Re: [Repeater-Builder] 440 repeater

2003-12-02 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:09 PM 12/2/03 +, you wrote: Where is the best place to buy a new 443.700 repeater complete set- up. Thanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] How about from the sponsor of the web site associated with this group? http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/custombuilt.html Mike WA6ILQ Your use of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 11:03 PM 12/3/03 -0500, you wrote: Ian, you should have time standard frequencies in Australia on 5 10 and 15 MHz. If you have a secondary receiver, tune in the 10 MHz and compare it to the output of the 10 MHz timebase in your service monitor. This has been one of my obsessions for a while

Re: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Repeater Preamp

2003-12-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 04:01 AM 12/5/03 +, you wrote: I'm thinking about putting a receiver preamp in our system. Any words of advice from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Brand, model, etc. If you ahve one for sale let me know too. Thanks. Look at http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/supplyindex.html and

[Repeater-Builder] Pac-RT's and manual available

2003-12-10 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Sorry about the multiple postings (to all three groups) but I forget which group I saw a request for a PAC-RT manual a while ago ... Since the manual is no longer available I thought that whomever it was would appreciate a heads-up that there is one on ebay right now.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] please take me off this list

2003-12-12 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
You have to o it yourself... any one of three ways. 1) look at the headers in any message and you will find an unsubscribe address. 2) Or go to Yahoogroups, log in, and remove yourself. 3) Or look at the message you got when you joined, it has the directions (you do keep those, don't you?)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: newbie here needs help - PAC RT

2003-12-17 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:39 PM 12/17/03 +, you wrote: Well I'm not really sure I need the 100 watts, it would be nice but probly overkill. What I'm trying to do is create a repeater on a bussiness band frquency for use around my camp 20-30 watts would probly be enough. I have a 50 foot tower I am going to use,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] hi speed DTMF

2003-12-17 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
A friend's wife had a voice that would false the repeater controller regularly. The system was configured to mute the audio for 3/4 second on every decode. He owned the repeater so it was easy to try various solutions (the controller involved was a homebrew Z80 based implementation). The

Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] TS-64]

2003-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
It's not that hard... Unfortunately I don't have a working test bench right now to do any engineering. If somebody wants to run with the idea below and do the breadboarding and write up the article I'd be glad to edit it, HTML-it, and post it. Basically you leave the encoder running all

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: IRLP TYPE BOARD LOOKING

2003-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Model number? Is there a web site with more info? Mike WA6ILQ At 02:27 PM 12/20/03 -0600, you wrote: Vega also makes a box that will do two links at the same time. Dealer cost is about $875 per unit. KB5MBK -Original Message- From: dep_ru_kidding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Reverse Burst]

2003-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
If somebody will email me a good scan of the RB-1 paperwork, and if John can send me the reverse-engineered schematic I'll combine them and make a web page and add it to the Com-Spec page on www.repeater-builder.com Mike WA6ILQ At 02:47 PM 12/20/03 -0600, you wrote: skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Icom V8000 as a repeater transmitter

2003-12-21 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:14 AM 12/21/03 +, you wrote: I am having trouble finding any VHF radios to be used as a transmitter for my repeater. I have a 2-meter repeater made from two GM300 Motorola radios. My problem is is that the radio that is used for transmit burned up the pa and is no longer usable. I have

Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] TS-64]

2003-12-21 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
has drawn, if the FET can switch quicker than a NPN then use it - that answer may require a degree in advanced silicon applications, the NPN has run for about 7 years near Lake Erie but your mileage will vary and surely be shortened if sparks fall from the sky. Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: It's

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Fan controller

2003-12-25 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:04 AM 12/25/03 +, you wrote: I need a simple circuit for a repeater PA fan controller with delay time out. See below I did a search, but found nothing. That's funny. I put the three words repeater fan control into Google and got over 16,000 hits. The first 30 or so were

[Repeater-Builder] If you climb a tower, you need to read this....

2003-12-30 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000568/d000568.html Mike Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: SWR between radio and duplexer

2004-01-05 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 02:12 AM 1/5/04 -0600, you wrote: A little tip for folks posting long urls put them inside the arrows that you find on the upper case comma and period... They won't break... like this... http://www.emrcorp.com/catalog/FullLine/HARDWARE/accessories/HW_FILT_LIN EMATCH_LOAD.pdf

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor channel element

2004-01-05 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:03 PM 1/5/04 -0600, you wrote: Before I go out in My unheated Garage at 14 Deg in Indiana and try and find My old Micor uhf mobile , can anyone tell Me if the Transmit Element is the same one used in the Micor Unified repeater ? it was on 444.750 and I need it in the Rptr. Thanks Don

[Repeater-Builder] Re: CW ID info

2004-01-06 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:01 PM 1/6/04 -0600, you wrote: I just had a old rack mount data Signal CWID-70 Re programmed with My call , They forgot to put /R But I will use My controller for That. I was thinking of putting a 220 Link on My 440 repeater or a remote . Do I have to ID That as /L Or can it just be My

[Repeater-Builder] Please check your junk box...

2004-01-17 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Looking for the following: good PA board for a low power UHF Mitrek channel elements on 52.525 for a low band Mitrek (if somebody has a set for sale, it saves me ordering new) the little plug that connects an external PL encoder to a Yaesu 720 Schematic and/or service manual for a Kenwood

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: #$%#$F@#$ Micor

2004-01-18 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
If this is a repeater (where there is no antenna relay) there is a simple way to fix this... unground the F1 TX channel element pin and connect it to the antenna relay control lead. This way when the TX is keyed the channel element is turned on. Mike WA6ILQ At 06:41 PM 1/18/04 +, you

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RF Coverage Software

2004-01-27 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:31 PM 1/26/04 -0700, you wrote: On Monday, Jan 26, 2004, at 18:48 America/Denver, Tim Shephard wrote: Anyone know of a shareware package to give you a coverage map when you enter the radio and terrain data? I've used one called Radio Mobile, written by a German Ham and available

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dual Band Antenna's?

2004-01-27 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:39 AM 1/27/04 +, you wrote: I'm sure this has been discussed before but what are your thoughts about a good quality base station dual band (2/440) antenna's? I know I can get the Diamond / Comet but was woundering if there's anything out there in the commercial world. Thanks..

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dual Band Antenna's?

2004-01-29 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:34 PM 1/28/04 -0500, you wrote: The antenna looks great, and the price is certainly reasonable (we're a Government agency, not a ham group on a tight budget.) We just need a dual band 2-Meter / 440-MHz antenna for one remaining available support that will be stout, like a Stationmaster or

[Repeater-Builder] Info needed

2004-01-30 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Does anybody have any info (especially schematics) on the following Micor station cards: Auto Station ID - QRN8424B Station Test Set - either TLN1873A or TLN5957A Thanks in advance Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Shorten Tail SQ. on older Repeaters

2004-01-30 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 01:56 PM 1/30/04 +, you wrote: Any Ideas for an older repeater SQ tail would like to shorten it. You've essentially said my car isn't running right, can you tell me what to do to fix it? You really haven't given us enough information to generate a correct answer. First is the definition

Re: Fw: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater for GMRS use-help needed??

2004-02-05 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 12:16 AM 2/5/04 -0500, you wrote: These are the same idiots that will put commercial frequencies in a ham rig. 8 hams were fined at Hamvention for that blunder. Can you elaborate on that? This is the first I've heard of it. Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio Recorder

2004-02-07 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
John: You may want to keep that 286 for yourself. A lot of the Moto software that is used to program the synthesized radios (like Maxtrac, MT-1000, Spectra, Saber, etc) will not run on anything faster than 100mhz. There are tricks to slow down older computers, but it's a lot less problematical

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio Recorder

2004-02-07 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 06:24 PM 2/6/04 +, you wrote: Can anyone tell Me of a Software that would let Me take a old computer and a sound card and use that on a repeater, Would like one with a Time and Date stamp . Thanks Don KA9QJG/R Don, are you looking for a recorder or a player? Do you want the computer

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek repeater builders group starting on groups.msn.com

2004-02-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 03:05 PM 2/8/04 +, tennesseestargazer wrote: http://groups.msn.com/MitrekRepeaterBuilders is the link to this new group. The group has just started, so there are no postings yet. Please visit and start posting. Thanks Joe KG4UJC Why bother? Is there too much traffic on the existing

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Pac/Rt

2004-02-09 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:22 PM 2/8/04 -0800, you wrote: Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:51 PM 2/8/04 +, you wrote: hi I dont know if some one can tell me how i setup Motorola Pac/Rt mobile repeater, VHF, Model H13TTY3110ASP29 to stand alone repeater The short answer is you can't

Re: [Repeater-Builder] The reason I started - - addition: forgot to mention...

2004-02-09 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 01:45 AM 2/9/04 +, you wrote: The reason I started the group on MSN is for the need for information on converting a mitrek and building a repeater. The mitrek group here is very slow on posting new messages. Some I submitted 4 days ago have yet to be posted. While some groups may have a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Source for 175 MHz 1/2 Wave whip?

2004-02-10 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:51 AM 2/10/04 -0800, you wrote: Slightly off topic, but in the realm of RF. Does anyone know of a source for 175 MHz 1/2 Wave whip? Can be telescoping, but a plane whip would do OK. I need a PL259 on the end. Could make one if I could find a source for replacement whips. It's for a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Need lowband Exec II xciter align instructions

2004-03-12 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:54 PM 3/12/04 +, you wrote: The thing works fine - it's a lowband Exec II 42-50 MHz model and I'm running it at 53.550 MHz with 100 W output. The exciter runs around 200 mW. I have gone through and peaked everything for max output but I'm sure this isn't the proper way because you're

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MCC RC-1000V

2004-03-14 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:36 PM 3/13/04 -0500, you wrote: anyone have a pinout diagram for the Micro Computer Concepts RC-1000V ita cute 25 pin connector but if i had a jpg or hi rez gif to show me what pins are what , it would be appreciated Russ N3TIH 444.450 Canton PA 's First 440 If it's the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MCC RC-1000V

2004-03-14 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:59 AM 3/14/04 -0500, you wrote: On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 22:36:04 -0500, Russell Filling wrote: anyone have a pinout diagram for the Micro Computer Concepts RC-1000V ita cute 25 pin connector but if i had a jpg or hi rez gif to show me what pins are what , it would be

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: TX-RX Duplexer Tuning

2004-03-16 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:07 PM 3/15/04 -0500, you wrote: Come on now guys.show me a bloke who tuned his FIRST set of cavities with a QRP tx, a long bit of coax, a tunable rx with a vhf converter, and a second hand scope and I will show you some who could end up as a real engineer, understanding what

Re: [Repeater-Builder] CSI-32/PLUS

2004-03-19 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:17 PM 3/18/04 +, you wrote: I am looking for a user/installation manual for a Communication Systems Incorporated (CSI) CSI-32/PLUS community repeater tone panel. This is a Plus-Phone Version 4.0 S/N P7324 Tried the CSI Webpage but no luck on out of production info.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coaxial sp3t switch

2004-03-23 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:24 AM 3/23/04 +, you wrote: Does anyone know if anyone makes a SP4T 12vdc switch that is N.C.? I looked on the net found some Dowkey type switchs but all of then are N.O. A buddy of mine gave me an old Super Scanner antenna 3 beam and the relay box fell apart. It had these little 3amp

Re: [Repeater-Builder] desktrac

2004-03-28 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 03:41 PM 3/28/04 +, you wrote: Is there any PDF's on the controls of a desktrac? Not at www.repeater-builder.com just yet. I've been contacted by a group that is looking at taking a Desktrac UHF repeater and building it up in a metal suitcase for use as a rapid deployment repeater...

Re: [Repeater-Builder] a little help

2004-03-28 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Not to mention a WHOLE LOT longer If you end up going with a fiberglass stick, you should seriously consider side mounting it with a top support. Look at www.repeater-builder.com, then click on the Antenna Systems Information page and read the article titled Help!! I have a crackling noise

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio Reproduction

2004-04-06 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 02:14 PM 4/5/04 -0700, you wrote: Joe, 2 questions: -How many poles is the LPF, of what design (Butterworth, Chebyshev, elliptical?) -Would you be interested in selling the bare boards/parts as kits? If not, could you share the schematic with us? A friend of mine has an

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Consolette Base]

2004-04-06 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:14 PM 4/5/04 -0500, you wrote: Made by what manufacturer? (Motorola??) Motorola What model? Model # L44JJBxx Mitrek medium power UHF base. Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ *

[Repeater-Builder] Your assistance needed - questions on a factory Mitrek mobile repeater...

2004-04-09 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Anybody know what company or agency the Mitrek-based mobile repeater at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3089290598 was made for? The X in the model number tells me it was a full-production-run sized special order. It's an interesting beast, and I'd like to know more about it

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Digital linking project - Digital Sinad?

2004-04-11 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:02 PM 4/10/04 +, you wrote: Greetings, I am putting together an experimantal addon to my repeater. It will consist of 3-5 remote receivers situated in various spots in the repeater coverage area. The idea is to make handheld access possible over the entire coverage area. Handhelds can

Re: [Repeater-Builder] the mobile micor

2004-04-13 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
long pursuit. Marv, WA4NC Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: At 10:14 AM 4/12/04 -0400, you wrote: any one know what the max dc volts a micor can take before it cooks? I have a motorola cabinet not sure from what but it has a power supply in it that is capable of out putting 13.1 to 16.3 v at 36a. I just

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Infomation Needed

2004-04-14 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 04:07 PM 4/13/04 +, you wrote: I have a Micor or Mitrek Repeater or what i think is a repeater.Here the Model number can anyone tell me what it is Model Number C73RTB/3103CM Bobby/N2BR The Rosetta Stone for Micor model numbers is at

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Mitrek T83JJA3900DK

2004-04-17 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:15 PM 4/16/04 +, you wrote: Motorola Mitrek T83JJA3900DK, Can this radio be programed to work as a repeater ? Made into a repeater, yes. Programmed, no - there are no microprocessors in it. Frequency control is done by crystals. Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need help in layout

2004-04-17 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 12:41 AM 4/17/04 +, you wrote: Design help needed. I'd like to take a Selectone ST138 to a maxtrac receiver in a Desktrac. I want it to latch and toggle the output to a 12V relay. So when I key the portable with that PL it will close and when I key it the second time it will open. How

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio problems revisited

2004-04-18 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:42 PM 4/17/04 -0400, you wrote: I mentioned this problem to the group a couple of weeks agosame thing is happening with a little more info. MCC Converted GE Mastr Exec II with built in RC100 w/TS64 (UHF) ARR Preamp Motorola B/R Cans DCI UHF Filter (10c) between the repeater antenna and

[Repeater-Builder] Off topic, but worth the bandwidth... Fwd: SERIOUS - Trojan Alert

2004-04-29 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
The guys where I used to work sent me this today... it's only the second one they've sent this year, and if they think it's worth sending out, well, it's worth passing along... BTW if anybody needs a top LAN / WAN person in Southern Calif please let me know... I've been looking for over a year.

[Repeater-Builder] New page at www.repeater-builder

2004-04-29 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
I've been going through my radio manual file cabinets and culling out the duplicates. In the process I built a table of radio suffixes and wrote a new article for www. repeater-builder. Please take a minute and check out the Figuring out what you have article on the Motorola page at

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Celwave Super StationMaster Refinish?

2004-04-29 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 04:37 PM 4/29/04 +, you wrote: I acquired an old Super StationMaster a while back that is still in my front yard waiting to go onsite. I have been wanting to refinish the fiberglass fabric that is getting a little thread bare. I found a CelWave document advocating the use of a not locally

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Apcor?

2004-04-30 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
That's because they broke when they word wrapped. Just cut and paste both pieces into the browser - they will work just fine. If people would bracket them with arrows they wouldn't break. Like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=4674item=3812473407rd=1

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Please help with a portable repeater case

2004-05-01 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 01:40 PM 5/1/04 -0500, you wrote: I am building a repeater with two TK840's. Where can I get a case so I can put a power supply , the two radios, mobile duplxer, and the controller in it so I may make it portable. Also, is there a case front to adapt the 7.1 power supply to the 5.6 kewood

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Voters Radios

2004-05-03 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:08 PM 5/3/04 +, you wrote: Wondering what type of radios are available for use as voters for a repeater. I am told that it is best if all the receivers are the same for the voters, my plans are to use all micors of the same chassis. Is this true as well for the transmitters? What my

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Voters Radios

2004-05-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:34 PM 5/3/04 -0500, you wrote: Ok, so then what about the transmitters, or is it the transmitters that have to be equal? That is the part that I am missing, because the transmitted audio into the voter comes in on 146 Mhz, and exits through a transmitter on 902 Mhz. Mathew First, as

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Help Needed with UHF Micor PA TLE1713A

2004-05-05 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:45 PM 5/4/04 +, you wrote: I have a UHF unified chassis Micor with the tle1713a AMP I get full pwr. out without the TLE1893B circulator in line, I have tried three different circulators. Can someone please advise me what could be wrong. Thanks Brian Tune the circulator.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Source for custom made cables

2004-12-18 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 11:07 AM 12/18/04, you wrote: Bill Pasternak will build you any kind of cable assembly for a price. Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, of Newsline fame, has absolutely no relationship with Pasternack Enterprises, the cable company. Pasternak Enterprises It's Pasternack Enterprises - note the ck

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek

2004-12-18 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
I may be able to help, but it will take a day or two... While I make a couple of phone calls, Venkat what frequencies do you need? Maybe someone on this group has them in their box of elements left over from their amateur radio conversions. Of maybe someone has a leftover set of UHF commercial

[Repeater-Builder] For Sale or For Trade

2004-12-19 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
For sale or for trade. Due to a repeater changing frequency I have a spare Micor RX element (KXN1024) set up on 440.600mhz. It was rebuilt and temp-comp'd by International Crystal. Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Insurance

2004-12-19 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Contact the ARRL and ask them about their insurance program. They've done this a few times and have a standard info package they send out. At 02:37 AM 12/19/04, you wrote: The local club is currently moving our repeter system, a linked three receiver site/one transmitter site to a single high

[Repeater-Builder] Re: GP-68 info

2004-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Anybody got an answer to this email which I got from a friend? Do you know anybody who can do an alignment on a GP-68? I acquired one which is almost 1khz off frequency and would like to get it calibrated correctly. Or is it something I can do myself? Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: GP-68 info

2004-12-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
, what is a GP-68? Sounds like a Diesel Locomotive ... Neil - WA6KLA Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: Anybody got an answer to this email which I got from a friend? Do you know anybody who can do an alignment on a GP-68? I acquired one which is almost 1khz off frequency and would like to get

Re: [Repeater-Builder] KFI down tower pics

2004-12-21 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:19 AM 12/21/04, Mike Perryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a very historic facility steeped in AM lore.. Yep. The tower site is a local landmark, just off of Interstate 5, a few miles from Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm. KFI moved its transmitter location from downtown Los

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Non standard CTCSS tones in Amateur service

2004-12-22 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 02:44 PM 12/21/04, you wrote: I know a repeater that required a tone not implemented in the standard 38 would not make a it too popular but is it legal? I was wondering if a pair of these on a rcv link would discorage interference. http://www.com-spec.com/ts64.htm There is no FCC rule

[Repeater-Builder] Question for the group... and a thank you.

2004-12-22 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
One thing I could use some help on... Is there a software package that can turn a TIFF file into a PDF that can be cut and pasted from? eFax shows up as a TIFF format file, and nothing I have right now will take TIFF and make it into a file that I can cut and paste from. I've been offered a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Question for the group... and a thank you.

2004-12-22 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 11:11 AM 12/22/04, you wrote: At 10:51 AM 12/22/2004 -0800, you wrote: Is there a software package that can turn a TIFF file into a PDF that can be cut and pasted from? ---Mike, Adobe can work with a postscript file and convert that into a pdf. I'm thinking that TIF PS may not be that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Speaker Level Mixing

2004-12-31 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Go over to your local car stereo shop - the place where they sell those 500w amps and build the latest and greatest boogie buggys or thump trucks - and get a pair of speaker isolator transformers. They may not call them that, but picture a 8 ohm in / 8 ohm out transformer about the size of a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Speaker Level Mixing

2004-12-31 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:18:49 -0800, Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go over to your local car stereo shop - the place where they sell those 500w amps and build the latest and greatest boogie buggys or thump trucks - and get a pair of speaker isolator transformers. They may

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Speaker Level Mixing

2004-12-31 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 01:44 PM 12/31/04, you wrote: On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:02:43 -0600, Al Wolfe wrote: Once upon a time you could buy 6 X 9 speakers with two voice coils, Just make sure your radios filter out the PL! True! I can just imagine what a 100Hz tone would sound like through a 6x9 :) Probably just

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Speaker Level Mixing

2005-01-01 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 01:02 PM 12/31/04, you wrote: Once upon a time you could buy 6 X 9 speakers with two voice coils, each 8 ohms or so. Haven't seen one for years, but they may still be out there somewhere. Used to use one for just what you are wanting to do, run two rigs into one speaker. 73, Al, K9SI

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Speaker Level Mixing

2005-01-03 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
in another 19k or so miles Mike WA6ILQ At 08:17 PM 1/1/05, you wrote: Mike, it looks like your car. Neil Joe Montierth wrote: --- Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 01:02 PM 12/31/04, you wrote: Once upon a time you could buy 6 X 9 speakers with two

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters?

2005-01-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Dakota... Can your operational requirements be met by a station in a parked vehicle, or does it have to be operational while in motion? Can your 2m repeater requirements be filled by a single channel solution? Twenty years ago when UHF was not in use locally by the average ham we had a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters?

2005-01-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
adapter keying boxes in the garage. Porta-peters are handy items. Who was it that made a repeater by cutting a UHF HT-220 board in half with a jewelers saw?? cutting between traces? And then added a 2m HT-220 as a porta-mote? Mike WA6ILQ Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: Dakota... Can your

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:26 PM 1/7/05, you wrote: FMTRU 5V indead! OK COT's [Certifiable Old Timers] - quiz time! 1. Who was Michael J. Van Den Branden? WA8UTB Editor of FM Repeaters magazine I gave away a full set a while back... 2. Who was K6MVH? Modulated Vibrator Hash ? Ken Sessions, who preferred Mister

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 09:11 PM 1/7/05, you wrote: __ He was Mr. Repeater He sure was! K6MVH, Ken W. Sessions Jr. was editor of FM magazine and wrote the books: Radio Amateur's F-M Repeater Handbook and The 2-Meter FM Repeater Circuits

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola microphone schematic

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:59 PM 1/7/05, you wrote: --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one of thoes 5V 's I got it from Spence Porter Of Comm spec. fame. MVH =Ken Sesons (sp) He was Mr. Repeater I no nothing about 76 I was on 94. 73 WB6DNX

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Help!

2005-01-08 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:56 AM 1/8/05, you wrote: Hello Folks, I know it has been a while since I've posted any news of my simplex repeater project. I have obtained 6 Motorola Mitrek transceivers with the control cable and control head. I have plenty of channel elements and having them recrystaled will not be

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A heads-up to repeater owners

2005-01-12 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
receiver have had no problems. However, I have plenty of NWS signal. -- Original Message -- Received: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:58:13 AM CST From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] A heads-up to repeater owners The local Radio

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: A heads-up to repeater owners

2005-01-12 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 02:48 AM 1/12/05, you wrote: The local NWS TX here is 250w (into a 10db stick), and it's on Mount Wilson at 5000 feet. Mike WA6ILQ you made a mistake. The NWS is on Mt lukens on .55 and on Santiago peak, .450 IIRC. On the Mt lukens NWS' ID it states located on Mt Lukens... It was

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WTB: GMRS Repeater

2005-01-14 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Look at the Kenwood page at www.repeater-builder.com ... the service manual is there, as is an article by AH6LE on doing just what you are talking about. Mike WA6ILQ At 02:56 PM 1/13/05, you wrote: Has anyone interfaced an external controller to a Kenwood TKR-820? I have one I would like to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WTB: GMRS Repeater

2005-01-14 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Sorry, I goofed. The service manuals and AH6LE writeup is for a TKR-750/850. Mike At 06:08 PM 1/13/05, you wrote: Look at the Kenwood page at www.repeater-builder.com ... the service manual is there, as is an article by AH6LE on doing just what you are talking about. Mike WA6ILQ At 02:56 PM

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSR 2000 Base Station

2005-01-16 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:59 PM 1/15/05, you wrote: Has anyone converted an MSR2000 base to repeater configuration? I am wondering what the conversion would entail. Will KC4YBZ Well, there is a web site associated with this yahoogroup... www.repeater-builder.com Just click on Motorola, then Mitrek / MSR-2000

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Seperation

2005-01-17 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 10:47 AM 1/16/05, you wrote: I am sure this has been asked before, but I did a search archive on the subject and came up with 0. I have a GR 300 repeater with no duplexer, so I need 2 antennas. I tried a Larson mobile antenna w/ the ground radials as the receive antenna and the same for the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 220 Repeater

2005-01-19 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Another option on the 13-509 (220mhz) or the 13-500 (2m) is to use the Link-Comm board that puts a Micor squelch on it. Look at my Mitrek Interfacing article at www.repeater-builder.com for info on that board, specifically http://www.repeater-builder.com/mitrek/mitrek-interfacing.html. The

[Repeater-Builder] RE: DB224 Spacing

2005-01-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Do you have any means to scan paperwork? If so, could I get you to scan any paperwork that came with the 224 and 228? If you look at http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/ant-sys-index.html and scroll down to the DB antennas section you will see that all we have is the DB201 and the DB420.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 220 Repeater

2005-01-21 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:33 PM 1/20/05, you wrote: --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They were built as cheap as CBs of the era, and on the same production lines. But we hams built repeaters out of them because that's all there was. This may be all true

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: DB224 Loop Lengths for 145.110 Mhz?

2005-01-24 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 04:29 PM 1/23/05, you wrote: I have seen the screw in the ends modification and am leaning in that direction. But they need to be well sealed I am sure to prevent corrosion and the associated noise that can be produced. I understand that the element to the support contact needs to be welded

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Rx is Better than TX, Why

2005-01-25 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Either your wattmeter is lying, or you have one of two worse problems.. 1) Check your TX with a spectrum analyzer. I'll bet that your on-frequency power is down. A wattmeter reads power on all frequencies - spurs or on frequency. I was bit by that oversight years ago. A 6m 100w TX that used

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Rx is Better than TX, Why

2005-01-25 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:30 PM 1/24/05, Dave Gingrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 24, 2005, at 18:28, w9mwq wrote: Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing better than it transmits. Here's the setup, the the issue. I have a Maggorie (no comments) HiPro transmiitter running 2 watts

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: DB224 Loop Lengths for 145.110 Mhz?

2005-01-25 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 05:55 AM 1/25/05, you wrote: Hi all I've followed this thread with great interest seeing that our club just purchased a DB224E to replace an aged stationmaster. Question...We ordered the 138-150 mHz model, Tessco part # 62446. Tessco is a out of sight, out of mind organization. They do not

[Repeater-Builder] Off Topic: Looking for a job?

2005-01-25 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
As many of you know, I've been looking for permanent employment for a while (10+ years in computer networks integration / administration / support). I received this in email from a friend and I don't think I'll be applying... The $35 per day per diem raises the salary to over $4300/mo or

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola micor station card question ???

2005-01-27 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 11:01 AM 1/27/05, you wrote: Anyone know anything about or how to re-program a tln641cdx a12 micor station Morse id card??? The main chip which I believe that is programmable n82s123n on the card Thanks Keith va3kmc IRLP node 2650 The 82S123 chip is a 8-bit wide one-time PROM, that is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: searching archives

2005-01-28 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
If anybody wants to write a sort-the-archives application I can contribute everything from June of 2003. Mike WA6ILQ At 08:27 PM 1/27/05, you wrote: Well that kinda defeats the purpose don't you think? How can you expect people to find what they want rather than ask the same stuff over and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MTR-2000

2005-02-02 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:50 AM 2/2/05, you wrote: I'm looking to set up a Doug Hall voter system on a Motorola MTR-2000 repeater. I called DHE but they dont have any interface information for that repeater available. Wondering if anyone else has done this and might have the connection and config information to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted PL INCODER for Micor base station

2005-02-03 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 02:48 PM 2/3/05, you wrote: Hello all I am looking for an incoder for a micor base station ( the one that the cards go into ) need PL of 162.2 again just need the INCODER and PL The encoder comes in two basic types - the difference includes the number of pins on the edge of the board.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hustler G6-440

2005-02-09 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 02:41 PM 2/9/05, you wrote: ok thanks everybody for your comments regarding the Hustler antenna. I was under the impression that DB no longer manufactured antennas in the ham band. It pleases me to find out that they still do. They do, but on special order. And, as I understand, it has to

[Repeater-Builder] Syntor X-9000

2005-02-09 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Anybody got an extra manual for sale for a UHF Syntor X-9000 ??? T34KEJ7J04AK, chassis # is HUE 2050B Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] db-404 db-408 db-320 db-420 values / measurements

2005-02-11 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:15 AM 2/11/05, skipp025 at yahoo.com wrote: I'll offer any of this information free and make it available to Mike or Kevin for the RB web page in addition to posting it on the sonic web page of the www.radiowrench.com/sonic web site. Absolutely - send it along we'll post it, naturally

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: db-404 db-408 db-320 db-420 values / measurements

2005-02-12 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 11:51 AM 2/11/05, you wrote: Mike, I've already sent you the 404-D paperwork, but I only have an arrl.net domain email address for you. I don't think the arrl relay will allow attachments. Otherwise you'd have seen the first one already. I went looking for it and found it - must have had a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] re: repeater rx range

2005-02-14 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Very true, Skipp. In a similar vein, I've had a few folks contact me via email on topics that could loosely fit into the repeater system engineering category, and one of the web sites I send them to is http://www.anglelinear.com/repeaters/repeaters.html. Chip makes the same point there, and

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