[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola R100 lowband on 6?
Guys, I think I need to prove you wrong. Maybe they were not sold in the US (at least some of the R100s were German made afaik), and the split is 66-88MHz so not the same as US lowband. Look at the following page, it's German but the line just below the first blue bar lists the freq ranges made: http://www.oppermann-telekom.de/compact.html However I didn't know before that this was a Europe-only version. Some guys have converted Taits with the same frequency range to 6m so I thought this might be possible with these R100s as well. Martin HB9TZW --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Captainlance captainla...@... wrote: Moto. never made a low band version. We were moto. dealers for many years, only VHF and UHF, DPL or PL... - Original Message - From: Bill Smith To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola R100 lowband on 6? I was a Radius dealer for quite a few years and only saw VHF and UHF R100 versions. Bill KB1MGH -- From: cruizzer77 atlant...@... To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 5:50:45 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola R100 lowband on 6? Hi Does anyone know of a lowband R100 that has successfully been converted to 6m? 73 Martin Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola R100 lowband on 6?
Interesting if you do as I have several in the shed (au) To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com From: atlant...@gmx.ch Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:19:12 + Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola R100 lowband on 6? Guys, I think I need to prove you wrong. Maybe they were not sold in the US (at least some of the R100s were German made afaik), and the split is 66-88MHz so not the same as US lowband. Look at the following page, it's German but the line just below the first blue bar lists the freq ranges made: http://www.oppermann-telekom.de/compact.html However I didn't know before that this was a Europe-only version. Some guys have converted Taits with the same frequency range to 6m so I thought this might be possible with these R100s as well. Martin HB9TZW --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Captainlance captainla...@... wrote: Moto. never made a low band version. We were moto. dealers for many years, only VHF and UHF, DPL or PL... - Original Message - From: Bill Smith To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola R100 lowband on 6? I was a Radius dealer for quite a few years and only saw VHF and UHF R100 versions. Bill KB1MGH -- From: cruizzer77 atlant...@... To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 5:50:45 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola R100 lowband on 6? Hi Does anyone know of a lowband R100 that has successfully been converted to 6m? 73 Martin Yahoo! Groups Links _ Browse profiles for FREE! Meet local singles online. http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/150855801/direct/01/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50
You and me Both Brian! :) I have 6 of them I think. 4 tall 2 short. Been around forever! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl.com/2dtngmn - Original Message - From: Brian Alesio To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:54 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50 Several weeks ago it seemed that someone had an interest in acquiring UHF Motorola P50 radio sets. If anyone is interested, email me directly I have a fair assortment compact / standard and keypad equipped p50+ complete units, boards, chargers and I would love to clear away some space. BRIAN
[Repeater-Builder] IFR 1000s
Can anyone help me obtain a power cord or the pin for one for the IFR 1000s Thanks Jim
[Repeater-Builder] IFR 1000s
Hi Jim, If you mean the AC cord, it is a standard test-equipment type power cord. The DC connector looks like one of the 2.1mm coaxial power connectors. Tim
[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5k - No Tx
Hi Scott, Finally got to dig out my MSF manuals for a look. Looking on the schematic, I see JU1 and JU2 being related to the HSR (High Speed Ring) data bus. If this is the JU1 you moved, then it would change the communication path between the SSCB and the TTRC and/or the SECURE board(s). That likely explains the crash on boot when it can't find the modules its looking for since it can no longer talk to them. Here is what my manual (68P81082E20-A) says about Power Control Servicing: When servicing the station, it may be necessary to override the power control circuits to key the station. While this service mode is enabled, SSCB requests to key the transmitter will disregard and power control failure indications. To enable this mode, depress and hold the SELECT/SET switch in the SET position (display cursor should not be active at this time). While holding the SET switch, press and hold the PL DIS/XMIT switch in the XMIT position. When tSt appears in the Status display, release the SET switch first, and then the XMIT switch (station will key after the SET switch is released and until XMIT is released). While this mode is active, the DISABLE LED will flash. Toggle the RESET switch to take the station out of the Power Control Service Mode. The DISABLE LED should stop flashing. Cheers! Lee --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Scott Zimmerman n3...@... wrote: This station was working as a station before it went dead. In other words, no, it's not hacked up. Can anyone tell me for sure where the service jumper - JU1 is. I found 'a' JU1 on the SSCB board, but it seems relatively hidden for a service jumper. Also, when I move it's position I get an error on the LED display, then the station resets. Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: AZDEN PCS-3000
I had one of these years ago, not an outstanding radio. I think the mike connector on this rig was a strange multi-pin arrangement, hard to find and work on. My advice is polish it up with WD-40 and put it on the trophy shelf. Joe On 4/21/2010 8:33 PM, La Rue Communications wrote: Anyone familiar with these units? I know the company went out of business and the parts are near impossible to find. Most of the google searches I hit end up in collector's trophy photo galleries. I think its a 2 Meter Mobile, but I wanted to pick your brains on these. :) Picture attached. Be brutally honest please! Thanks! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl.com/2dtngmn
Re: [Repeater-Builder] IFR 1000s
U, not on my 1000s, its a special connector - Original Message - From: Tim Ahrens tahr...@swtexas.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:22:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Repeater-Builder] IFR 1000s Hi Jim, If you mean the AC cord, it is a standard test-equipment type power cord. The DC connector looks like one of the 2.1mm coaxial power connectors. Tim
Re: [Repeater-Builder] IFR 1000s
OOPS, my bad!!! My comments are related to the 1100S, NOT the 1000s. Sorry for the bogus info!!! Tim
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5k - No Tx
That would have helped greatly!!! I found the issue earlier though. I used Bob's article on the RB site about using the MSF-5k without the PA: http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/msf/msf5000-without-pa.html This gave me power out of the LLA. (About 16W) It was pretty easy to figure it out from there - if there's power going to the PA and nothing coming out... Problem is in the PA!! Opened the PA and found a burned trace. Flowed it with solder, plugged the station in and the same trace vaporized again. It turns out the coupling capacitor between the final driver stage and the load balancer shorted out!! Replaced it with one scavenged from a Micor and all works well. Thanks for all those that helped me in my quest. I'll print this new procedure and put it in my manual for future reference. Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 ve7fet wrote: Hi Scott, Finally got to dig out my MSF manuals for a look. Looking on the schematic, I see JU1 and JU2 being related to the HSR (High Speed Ring) data bus. If this is the JU1 you moved, then it would change the communication path between the SSCB and the TTRC and/or the SECURE board(s). That likely explains the crash on boot when it can't find the modules its looking for since it can no longer talk to them. Here is what my manual (68P81082E20-A) says about Power Control Servicing: When servicing the station, it may be necessary to override the power control circuits to key the station. While this service mode is enabled, SSCB requests to key the transmitter will disregard and power control failure indications. To enable this mode, depress and hold the SELECT/SET switch in the SET position (display cursor should not be active at this time). While holding the SET switch, press and hold the PL DIS/XMIT switch in the XMIT position. When tSt appears in the Status display, release the SET switch first, and then the XMIT switch (station will key after the SET switch is released and until XMIT is released). While this mode is active, the DISABLE LED will flash. Toggle the RESET switch to take the station out of the Power Control Service Mode. The DISABLE LED should stop flashing. Cheers! Lee --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Scott Zimmerman n3...@... wrote: This station was working as a station before it went dead. In other words, no, it's not hacked up. Can anyone tell me for sure where the service jumper - JU1 is. I found 'a' JU1 on the SSCB board, but it seems relatively hidden for a service jumper. Also, when I move it's position I get an error on the LED display, then the station resets. Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5k - No Tx
Lee, Does your manual include a flowchart for Power control servicing? Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 ve7fet wrote: Hi Scott, Finally got to dig out my MSF manuals for a look. Looking on the schematic, I see JU1 and JU2 being related to the HSR (High Speed Ring) data bus. If this is the JU1 you moved, then it would change the communication path between the SSCB and the TTRC and/or the SECURE board(s). That likely explains the crash on boot when it can't find the modules its looking for since it can no longer talk to them. Here is what my manual (68P81082E20-A) says about Power Control Servicing: When servicing the station, it may be necessary to override the power control circuits to key the station. While this service mode is enabled, SSCB requests to key the transmitter will disregard and power control failure indications. To enable this mode, depress and hold the SELECT/SET switch in the SET position (display cursor should not be active at this time). While holding the SET switch, press and hold the PL DIS/XMIT switch in the XMIT position. When tSt appears in the Status display, release the SET switch first, and then the XMIT switch (station will key after the SET switch is released and until XMIT is released). While this mode is active, the DISABLE LED will flash. Toggle the RESET switch to take the station out of the Power Control Service Mode. The DISABLE LED should stop flashing. Cheers! Lee --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Scott Zimmerman n3...@... wrote: This station was working as a station before it went dead. In other words, no, it's not hacked up. Can anyone tell me for sure where the service jumper - JU1 is. I found 'a' JU1 on the SSCB board, but it seems relatively hidden for a service jumper. Also, when I move it's position I get an error on the LED display, then the station resets. Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50
Hello, The conversation started was about a guy on ebay that had 2 P-50's for some outrageous amount. A thread started about us all making fun of that. Myself in particular saying i would'nt pay $5 bucks for both and had thrown away alot of them a few years ago. I thensaid I was interested in a P-50, which was a typo. I apoligized for the typo when I said sorry to burst your bubble when someone emailed me excitedly expecting to get rid of some. I had meant to say SP-50. Several of us laughed from there but I guess there were a few that did not follow the whole thread. Hope this clears any confusion. --- On Thu, 4/22/10, La Rue Communications laruec...@gmail.com wrote: From: La Rue Communications laruec...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11:46 AM You and me Both Brian! :) I have 6 of them I think. 4 tall 2 short. Been around forever! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl. com/2dtngmn - Original Message - From: Brian Alesio To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:54 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50 Several weeks ago it seemed that someone had an interest in acquiring UHF Motorola P50 radio sets. If anyone is interested, email me directly I have a fair assortment compact / standard and keypad equipped p50+ complete units, boards, chargers and I would love to clear away some space. BRIAN
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50
Indeed it was a good laugh. :) I did not take any offense to it. Just got ready to clear up some shelf space here. :) If people just jump into a conversation without knowledge of prior discussion - it can lead to some fun results, or not. :) Cheers! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl.com/2dtngmn - Original Message - From: kevin valentino To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50 Hello, The conversation started was about a guy on ebay that had 2 P-50's for some outrageous amount. A thread started about us all making fun of that. Myself in particular saying i would'nt pay $5 bucks for both and had thrown away alot of them a few years ago. I thensaid I was interested in a P-50, which was a typo. I apoligized for the typo when I said sorry to burst your bubble when someone emailed me excitedly expecting to get rid of some. I had meant to say SP-50. Several of us laughed from there but I guess there were a few that did not follow the whole thread. Hope this clears any confusion. --- On Thu, 4/22/10, La Rue Communications laruec...@gmail.com wrote: From: La Rue Communications laruec...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11:46 AM You and me Both Brian! :) I have 6 of them I think. 4 tall 2 short. Been around forever! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl. com/2dtngmn - Original Message - From: Brian Alesio To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:54 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Radius P50 Several weeks ago it seemed that someone had an interest in acquiring UHF Motorola P50 radio sets. If anyone is interested, email me directly I have a fair assortment compact / standard and keypad equipped p50+ complete units, boards, chargers and I would love to clear away some space. BRIAN
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Sinclair C-Series cable lengths
Harold, I think 24 is for the lower part of the band. I've cut these 18.5. I used your procedure today and it went well although the dips for .9 IL were 4.3 dB instead of your 9.0 dB. I connected everything together and ended up with 3.3 dB total after tweaking each pass rod slightly. lh On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 9:46 PM, hfarrenkopf hfarrenk...@yahoo.ca wrote: I don't know if it was published.. Set your cans for 0.9dB IL each and your end result will be 3.2dB. The notch cavity should be set to maximum depth unless you have a very close frequency down the chain (0.5MHz away).The notch is tuned to the pass frequency. The 3 pass cans will produce 3 return loss dips - remember to use a load on the unterminated ports of the filter when using the RTB. I can't locate the length of the cable between the pass cans but I think my memory is saying 23 inches tip to tip. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comRepeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com, Larry Horlick llhorl...@... wrote: Harold, I used 2 cans in my initial post for simplicity. What I'm working on is a 2037, 3 pass and one notch and I need 3 dB, so 1 dB per can. I'm not moving them very far from the original setup, but I want to verify the IL. Is there a published chart for these settings? Indeed, still in VY0 land... lh On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:54 PM, hfarrenkopf hfarrenk...@... wrote: Just looked up the settings in my files. 9dB notch at 160MHz produces 1.4dB. 11 to 11.5 will produce your desired 0.9dB Insertion Loss. 14 to 15 dB produces the 0.40dB IL. The cable adds 0.2dB. The settings of 2 cans from Sinclair are typically 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0dB. Larry, are you still up in Iqaluit? Harold, VA3HF
[Repeater-Builder] OT: Motorola Spectra Astro VHF or UHF?
Hi Gang - I have an Spectra Astro beleived to be a UHF. As you can see from the picture, this is a two peice unit. Radio pack and control head. I looked through the RB Archives, extensively but only found Astros that are one peice. (Control head built in) This is a former Police radio that I am trying to locate the band split. A Google search turned up something on RadioReference.com specifying it was a VHF 146-178, but that was a bit sketchy. I want to be absolutely certain what split that this radio covers. We thought it was a UHF 450-470 split, but now moreso Im stumped. Model number is: T04KLF9PW5AN FCC ID: AZ492FT3773 Thanks for your input, no matter how small! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl.com/2dtngmn
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Motorola Spectra Astro VHF or UHF?
Model number indicates VHF High split 150 - 178. I t will come down to the amateur band just fine if you want to use it for that. Dan KA8YPY On Apr 22, 2010, at 8:28 PM, La Rue Communications wrote: Hi Gang - I have an Spectra Astro beleived to be a UHF. As you can see from the picture, this is a two peice unit. Radio pack and control head. I looked through the RB Archives, extensively but only found Astros that are one peice. (Control head built in) This is a former Police radio that I am trying to locate the band split. A Google search turned up something on RadioReference.com specifying it was a VHF 146-178, but that was a bit sketchy. I want to be absolutely certain what split that this radio covers. We thought it was a UHF 450-470 split, but now moreso Im stumped. Model number is: T04KLF9PW5AN FCC ID: AZ492FT3773 Thanks for your input, no matter how small! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl.com/2dtngmn
Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Motorola Spectra Astro VHF or UHF?
www.batlabs.com is your friend. All the info you require. From: La Rue Communications laruec...@gmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, April 22, 2010 7:28:08 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Motorola Spectra Astro VHF or UHF? Hi Gang - I have an Spectra Astro beleived to be a UHF. As you can see from the picture, this is a two peice unit. Radio pack and control head. I looked through the RB Archives, extensively but only found Astros that are one peice. (Control head built in) This is a former Police radio that I am trying to locate the band split. A Google search turned up something on RadioReference.com specifying it was a VHF 146-178, but that was a bit sketchy. I want to be absolutely certain what split that this radio covers. We thought it was a UHF 450-470 split, but now moreso Im stumped. Model number is: T04KLF9PW5AN FCC ID: AZ492FT3773 Thanks for your input, no matter how small! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl.com/2dtngmn
[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5k - No Tx
There are some trouble shooting charts... mostly in the PA section itself. For the Power Control, there is a block diagram with explanation notes on its operation. Send me the model number and other particulars via email and we can continue there. Lee --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Scott Zimmerman n3...@... wrote: Lee, Does your manual include a flowchart for Power control servicing? Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531
Re: [Repeater-Builder] IFR 1000s
check out Canon connectors. I know it was a stock item at one time. --- On Thu, 4/22/10, Ken Arck ah...@ah6le.net wrote: From: Ken Arck ah...@ah6le.net Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] IFR 1000s To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6:25 PM At 12:00 PM 4/22/2010, lawsign_us wrote: Can anyone help me obtain a power cord or the pin for one for the IFR 1000s Thanks Jim ---I've attached a copy of the Power supply schematic from the service manual. Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of repeater controllers and accessories. http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/ Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!
