RE: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread ka9qjg
You can do it but depending on the quality of the Parts you use it will drift. When You have it on the test bench and add caps Etc.. and it reads right on Freq , unless it is going to be within a few deg it will drift and When transmitting things will heat up and it will drift . I

[Repeater-Builder] Maxon Help!!

2010-02-17 Thread KD8BIW
I have a Maxon TMA4474 DTMF mic and need the pinout. These are supposed to be for the TM4800 series 800m radios. Any help is already greatly appreciated! Steve KD8BIW

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread Joe
Was the crystal that you got for 146.06RX made for a MASRTII radio, or something else? The cut can be different for different radio manufacturers. I have purchased only crystals for MASTRII and recrystalled my ICOMs with good luck. If I need to net them on frequency I use capacitors from the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Need DB4048 Duplexer Info

2010-02-17 Thread skipp025
larynl2 lar...@... wrote: Thanx Paul, who responded directly, Randy, and Skipp. That puts me onto some things to check. So far the harness looks to be correct, with proper length jumpers made of RG9/B. I looked at all of the loops and they are also in good shape and correct size.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Repco Voter (and modules)

2010-02-17 Thread skipp025
burkleoj joeburk...@... wrote: Does anyone have any information or a manual on a Repco TC-10V Voter? Thanks, Joe - WA7JAW I'd love to see a couple of pictures of that voter if you can make them available. Repco in theory is still in business but you'll waste a lot of time on the phone

[Repeater-Builder] Re: PSE 508 Controllers

2010-02-17 Thread Sid
I fully agree, the PSE 508 is an excellent controller. I have 3 of them and never a problem. Sid. WA4VBC \ --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Matt Harker kc5...@... wrote: The PSE 508 is an excellent controller. I highly recommend its use with your GE repeater system. It is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Community Repeater Supplement

2010-02-17 Thread Jeff DePolo
I am in need of a micor UHF community repeater station supplement number is 68-81025E55, or 68P81025E55. Email me at my callsign at yahoo Jim I have it in paper, but not electronic. Is there a particular section you need that I could scan? --- Jeff

RE: [Repeater-Builder] DB224A new harness

2010-02-17 Thread Jeff DePolo
I just recieved 2 new DB224A harnesses from Andrew. They were made in Mexico (no surprise there, they have been making them there for some time). Curious if you had any problems ordering them, and if I may ask, what did they run you? I need it to work on 147.225/147.825. I got a 1.68:1

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor Community Repeater Supplement

2010-02-17 Thread Jim
Jeff I am converting a micor uhf community repeater to the ham band. What I really need is the entire supplement. I am just starting to set up the repeater so I am flying blind without it. I am trying to find someone who has one they do not need, or can scan, or copy so I can have a full copy

RE: [Repeater-Builder] DB224A new harness

2010-02-17 Thread NORM KNAPP
I got the harnesses at no charge from Andrew. I contacted customer support and told them I had 3 fairly new DB224's (2 a models and a b model) that had water intrusion/contamination in the harness where they were supposedly seal by the factory. I offered pictures and they accepted. Upon seeing

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread Doug Bade
Jared; You need to warp 4khz not 400hz... If they were made up for 146.01 I would assume that they can do that. So now we need to look at why they are not... 10v reg power supply needs to be 10v +/- .1-.2v . The temp comp line to the EC needs to be driven to something by a 5ppm or eq channel

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread Paul Plack
Forgive me if I'm going where no one wants to go, but isn't there a point in the decline of a club at which the nuclear option becomes the best choice? Guys, the repeater's been a fun ride for 40 years, but we're down to three members, and no longer have enough in the treasury to keep the old

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread DCFluX
Seriously, some people need to read the original message before replying. The original complaint was running out of tunning range on the piston trimmer in the channel element while trying to net the crystal on frequency. Not rubbering the crystal to another channel or Nuclear warfare on an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread no6b
At 2/17/2010 16:33, you wrote: Also I should mention that the receiver should be set by looking at the LO frequency on either a service monitor or a frequency counter of known precision, Tuning it until it sounds best is not the way to go. The LO frequency for the MASTR-II VHF will be either +

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bend an ICOM a little further

2010-02-17 Thread Kevin Custer
Doug wrote: Jared; You need to warp 4khz not 400hz... If they were made up for 146.01 I would assume that they can do that. Jared wrote: I just need the crystal to go up a hair more (400 Hz on the crystal freq). In Jared's defense, he did say on the crystal frequency He needs

[Repeater-Builder] Motorola Software Users group

2010-02-17 Thread Mark
Anyone know what has happened to this group? It USED to be THE place regarding Motorola RSS and such... but lately it has been overrun with SPAM. I sent a message to the list owner, with no reply. Thoughts? Suggestions for a replacement? Mark - N9WYS

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Software Users group

2010-02-17 Thread James Adkins
They're probably in jail . . . . On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Mark n9...@ameritech.net wrote: Anyone know what has happened to this group? It USED to be THE place regarding Motorola RSS and such... but lately it has been overrun with SPAM. I sent a message to the list owner, with no

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Software Users group

2010-02-17 Thread Randy Elliott
I did the same thing but nothing. Sounds like the list owner has gone AWOL Randy On 2010-02-17, at 9:02 PM, Mark wrote: Anyone know what has happened to this group? It USED to be THE place regarding Motorola RSS and such... but lately it has been overrun with SPAM. I sent a message to the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] DB224A new harness

2010-02-17 Thread allan crites
I tried to work backwards on a Smith ChartĀ from the dipole to the 1/2 WL O.C. stub to determine a reason for the stub but it appears the unknown coax types are causing erroneous and confusing answers. Can you confirm the coax types shown on your diagram? a. --- On Wed, 2/17/10, NORM KNAPP

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Repco Voter (and modules)

2010-02-17 Thread burkleoj
Skipp, I have two of these units and one looks like it has never been in service. It is still in the bubble wrap. I have not tried Repco yet due to the reasons you mentioned. I was hoping someone on here had the info. They must have made more than two of them, so there must be a manual sitting

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Software Users group

2010-02-17 Thread AJ
That was some very interesting SPAM coming through for a while... Seems like it's been nixed; more than likely Yahoo's anti-SPAM finally caught up. On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Randy Elliott jan...@rogers.com wrote: I did the same thing but nothing. Sounds like the list owner has gone

RE: [Repeater-Builder] DB224A new harness

2010-02-17 Thread NORM KNAPP
The unknown coax type is/was VB-83 (35 ohm). The VB-8 is of course 50 ohm and the VB-11 is 75 ohm. I hope that is the info you needed. It would be great if you could figure out what the open stub is for and can we use that for adjustments. If you need more info, let me know. 73 Norm

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Software Users group

2010-02-17 Thread ray kalbfeld
What exactly is it that you are looking for? I missed most of the previous feed. I work for Motorola maybe i can help Raymond P. Kalbfeld 16850 Collins Avenue Suite 112-463 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 Cell 786-267-7555 Office 305-831-1488 rpkalbf...@hotmail.com To: