[Repeater-Builder] Need Hardline connectors!

2004-08-16 Thread John Clark
I need two connectors for 5/8-inch hardline. I would prefer BNC or "F" connectors for termination. (Will settle for anything) I have over 350 ft of excess cable that I will trade for connectors, if anyone is interested. The cable jacket says "1994 Commscope" on it. I am hoping for someone

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Omnidirectional antenna into 2m band

2004-07-23 Thread John Clark
Think Division. A gain of zero is probably illegal anyway and subject to fines by the FCC... :) John Clark - KI4AWK Thomasville, GA [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 4:41 PM Subject

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek Still Popular as a Repeater Project Radio?

2004-05-05 Thread John Clark
I am using a Mitrek as a 6m repeater (actually two separate for TX and RX) and it is working great. My next project is a 2M repeater from Mitreks.. Plan on finding Mitreks for around $10-$30 depending on model and channel elements being with it or not. John Clark - KI4AWK Thomasville, GA

[Repeater-Builder] DIY Autopatch?

2004-03-24 Thread John Clark
Does anyone have any simple plans or schematicsfor an autopatch? I am thinking of copying the Hamtronics AP3 schematic. Has anyone used it before? I can almost build it completely from an old modem and other spare parts. Also, I want to make the reverse patch where anyone (my mom) can

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna support structures

2004-03-19 Thread John Clark
several friends) this way. And I know where more is. (sorry, already spoken for) John Clark - KI4AWKThomasville, GA[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Stephen Slider To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:23 PM Subject

[Repeater-Builder] CATV Hardline Connectors?

2004-03-18 Thread John Clark
Hey guys, Where is a good place toget connectors for CATVHardline? I have 7/8" hardline and need two connectors that terminate to type N. The one damaged connector I have is anAugat LRC A1 875 NFK 3 John Clark - KI4AWK Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the we

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 6M duplexers - HELIAX

2004-03-17 Thread John Clark
It told me everything I needed to know. I will be happy to talk with anyone interested in doing this. Heck, I'll even give you a set tuned to 51.7! John Clark - KI4AWK Thomasville, GA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Audio Recorder

2004-02-07 Thread John Clark
Don, I have a 286 computer that the TV station used for music going to commercial out of the news. It runs in dos. If you can't find something similar in your dogpile searches, (learned something new myself, though I prefer 'google') let me know. I'm sure the program is small enough to zip up

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Fuses on power cords

2004-01-08 Thread John Clark
A competitor of ours wired a cement truck with a new Kenwood right to the battery with both leads (not fusing the negative lead). It lost the chassis ground, and the starter current went through the radio back to the battery. The radio was toast (literally). Joe M. I would agree that this is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] diddle sticks???

2004-01-08 Thread John Clark
If you need one for Motorola, they still sell them. About $7 with shipping and all. That's where I went for tuning my mitreks If you get a younger sounding person on the phone, ask for a tuning screwdriver --they may not know 'diddle'! Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web,

[Repeater-Builder] Cable Lengths and Connectors

2004-01-08 Thread John Clark
I am building notch filters for my 6m repeater project (out of 1 5/8 heliax) The connecting cables between the filters are all 1/4 wavelength, per the design instructions. The cable connecting the notch filters to the radio will need to have connectors in the line (to pass through the cabnet,

[Repeater-Builder] DB 212 6m repeater antenna null

2004-01-04 Thread John Clark
I have two DB 212 (folded dipole) antennas that I have tuned for a 6m repeater project. I would like to use one for RECEIVE and one for TRANSMIT. Where does a null occur directly under one of these antennas? I want to place them so that the isolation is best at 51.2 MHz, but as high as possible

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek Radio Problem

2003-12-23 Thread John Clark
John, What are you using for metering? do you have a motorolla test set? If not, get one or borrow one. What about a manual? the manual has suggested starting points for the slugs per frequency. If it is more than a few turns off, you will get no readings. I have tuned up several mitreks and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for Good Ideas to Turn on and off a Repeater

2003-12-23 Thread John Clark
Sorry, I think I misunderstood your question. I thought you were wanting to disable or enable your repeater remotely, but with more careful reading it seems to me you want to build your own controller. Why not get a simple kit controller? again, look at hamtronics.com They have a very simple

[Repeater-Builder] Interesting scam

2003-12-22 Thread John Clark
Look at this ebay auction if you are bored: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=41361item=3066554556 .. and someone tell me how to mod my scanner where it will pick up conversations from someones home stereo?! **not affiliated with the seller in any way** --John KI4AWK

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Hi / I am new]

2003-12-15 Thread John Clark
Andy, Not really Hard, just time consuming and expensive. Learn all you can before you start buying things. Price, Quality, and degree of difficulty all go up together. To me it's worth the quality increase to push the others to the limit. I have been a ham for lest than 6 months and am nearly

[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Cabnet

2003-12-10 Thread John Clark
I am in need of a small weather-proof repeater cabnet, big enough for two Mitreks, a power supply, and a controller. (My duplexers will be external) This is to be mounted out the platform of a broadcast tower. If anyone has one for sale or knows where one is, please let me know. Thanks, John -

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

2003-12-04 Thread John Clark
If you are looking at the 3.58 MHz on demodulated video, then you are looking at a framesync. In today's world of broadcasting, the consumer TV's will be much more forgiving of the 3.58 drift and still lock on to it, so its accuracy is not as important as it was back in the day. Knowing what I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek Repeater 500 kHz split

2003-11-27 Thread John Clark
and happy Thanksgiving up in Oregon (my dome house came from Oregon!) John Clark wrote: How many cavities do you have for 500kc split? A transistor pa with 1 meg takes at least 4 to run 40 watts, I am using six BR notch filters. this is a split site? no, the radio (rx and tx

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek Repeater 500 kHz split

2003-11-27 Thread John Clark
it a repeater, and I guess I should have said that a strong signal can make it through fine, but a marginal signal will become unusable. Neil @ 4:15am ... in Oregon Good morning and happy Thanksgiving up in Oregon (my dome house came from Oregon!) John Clark wrote: How many cavities

[Repeater-Builder] Mitrek Repeater 500 kHz split

2003-11-26 Thread John Clark
Has anyone had any success or failure in using a 60 watt Mitrek for a repeater on a 500 kHz seperation? Should I use two seperate Mitreks for TX / RX to prevent internal desence? Should I reconsider my frequency pair and use a 1 MHz? In my installation, the radio will be on a tower in a cabnet

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek Low Band Manual

2003-11-19 Thread John Clark
I have one that I will scan tonight if no one else has done it already. --John - KI4AWK - Original Message - From: Adi Linden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:04 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Mitrek Low Band Manual Does