Dennis no5c
Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC110 repeater controller
Good luck on getting any support at all on the RC110. It appears that Ken has abandoned the folks who bought one of those and you might as well chunk it in the trash. That is my take on it anyway. 73 - Jim W5ZIT --- On Tue, 9/8/09, wb7bts wb7...@yahoo.com wrote: From: wb7bts wb7...@yahoo.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RC110 repeater controller To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 9:27 AM Anybody heard from Ken AH6LE? I've sent him 2 e-mails in the last 2 weeks (ar...@arcomcontroll ers.com and ah...@arcom. com) and no reply so far.I need to send our controller in for firmware upgrade and voice chip programming. Thanks Phil
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: ATSC pilot frequencies for Sig.Gen. alignment
What about a local Trunked Simulcast system for a rough reference? They should be GPS aligned somehow. Al Wolfe wrote: Pity that the guy selling all this stuff is in China. I think I'll pass. Al, k9si Re: ATSC pilot frequencies for sig. gen. alignment Posted by: wb6ymh freebsd...@hotmail.com mailto:freebsdfan%40hotmail.com wb6ymh Date: Tue Sep 8, 2009 6:56 am ((PDT)) --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, wb6ymh freebsd...@... wrote: Bob, you might consider picking up a rubidium frequency standard, they are $100 on ebay. In fact there's a $77 buy it now listing with free shipping at the moment: http://cgi.ebay.com/10MHZ-EFRATOM-LPRO-101-Rubidium-Frequency-Standard-DHL_W0QQitemZ270442620847QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef7a2e7af_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 http://cgi.ebay.com/10MHZ-EFRATOM-LPRO-101-Rubidium-Frequency-Standard-DHL_W0QQitemZ270442620847QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef7a2e7af_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 You'll need a heatsink and a 24 volts power supply. A GPS locked standard would be ultimate, but they are more like $300. 73's Skip WB6YMH I take it back, GPS standards have come WAY down in price since the last time I looked. Here's one for $120... hmmm... tempting... http://cgi.ebay.com/Thunderbolt-PRECISION-GPS-10mhz-FREQUENCY-TIME-Standard_W0QQitemZ180399458965QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a00a54a95_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 http://cgi.ebay.com/Thunderbolt-PRECISION-GPS-10mhz-FREQUENCY-TIME-Standard_W0QQitemZ180399458965QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a00a54a95_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 73's Skip WB6YMH
Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC110 repeater controller
dont kow why you say that I have had great service from Ken .. sent my controller back to him .. he checked it out updated all firmware and sent it back .. it seems it was a cable I made that went bad .. he made a cable and it works 100% for me now . I would buy another with out thinking about it On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Jim Brownw5...@yahoo.com wrote: Good luck on getting any support at all on the RC110. It appears that Ken has abandoned the folks who bought one of those and you might as well chunk it in the trash. That is my take on it anyway. 73 - Jim W5ZIT --- On Tue, 9/8/09, wb7bts wb7...@yahoo.com wrote: From: wb7bts wb7...@yahoo.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RC110 repeater controller To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 9:27 AM Anybody heard from Ken AH6LE? I've sent him 2 e-mails in the last 2 weeks (ar...@arcomcontroll ers.com and ah...@arcom. com) and no reply so far.I need to send our controller in for firmware upgrade and voice chip programming. Thanks Phil
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Passive fer wifi
We had the same situation here in Wisconsin. ATT put in a fiber optic network, so I went with it. I used a Linksys router, model WRT54G (2.4Ghz 802.11g) in conjunction with it and placed it in the attic of the house. I've got laptop coverage for over a 1/4 of a mile here in the sub division. Works really well, plus you can password protect the connection so only you have use to it. If your daughter doesn't have a wireless laptop you can buy an internet adapter that allows desktops and other systems to receive the WI-FI. You can buy these routers for $100.00 almost anywhere. Just do a google search on the model number. Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: numberone5call n...@bellsouth.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 6:07 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Passive fer wifi Curious; Has anyone tried a passive repeater to extend the distance of internet service. I have a daughter living in a house about 150 yards away. She has little to no service from my n-router. There is nothing to block the signal between us. What about connecting two yagis back to back and putting them on a pole halfway between us. Never tried it on vhf or uhf. Just wondering if anyone has tried it fer a wifi extension. Dennis no5c Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster
It's been awhile for me as well but upon inspection it was found to have a circular crack around the decoupling assembly. This was silver soldered and put back into service. However as the antenna was top mounted, over time the noise returned due to flexing at the base. Our ultimate solution was to replace the copper pipe dipoles with a gain J-pole made out of #12 copper wire and hung inside the radome from the tip. The J was found to have feed line reflections which was solved by adding a coaxial stub at the exterior feed point. This flattened the line and preserved the radiation pattern of the J. A lot of fussing but the end result was a light weight antenna with a gain and radiation pattern very close to that of the original Stationmaster. Jack - N7OO - Original Message - From: n9...@aol.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 2:51 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster I had to heat the lightning spike with a propane torch, there is a copper rod soldered to a hole in it. Have someone else pulling the thing out while you heat, after you remove the 3 screws already mentioned of course. chris N9LLO In a message dated 9/9/2009 5:35:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, elowell9...@yahoo.com writes: It has been a long time, butI remember that about where the clamp for the ground radials is there are 3? large screws. Remove the the screws and the whole antenna will slide out of the radome by pulling on the RF connector. The black stuff bonds the aluminum mounting sleeve to the fiberglas and you don't have to fiddle with that part. as always - YMMV Best Regards, Eric W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband.net www.satnetmaine.com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.com wrote: From: hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1:01 AM Hi all, The repeater-builder website mentions rebuilding a Stationmaster that has developed noise by taking it apart and resoldering the sections. I have a Stationmaster that has developed that noise so I brought it down the hill. The replacement antenna cured the noise, but it's not the same class of antenna so my coverage area is not what it was nor will that antenna survive the winter. Now comes the project of actually rebuilding the broken antenna. Upon starting to take it apart though, a big question came up. Are there Stationmaster models that can and models that can't be rebuilt? I don't have the model designator of mine. The antenna predates my association with the site (in the context of maintaining it anyway) and the label is largely faded away. I can read Phelps Dodge and Super Stationmaster but that's about it for the label. The antenna is for 2 meters and is 21 feet, 6.75 inches long from the bottom of the metal base to the top of the metal topcap. The thing that worries me as far as being able to take it apart is that there seems to be something like epoxy between the radome and the metal base. There's a black substance at the junction of the radome to the base and upon taking the three screws out of the side of the metal base I can see the layer of metal, the layer of the black stuff, the layer of the radome and then the inner metal that the screw goes into. Can someone who's taken these apart tell me if that black substance is indeed bonding the parts together and I'm stuck looking for a new antenna, or with all the screws out and just a little more force will it indeed come apart? Thanks for any pointers and 73 rj kb6ytd -- -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.83/2353 - Release Date: 09/08/09 06:48:00
[Repeater-Builder] Zetron 45B Telephone Interconnect and 64 DAPT Paging Terminal
For Sale: Zetron Model 45B Z-Patch Telephone Interconnect and Model 64 DAPT-Plus Dial Access Paging Terminal Both of these units were in operation when removed from service. I really have no application for this equipment and will take reasonable offers. Spec information is available by accessing Zetron's web site at zetron.com Please send your interest and or offers (offline) to: bbf...@yahoo.com Thank You.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Passive fer wifi
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Jim Brown wrote: I have a buddy who has a son living about a quarter mile away, and he mounted a router in a weatherproof fiberglass box on top of his 50 ft tower, and his son gets a good signal. Getting the router antennas up in the clear was the answer for that system. Kinda like ATT did with those microwave towers on 4, 6, and 11GHz. 2.4GHz is very much line of sight stuff. I was always advised as a part of my training to confine the signal to as limited a space as I could afford to. From a network-sharing perspective, you'd be better off with a corner reflector at the top of the tower, or some form of narrow angle antenna, like a 15+ dBi dish. This confines the RF to an area around your buddy's son's house and at the same time looks like the access point is in his backyard. The advantage to this is that your router isn't off the air due to interference, and you don't have to worry about interlopers stealing your WiFi. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC110 repeater controller
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Jim Brown wrote: Good luck on getting any support at all on the RC110. It appears that Ken has abandoned the folks who bought one of those and you might as well chunk it in the trash. That is my take on it anyway. No response might mean he's working on it, he's on vacation, or he's sick. I hate to say that last one. But we do have to accept reality that the average age of a ham today is 50 years old. People get sick from time to time. Fortunately, swine flu is not spread by ham radio operators. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster
I thought the repeater builder web site had a specific article on how to take apart that antenna and fix it by soldering wires to the body of the antenna - but I've been all over the site and can't seem to find that article. Can anyone provide a link to it? Also, I have a super stationmaster sitting in my garage with the same issue. I'd like to fix it and put it back up on the tower. It was mounted on the top of the tower, with no other support. This time, when I put it back up, I'm going to mount it on the side of the tower. Are there generic side arms that can be used from anyone, or must I order something specific to the stationmaster? TIA, Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: Eric Lowell To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:35 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster It has been a long time, butI remember that about where the clamp for the ground radials is there are 3? large screws. Remove the the screws and the whole antenna will slide out of the radome by pulling on the RF connector. The black stuff bonds the aluminum mounting sleeve to the fiberglas and you don't have to fiddle with that part. as always - YMMV Best Regards, Eric W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband.net www.satnetmaine.com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.com wrote: From: hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1:01 AM Hi all, The repeater-builder website mentions rebuilding a Stationmaster that has developed noise by taking it apart and resoldering the sections. I have a Stationmaster that has developed that noise so I brought it down the hill. The replacement antenna cured the noise, but it's not the same class of antenna so my coverage area is not what it was nor will that antenna survive the winter. Now comes the project of actually rebuilding the broken antenna. Upon starting to take it apart though, a big question came up. Are there Stationmaster models that can and models that can't be rebuilt? I don't have the model designator of mine. The antenna predates my association with the site (in the context of maintaining it anyway) and the label is largely faded away. I can read Phelps Dodge and Super Stationmaster but that's about it for the label. The antenna is for 2 meters and is 21 feet, 6.75 inches long from the bottom of the metal base to the top of the metal topcap. The thing that worries me as far as being able to take it apart is that there seems to be something like epoxy between the radome and the metal base. There's a black substance at the junction of the radome to the base and upon taking the three screws out of the side of the metal base I can see the layer of metal, the layer of the black stuff, the layer of the radome and then the inner metal that the screw goes into. Can someone who's taken these apart tell me if that black substance is indeed bonding the parts together and I'm stuck looking for a new antenna, or with all the screws out and just a little more force will it indeed come apart? Thanks for any pointers and 73 rj kb6ytd
[Repeater-Builder] Bird 43 Watt Meter sampler slug - special offer $50 - W3KKC
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[Repeater-Builder] Requesting SmarTrunk II Digital Controller Info
I have (3) ST-853 SmarTrunk II Digital Controllers. I cannot seem to find any info on these models. Can anyone supply info on these controllers? For example, are they capable of PL and DPL or any other formats? How are they programmed etc, etc.
[Repeater-Builder] J-pole
What exactly is a gain J-pole? Am familiar with J-poles, but... Sounds interesting. --John === Our ultimate solution was to replace the copper pipe dipoles with a gain J-pole made out of #12 copper wire and hung inside the radome from the tip. The J was found to have feed line reflections which was solved by adding a coaxial stub at the exterior feed point. This flattened the line and preserved the radiation pattern of the J. A lot of fussing but the end result was a light weight antenna with a gain and radiation pattern very close to that of the original Stationmaster.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Requesting SmarTrunk II Digital Controller Info
It is a discontinued product it is a trunking protocol of it's own...the docs seem to be gone on the web site but I do have a pdf of the manual from them. I could email it if you can take a 4.5 mb attachment... If you want contact me with an address I can email it to.. The product page is... http://www.smartrunk.com/en/SmarTrunk_II/ST-853.html Doug KD8B At 03:22 PM 9/9/2009, you wrote: I have (3) ST-853 SmarTrunk II Digital Controllers. I cannot seem to find any info on these models. Can anyone supply info on these controllers? For example, are they capable of PL and DPL or any other formats? How are they programmed etc, etc.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Requesting SmarTrunk II Digital Controller Info
I checked more thoroughly .. here is the link to the manual at their website... http://www.smartrunk.com/en/Download/Manuals/st-853_manual_en.pdf Doug At 03:22 PM 9/9/2009, you wrote: I have (3) ST-853 SmarTrunk II Digital Controllers. I cannot seem to find any info on these models. Can anyone supply info on these controllers? For example, are they capable of PL and DPL or any other formats? How are they programmed etc, etc.
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster
there is (was) a special top support made, tubing with an insulated hole on the end that goes down over the top and then crossover plated to the tower. For less demanding installations I've used a piece of schedule 40 PVC drilled to fit over the antenna and crossover plated to the tower. Not pretty but seems to work. this is only temporary, unless of course, it works Red Green 73 de W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband.net www.satnetmaine.com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, Don Kupferschmidt d...@httpd.org wrote: From: Don Kupferschmidt d...@httpd.org Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 2:00 PM I thought the repeater builder web site had a specific article on how to take apart that antenna and fix it by soldering wires to the body of the antenna - but I've been all over the site and can't seem to find that article. Can anyone provide a link to it? Also, I have a super stationmaster sitting in my garage with the same issue.. I'd like to fix it and put it back up on the tower. It was mounted on the top of the tower, with no other support. This time, when I put it back up, I'm going to mount it on the side of the tower. Are there generic side arms that can be used from anyone, or must I order something specific to the stationmaster? TIA, Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: Eric Lowell To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:35 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster It has been a long time, butI remember that about where the clamp for the ground radials is there are 3? large screws. Remove the the screws and the whole antenna will slide out of the radome by pulling on the RF connector. The black stuff bonds the aluminum mounting sleeve to the fiberglas and you don't have to fiddle with that part. as always - YMMV Best Regards, Eric W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband. net www.satnetmaine. com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo. com wrote: From: hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo. com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1:01 AM Hi all, The repeater-builder website mentions rebuilding a Stationmaster that has developed noise by taking it apart and resoldering the sections. I have a Stationmaster that has developed that noise so I brought it down the hill. The replacement antenna cured the noise, but it's not the same class of antenna so my coverage area is not what it was nor will that antenna survive the winter. Now comes the project of actually rebuilding the broken antenna. Upon starting to take it apart though, a big question came up. Are there Stationmaster models that can and models that can't be rebuilt? I don't have the model designator of mine. The antenna predates my association with the site (in the context of maintaining it anyway) and the label is largely faded away. I can read Phelps Dodge and Super Stationmaster but that's about it for the label. The antenna is for 2 meters and is 21 feet, 6.75 inches long from the bottom of the metal base to the top of the metal topcap. The thing that worries me as far as being able to take it apart is that there seems to be something like epoxy between the radome and the metal base. There's a black substance at the junction of the radome to the base and upon taking the three screws out of the side of the metal base I can see the layer of metal, the layer of the black stuff, the layer of the radome and then the inner metal that the screw goes into. Can someone who's taken these apart tell me if that black substance is indeed bonding the parts together and I'm stuck looking for a new antenna, or with all the screws out and just a little more force will it indeed come apart? Thanks for any pointers and 73 rj kb6ytd
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster
Hi Eric, Thanks for the info; I'll look into that. Of course, I am considering using duct tape, as its properties are far superior than any metal known to man. Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: Eric Lowell To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster there is (was) a special top support made, tubing with an insulated hole on the end that goes down over the top and then crossover plated to the tower. For less demanding installations I've used a piece of schedule 40 PVC drilled to fit over the antenna and crossover plated to the tower. Not pretty but seems to work. this is only temporary, unless of course, it works Red Green 73 de W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband.net www.satnetmaine.com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, Don Kupferschmidt d...@httpd.org wrote: From: Don Kupferschmidt d...@httpd.org Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 2:00 PM I thought the repeater builder web site had a specific article on how to take apart that antenna and fix it by soldering wires to the body of the antenna - but I've been all over the site and can't seem to find that article. Can anyone provide a link to it? Also, I have a super stationmaster sitting in my garage with the same issue. I'd like to fix it and put it back up on the tower. It was mounted on the top of the tower, with no other support. This time, when I put it back up, I'm going to mount it on the side of the tower. Are there generic side arms that can be used from anyone, or must I order something specific to the stationmaster? TIA, Don, KD9PT - Original Message - From: Eric Lowell To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:35 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster It has been a long time, butI remember that about where the clamp for the ground radials is there are 3? large screws. Remove the the screws and the whole antenna will slide out of the radome by pulling on the RF connector. The black stuff bonds the aluminum mounting sleeve to the fiberglas and you don't have to fiddle with that part. as always - YMMV Best Regards, Eric W1EL Eric Lowell Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. 48 Loon Road Wesley ME 04686 eme@starband. net www.satnetmaine. com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo. com wrote: From: hbbcara hbbc...@yahoo. com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Rebuilding a Stationmaster To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1:01 AM Hi all, The repeater-builder website mentions rebuilding a Stationmaster that has developed noise by taking it apart and resoldering the sections. I have a Stationmaster that has developed that noise so I brought it down the hill. The replacement antenna cured the noise, but it's not the same class of antenna so my coverage area is not what it was nor will that antenna survive the winter. Now comes the project of actually rebuilding the broken antenna. Upon starting to take it apart though, a big question came up. Are there Stationmaster models that can and models that can't be rebuilt? I don't have the model designator of mine. The antenna predates my association with the site (in the context of maintaining it anyway) and the label is largely faded away. I can read Phelps Dodge and Super Stationmaster but that's about it for the label. The antenna is for 2 meters and is 21 feet, 6.75 inches long from the bottom of the metal base to the top of the metal topcap. The thing that worries me as far as being able to take it apart is that there seems to be something like epoxy between the radome and the metal base. There's a black substance at the junction of the radome to the base and upon taking the three screws out of the side of the metal base I can see the layer of metal, the layer of the black stuff, the layer of the radome and then the inner metal that the screw goes into. Can someone who's taken these apart tell me if that black substance is indeed bonding the parts together and I'm stuck looking for a new antenna, or with all the screws out and just a little more force will it indeed come apart?
[Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape
I have heard you all mention scotch super 33 vinyl electrical tape and recommended it for a few different uses. Is there still any use for rubber and cloth type electrical tapes for certain specific tasks?
[Repeater-Builder] OT:Duct Tape (was: Rebuilding a Stationmaster)
Duct Tape is like The Force - it has a light side and a dark side and binds the universe together. Don Kupferschmidt wrote: Hi Eric, Thanks for the info; I'll look into that. Of course, I am considering using duct tape, as its properties are far superior than any metal known to man. Don, KD9PT -- mailto:o...@ozindfw.net Oz POB 93167 Southlake, TX 76092 (Near DFW Airport)
RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape
Scotch Super 33 tape is great stuff, but Scotch Super 88 is even better- it's thicker, has a better adhesive, and it has better UV resistance. Cloth tape, AKA friction tape, should be pitched into a trash can. Scotch does make a Linerless Splicing Tape which is self-vulcanizing rubber, and is great for making a cable splice waterproof. You stretch it as you wind it onto the splice, and it sticks to itself. Cover that layer with Super 88 tape, and you never need to worry about water getting into that splice. If you can't find these tapes at Home Depot or similar home-improvement stores, try a commercial electrical supply house. If that's not convenient, go to 3M's online store and buy any Scotch product made. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of hitekgearhead Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 3:47 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape I have heard you all mention scotch super 33 vinyl electrical tape and recommended it for a few different uses. Is there still any use for rubber and cloth type electrical tapes for certain specific tasks?
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape
I worked as a licensed apprentice electrician a few years ago and used Super 33, Super 88, Temflex 1710 (regular and MSHA approved), Scotch 35 (for color coding). I really like the 88 (it is thicker than 33, however, more expensive). 1710 is not too bad, it has the same thickness as 33, and cheaper. Are you referring to the white glass cloth tape? I know that is used where there are high temperatures (Scotch 27 good to 266 degrees F). There is a thick rubber tape (Scotch 130C, good thru 69kV) that is used for sealing connections in wet areas (I worked a few months in 2006 at an underground coalmine with my uncle here in Eastern Oklahoma and that works really well). I try to keep some of each on hand just in case I need them. Terry, KM5UQ From: hitekgearhead hitekgearh...@hotmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 5:47:13 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape I have heard you all mention scotch super 33 vinyl electrical tape and recommended it for a few different uses. Is there still any use for rubber and cloth type electrical tapes for certain specific tasks?
