Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor UHF Sensivity

2010-09-06 Thread John J. Riddell
2V AC down to .2 v. AC is 20 DB quieting John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Tim Sawyer To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor UHF Sensivity I'm getting about 0.35 for 12 db SINAD. But that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Interference on VHF repeater

2010-09-04 Thread John J. Riddell
Bret, you might have your PA going in to oscillation creating the spurs due to a highly reactive duplexer. We had a similar problem here many years ago and fixed it with a simple tuner on the TX similar ot the GE Z matcher . The one that we used was Home Brew. When the tuner was adjusted for

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Pin Gunk

2010-09-04 Thread John J. Riddell
Eric, you're singing my tune ! I've used that stuff for many years now and it is really great. It was developed here in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada by DW Electrochemicals. As you know only a very small amount is needed on the surface to be effective. The last bottle that I purchased here in

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Pin Gunk

2010-09-04 Thread John J. Riddell
to narrow. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John J. Riddell Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 11:47 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MVP problem

2010-08-08 Thread John J. Riddell
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 10:27 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MVP problem Hi John, I am certain this wire goes to the audio squelch board that is under the front panelwhere does it hook up there?? 73s Steve --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, John J. Riddell ve3

Re: [Repeater-Builder] AGM Batteries

2010-08-07 Thread John J. Riddell
Ralph, I think Eric Lemmon has explained it very well...but I work for a large telecommunications company here in Canada and we put AGM / VRLA batteries in equipment cabinets all the time and never had a problem. They are mounted on a steel shelf with a rubber mat below them. We do use very

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MVP problem

2010-08-07 Thread John J. Riddell
Steve, that orange wire is Channel Guard disable. It goes to P1001, J910, then to J1001 on the Channel Guard board. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: steve w4...@localnet.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 8:08 PM Subject:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II Mobile Repeater?

2010-08-03 Thread John J. Riddell
John, In it's former life it probably was a mobile telephone. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: La Rue Communications To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 7:28 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II Mobile Repeater? Gentlemen

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Digest Number 7357

2010-07-28 Thread John J. Riddell
Albert, 94 refers to 146.940 Mhz, the original frequency used by many on FM...I got on in 1968. Then if 94 was busy some would switch to 76 146.760. 94 was often referred to as Channel A Most new repeaters in those days were on 146.940 with the input on 146.340. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT:Printing google or Bing maps from the web

2010-06-30 Thread John J. Riddell
Don, capture it with Alt + Printscreen then open an Excel spread sheet, then drop your captured screen to it with Control V Now you can print it. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Don Kupferschmidt To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:42

[Repeater-Builder] Decibel Z-Matcher Replacement Feed-Thru?

2010-05-09 Thread John J. Riddell
Here is some info on the GE version ...maybe it will help ? 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: travis8303 travis8...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 6:07 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Decibel Z-Matcher Replacement Feed-Thru? If

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Decibel Z-Matcher Replacement Feed-Thru?

2010-05-09 Thread John J. Riddell
Travis, the previous E mail that I sent likely has the Red X problem in the pictures. here is the link to the origianl version of what I sent. http://w4zt.com/zmatch/ 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: travis8303 travis8...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

[Repeater-Builder] yaesu FTL-7011 Off Topic

2010-05-01 Thread John J. Riddell
I recently received a Yaesu FTL-7011 F radio. It's brand new in the box. It has 24 channels and operates form 485-512 Mhz. Can anyone think of a use for this thing ? John VE3AMZ

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Direct Strike Lightning Detector

2010-04-27 Thread John J. Riddell
But Paul...Toronto is not near Lake Erie ! It's on Lake Ontario:-)) John VE3AMZ Waterloo, Ontario - Original Message - From: Paul Plack To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Direct Strike Lightning

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Pior Simon

2010-04-24 Thread John J. Riddell
Try, www.pionsimon.com They have a new web site for about a month now It worked for me just now... 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: orangetruck38 orangetruc...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:11 PM Subject:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] crimping assistance please

2010-04-12 Thread John J. Riddell
Chuck, I work for a National Telecom company here in Canada and we crimp everything used on DS-3 (BNC) and above. For the center pin you need a 12 point circular crimper and for the sleeve you need a good quality hex crimper such as Tyco etc. These two items can run you several hundred dollars

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Nice article on the Molotora Gontor

2010-04-01 Thread John J. Riddell
I had to laugh when it said you need a model 15 TTY to program it... I used to fix those things many years ago ! Klunk - klunk - klunk. :-)) 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Kevin Custer kug...@kuggie.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com; repea...@yahoogroups.com;

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: NOS GE Phoenix For Sale

2010-03-28 Thread John J. Riddell
Correct ! I have one here that is on UHF and it has two channels, a push button on the front to select A / B John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Richard To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: NOS

[Repeater-Builder] Controller order , paypal problems

2010-03-16 Thread John J. Riddell
Some of you will recall that I had problems with Paypal when ordering a repeater controller. I sent two E mails to paypal and got no satisfactory reply...just stock answers I then called them to find out why they sent an E Check for my purchase instead of an instant money transfer. Again the

[Repeater-Builder] final comments re Pion and Simon Controller

2010-03-11 Thread John J. Riddell
As this should be the final comments on my order of a controller, the main reason there was a delay is that Paypal processed this order with an E Cheque. I had expected an instant transfer of money as has happened many times in the past but when they do an E Cheque, it takes 10 - 15 days to

[Repeater-Builder] Pion and Simon

2010-03-10 Thread John J. Riddell
I ordered a Pion and Simon PSE 508-3 controller and have not received it yet here in Florida. They don't answer E mails and I can't find a telephone number for that company. Does anyone know their tel number ? Are they still in business ? 541-273-8958 does not work..This is the number

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Pion and Simon

2010-03-10 Thread John J. Riddell
It was ordered directly from their web site and paid for by Paypal. John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: La Rue Communications To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Pion and Simon Was it bought on

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Pion and Simon

2010-03-10 Thread John J. Riddell
happy, especially with the service I received from Al. Good Luck JIM KA2AJH On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:29 PM, John J. Riddell ve3...@earthlink.net wrote: It was ordered directly from their web site and paid for by Paypal. John VE3AMZ - Original Message

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LOOONG audio runs

2010-02-28 Thread John J. Riddell
Kris, the reason we don't put T-1 on cable pairs is of course NEXT FEXT. The receive level from a T-1 MUX is 6 Volts P:P so it will spill all over the cable. The standard for T-1 in seperately shielded pairs. We do use twisted pairs at a cross connect panel for short runs... (DSX-1 Panel) The

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LOOONG audio runs

2010-02-27 Thread John J. Riddell
Skipp, yes you can get shielded Cat 5. I've used it a few times when running near AC fixtures etc. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: skipp025 skipp...@yahoo.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 10:43 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re:

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

2010-02-18 Thread John J. Riddell
Les Smith died several years ago and the Company is no longer in business. Les started making crystals at CTS in Streetsville Ontario and about 35 years ago he started his own company. I have lot's of his crystals here. 73 John VE3AMZ Waterloo Ont. (Where the Blackberry was invented)

[Repeater-Builder] PSE 508 Controllers

2010-02-14 Thread John J. Riddell
Has anyone here used the Pion and Simon PSE508 series of controllers in a GE Mastr II ? Is the 508-3 with 4 channels of CTCSS worth considering ? 73 John VE3AMZ

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Service Monitor Input Protection

2010-01-05 Thread John J. Riddell
Jim, Many years ago when I was servicing radio equipment for Bell Canada, we used a special fuse holder with a very small value fuse on the input connector. That worked well and protected the external pad that we used on the signal generator. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dropping the Autopatch--Keep 911

2009-12-25 Thread John J. Riddell
Kurt, all Cellphones will dial 911 whether they are activated or not. But...the analogue phones will soon be turned off if they haven't already been shut down, very soon. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Facility 406 DM09 facility_...@earthlink.net To:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Off topic ... a time for God

2009-11-21 Thread John J. Riddell
The list owner has asked that all this stuff be stopped. Can you folks not understand that ? This list is for assisting with technical issues regarding repeater building. John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis kc8...@hotmail.com To:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cheap: Canadian Marconi Repeater.

2009-11-16 Thread John J. Riddell
Hi Tedd, Just wondered if you meant 146.28 / 146.880 as i think that is the standard pair JR - Original Message - From: Tedd Doda la...@sentex.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:51 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Cheap: Canadian

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II synthesizer

2009-05-26 Thread John J. Riddell
Tony, / Brian, You will have to change the receive offset crystal in the GLB and do some re-programming for the TX OP (possibly) depending on it's original out put freq. In the TX you will need to disable the feedback so that the first stage is an amplifier, not an oscillator. I built several of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Strang new noise in repeater

2009-05-24 Thread John J. Riddell
Norman, we had a similar situation many years ago with a Ham repeater that would lock up with a distant repeater using the reverse pair frequencies ! It was a sound like a hollow tunnel howling and growling.happened during periods of inversion. John VE3AMZ - Original Message -

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Connector plating vs PIM etc.

2009-05-22 Thread John J. Riddell
Paul, there is a product made here in Canada by DW Electro chemicals called Stabilant 22 that works wonders on connectors. It is a liquid and is about 35 dollars for a very small bottle. You just put a very small amount of it on each mating surface of the connectors and it becomes highly

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: A Home Brew 224 MHz Repeater Project. - (anderson power poles revisited)

2009-05-09 Thread John J. Riddell
Skipp, I had some (small connectors) that were made by TYCO and they seemed to have a much better spring in them and it took a lot more force to pull them apart. I suspect that soldering them may cause some of the problem, so I now have the proper' crimp tool. When you solder them the solder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: A Home Brew 224 MHz Repeater Project. - Part 2

2009-05-08 Thread John J. Riddell
: [Repeater-Builder] Re: A Home Brew 224 MHz Repeater Project. - Part 2 Ah, thank you John John J. Riddell wrote: Mike, don't use the little red / black plugsthey don't work so well. I have standardised on the 50 amp plugs...even in my car...they won't pull apart. I also use them

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: A Home Brew 224 MHz Repeater Project. - Part 2

2009-05-07 Thread John J. Riddell
Mike, don't use the little red / black plugsthey don't work so well. I have standardised on the 50 amp plugs...even in my car...they won't pull apart. I also use them on all my Son's farm machinery and he is very pleased with them. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Mike

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Maxtrac - Radius Mic Plug Pins to Enable CTCSS decode?

2009-04-03 Thread John J. Riddell
SkippIt's 5 - 6 on the 8 pin modular plug. I have one here. Now I seem to recall that Motorola counts those plugs backwards to the EIA standard So.when I say 5 and 6, face the plug away from you, tab on the top... Pin one is on your right. I use those plugs in my business here making

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need supplier for UHF welded yagi

2009-03-30 Thread John J. Riddell
Message - From: John J. Riddell To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need supplier for UHF welded yagi Gran, you might want to consider a Sinclair yagi...they are built like a battleship

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need supplier for UHF welded yagi

2009-03-29 Thread John J. Riddell
Gran, you might want to consider a Sinclair yagi...they are built like a battleship ! ...not cheap...but they work well. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Gran Clark To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 8:55 PM Subject:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Sinclair Q2220E

2009-03-25 Thread John J. Riddell
Re the Sinclair RES-LOC Q2220E Duplexer, they make a much better version, the Q2330E model. We use one here on VE3KSR, 146.970 It has 100 Db of Tx - Rx isolation at 500 Khz and midband isolation of 55 Db as opposed to 30 Db in the Q2220. Power rating is 350 watts on each unit. The

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Sinclair Q2220E

2009-03-25 Thread John J. Riddell
suggestions for improving the situation with our existing Q2220E duplexer? We could turn the P/A down even further, but there's not much more room to work with with this 40 watt P/A from it's current 25 watt level without causing spurs... On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:44 PM, John J. Riddell ve3

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Making PDFs

2009-03-22 Thread John J. Riddell
Dave, try down loading a small program called Cute PDF writer...it's free and will make PDF's for you. It is set up as a printer but saves them to a file on your computer. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Dave Gomberg da...@wcf.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] exec I vs exec II

2009-03-03 Thread John J. Riddell
Correct.The exec 1 had totally different innardsthe exec II is similar to the Mastr II The exec 1 had three tubes8106, x 2and 7984 PA John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Thomas Oliver tsoli...@tir.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Anybody have an email address or a phone number for K5JXM ?

2009-01-31 Thread John J. Riddell
board in this manor. Chris Carruba (WQIK389) CompuTec Data Systems Custom Written Software, Networking, Forensic Data Recovery -- From: John J. Riddell ve3...@earthlink.net To: Repeater-Builder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Anybody have an email address or a phone number for K5JXM ?

2009-01-30 Thread John J. Riddell
Mike, from the Internet... 73 John VE3AMZ Jesse Marroquin 2312 Senna Hills Ln Plano, TX 75025-4786 (972) 396-5807 - Original Message - From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ wa6...@gmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 11:18 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder]

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coax Interconnect (Inside Repeater)

2009-01-21 Thread John J. Riddell
Mike, the BNC connector was designed for quick insertion / disconnect and works very well in most applications. However the Type N connector is much more robust and would be my choice for critical connections such as a Duplexer or an Antenna etc We use them all the time in the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Stabilant

2009-01-10 Thread John J. Riddell
Eric, That stuff works really well...I've been using it for many years and it was developed here in Canada by DW Electrochemicals Ltd in Richmond Hill Ont. It works well on radio's that have multiple boards interconnected by pins that become intermittent, such as the Yaesu FT 2400H. I'm sure

[Repeater-Builder] Triplett 630 Multimeter

2009-01-08 Thread John J. Riddell
Triplett 630 Multimeter I came across the manual for the Triplett 630 Analogue Multimeter on the Internet in PDF format, and if anyone needs it I can send it to them. It's about 30 pages if you print it. John VE3AMZ

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: fan timer circuit

2008-12-21 Thread John J. Riddell
Kevin, another method of slowing down an AC fan is to put a capacitor in series with the AC leads as a voltage dropping element. A local Ham played with this idea many years ago and as I recall he started with a 1 Mfd paper capacitor. In his case he dropped the voltage to around 90 volts to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Amateur Radio Repeater Usage - what are you going to do about it?

2008-12-17 Thread John J. Riddell
Benjamin, The sparse activity seems to be everywhere.One suggestion is to add IRLP to your repeater. When there is no local activity there always seems to be someone listening on the various reflectors all over the world and you can chat with them. Some time back, I was driving to pick up my

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Sinclair q202gc duplexers

2008-11-24 Thread John J. Riddell
Jason, check with Sinclair, I understand that they will sell you a cable kit for the freq. that you need. Putting on a bunch of N connectors and doing it well is not a job for the Faint of Heart 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Jason Arnold To:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MFJ Analyzers (was Need SWR meter recomendation)

2008-11-23 Thread John J. Riddell
Jim, The attachment can't be openedmaybe you sould re-send it...? 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Jim Brown To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 1:07 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] MFJ Analyzers (was Need SWR meter

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Desense with DB4060 Duplexer

2008-10-08 Thread John J. Riddell
Scott, a product that I have used on all kinds of connections including RF is Stabilant 22. It is made in Richmond Hill Ontario and does a wonderful job of making a good connection between metal surfaces. It is quite expensive, $35.00 for a small bottle but you only need a drop of it to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] coax length

2008-09-23 Thread John J. Riddell
Colin, Non inductive resistors are quite inductive above 30 Mhz. The Cantenna is also a poor load at VHF / UHF. John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] coax

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wits End -- Desense

2008-08-31 Thread John J. Riddell
John, Make sure that every wire going in to the RX and TX box has a feed thru cap in series with it. Also you might put a few small ferrite beads on each wire as well. John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: John Transue To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wits End -- Desense

2008-08-31 Thread John J. Riddell
someone added some wiring and subsequently breached the integrity of the shielding effectiveness somewhere? First thing to come to mind is controller interfacing and CTCSS wiring. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: John J. Riddell To: Repeater-Builder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wits End -- Desense

2008-08-31 Thread John J. Riddell
I was wondering the same thing. Has someone added some wiring and subsequently breached the integrity of the shielding effectiveness somewhere? First thing to come to mind is controller interfacing and CTCSS wiring. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: John J

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rackmount clips/screws

2008-08-24 Thread John J. Riddell
One problem that I have found with pre-threaded 10-32 holes on racks etc, is that they paint them after they thread the holes. If you try to turn a screw in these holes, it will likely twist off. The best way to clean them out is to get a 10-32 tap and put it on the drill chuck and carefully

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rackmount clips/screws

2008-08-23 Thread John J. Riddell
Hammond Mfg has them...they are 10 - 32 nuts. They are also available in metric and a few other sizes as well. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: souryatlexcomincdotnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 7:45 PM Subject:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Registered Sex Offenders

2008-08-10 Thread John J. Riddell
Hey Guys. Could we drop this and get back to Repeater technical stuff...??? FCC rules discussion are also forbidden on this site, are they not...? 73 John VE3AMZ Canada. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Getting a Freq Counter to Read Lower

2008-07-19 Thread John J. Riddell
Kevin, Ramsey used to make an audio multiplier kit which would do what you want. I have one at home but am currently working away from home. The other thing that will work is a Fluke 8060A DMM. That is what I useit has a built in audio freq. counter. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr Professional Strip Covers

2008-07-18 Thread John J. Riddell
Fred, I have a complete Mastr Pro UHF repeater...I'd like to get rid of but it's in a desk mate cabinet and I want to keep the cabinet. This one has all the extra shielding for repeater use.. It can be had for the cost of the shippingprobably a transport truck or similar would be

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due toElectrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-05 Thread John J. Riddell
Yes there is a new version available from Fluke. I have one as well as two of the older versions. One is in my shirt pocket at all times ! If you ever tried to check a dead string of Christmas tree lights, then this thing is what you need. It will show you where the bad bulb is located by not

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Old GE, RCA and Motorola Tube Radios

2008-05-24 Thread John J. Riddell
Skipp, back in the early 60's we used to use a sponge taken from the inside of a defective Vibrator (Only the old timers will remember these things). It worked well to protect your fingers. I still have one of these things around here somewhere :-)) Someone made a tool for removing tubes

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dayton 2008

2008-05-19 Thread John J. Riddell
Scott, missed seeing you guys there this year...hope you can go next year . There was no rain but some wind this year. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Scott Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 3:28 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Adding Control Receiver without Separate Antenna

2008-05-12 Thread John J. Riddell
Hey Ron,How about setting your Font back to at least 10 for all the senior citizens who like to read your stuff :-)) 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Ron Wright To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:34 AM Subject: RE:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: VXR-7000U programming cable

2008-03-04 Thread John J. Riddell
Matt, There are two types of so called RJ-45 plugs. One is for solid wire and the other is for stranded wire. It is important to have a good quality crimper. For example if you are using AMP plugs you must use an AMP crimper. Any other type will not do the job. BTWRJ-45 is an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Off Topic (but with on topic questions): NTIA propaganda

2008-01-06 Thread John J. Riddell
Chuck, No they have not switched to UHFdunno where you got that info? I use an antenna here and still receive all of the VHF stations in Toronto and Buffalo. Erie is a problem for us with a high power channel 13 station in this area so Ch 12 is unwatchable. 73 John VE3AMZ Waterloo Ontario

[Repeater-Builder] Tubes...?

2007-09-03 Thread John J. Riddell
I wonder why the seller claims to have Phillips tubes when the picture clearly shows Rogers tubes ? Rogers made tubes in Toronto for over 50 years. Ted Rogers Sr invented the batteryless radio when he developed tubes that would work with an AC filament. His Ham call was 9RB and his radio

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Simple COR PTT to Echolink serial port interface

2007-08-19 Thread John J. Riddell
Ron, did you mean www.echolink.org ??? 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Ron Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Simple COR PTT to Echolink serial port interface Eric, At

[Repeater-Builder] mastr II exciter

2007-08-06 Thread John J. Riddell
I recently purchased a Mastr II VHF station and it has a PLL Tx exciter. Is it feasible to change that out with a normal P.M. Xtal type exciter. This one is part number PL19D423249 G2 and the one I'm looking for is a PL19D430230 G1 - G4 If this is possible are there other wiring changes to be

[Repeater-Builder] GE Tone module needed

2007-08-02 Thread John J. Riddell
I'm looking for a couple of 131.8 HZ , part number PL19B205280-G14 GE tone module's for a GE Exec or Mastr Pro. These are the red modules with a 7 pin plug on one end. 73 John VE3AMZ Waterloo Ontario

[Repeater-Builder] GE Tone module needed

2007-08-02 Thread John J. Riddell
I'm looking for a couple of 131.8 HZ , part number PL19B205280-G14 GE tone module's for a GE Exec or Mastr Pro. These are the red modules with a 7 pin plug on one end. 73 John VE3AMZ Waterloo Ontario

[Repeater-Builder] Com Spec TS-32HB

2007-07-31 Thread John J. Riddell
Does anyone have the data sheet on a TS-32HB CTCSS unit ? It is a very small unit with a 4 and an 8 pin header, and a 5 section dip switch to set the tones. It looks very different from the normal TS-32 Com Spec has it in their Fax back list but I can't get my fax to receive calls manually.

[Repeater-Builder] Wire source

2007-07-26 Thread John J. Riddell
While my wife was wandering around a Jo-Anne's fabric store on a recent trip to Akron Ohio, I noticed that they sell short length's of what appears to be copper wire. They had tinned, enamelled, and bare from size 16 to size 26 in lengths of about 10 feet or so. Maybe someone in the US

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Acronyms-a little OT

2007-07-07 Thread John J. Riddell
Eric, the Kids my grandchildren, use LOL as Laugh out loud in their E mails 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Eric Lemmon To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:07 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Acronyms-a little OT Doug,

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Need to find a product to develop goodwill at a tower site(s)

2007-05-27 Thread John J. Riddell
The simplest method is to use a weatherproof door opener receiver and regular door opener transmitters to open a gate. There are 10 dip switches in the transmitter so you can come up with a very secure code. Then issue a door opener TX to each person requiring site access. It's Understood that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Power-Pole connectors NOT for power

2007-03-24 Thread John J. Riddell
I too have used the SB-50 power pole connectors and they are GREAT ! All of my DC stuff here is standardized around the SB-50's I have installed them on my Son's big John Deere tractors to power accesory equipment, on his dairy farm Nortel uses the SB-50's (Black) on their fibre equipment and

[Repeater-Builder] RF Sampler source

2007-03-16 Thread John J. Riddell
Ridge Equipment, Eldersburg, Md, has an excellent RF sampler, made by Microlab model FXR adjustable signal sampler, 50 Mhz - 12 Ghz. 50 ohms, insertion loss 0.2 Db Silver plate finish It has an N female and N male on the through port and an adjustable pick-up link with a BNC on that port. I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GE EXEC II VHF Exciter Help Needed

2006-11-25 Thread John J. Riddell
Mathew, I think the picture of the coil layout is wrong on the Repeater Builders site T 105 is next to the metering jack and then 106, 107, 108 are in that row with 108 being in the position shown for 105 in the picture. The MVP and the Exec. 11 have the same layout according to my

Re: [Repeater-Builder] feed through caps

2006-11-24 Thread John J. Riddell
Skycraft Surplus in Winter Park Fla has them. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 5:49 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] feed through caps Anyone have a good source for screw mount chassis

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need source for RF RCA connectors

2006-05-28 Thread John J. Riddell
GaryI know what you mean...you'll find the missing stuff someday when you don't really need it :-)) John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:48 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change?

2006-05-23 Thread John J. Riddell
If you decide to use an 85 deg C oven, you must get the crystal cut for that temperature. I have plenty of GE ovens here if you need one6 or 12 volts. 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006

[Repeater-Builder] Mastr-Pro CTCSS

2006-05-16 Thread John J. Riddell
Does anyone have the manual or the schematic for the Mastr-Pro CTCSS board 4EK16A10 My manuals have the board layout but the schematic is not included. John VE3AMZ John J. Riddell, VE3AMZ451 Cedarcliffe Dr.,Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaN2K 2J1 YAHOO! GROUPS

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RC-1000 Controller question

2006-05-11 Thread John J. Riddell
NateMy guess is that the A D refer to row 4 on your TT pad. A is beside 3 and D is beside #. Hope this helps... 73 John VE3AMZ. - Original Message - From: frostbitnome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:13 AM Subject:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton check list -as ammended for 2006

2006-05-08 Thread John J. Riddell
Ted, I hope you'll be there this year...last year you didn't come and it didn't RAIN ! :-)) 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Ted Bleiman K9MDM - MDM Radio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006

[Repeater-Builder] Battery load Bank

2006-04-29 Thread John J. Riddell
Some time ago, someone was looking for Battery Load Bank info for testing the capacity of batteries. I have now located the manual that I had, for a commercial unit and can copy it is required. John J. Riddell, VE3AMZ451 Cedarcliffe Dr.,Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaN2K 2J1

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Simplex repeater Controller

2006-04-27 Thread John J. Riddell
But Ken..Here in British North America, A.K.A. Canada our money is printed 1/2 of each bill in French ! John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]

Re: [Repeater-Builder] A couple of questions about hard line

2006-04-24 Thread John J. Riddell
The MF or Muti Freq. tones were even numbers 700 + 900, 700 + 1100, 900 + 1100 for 1, 2, 3 then they used 1300 1500 1700 with the other low group for the rest. This was known as In band signalling and is what the operators used on their tandem trunks (Inter office circuits) to

[Repeater-Builder] Z Matcher tuning info.pdf

2006-04-16 Thread John J. Riddell
Here is the tuning info for these things John J. Riddell, VE3AMZ451 Cedarcliffe Dr.,Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaN2K 2J1 YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for N connector jam nuts

2006-04-11 Thread John J. Riddell
Jeff, Try Mendelson's in Dayton or Skycraft Surplus in Winter park Florida. John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Jeff DePolo WN3A [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:53 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Looking for N connector jam nuts

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Aviation Problem Returns, Need Some Help, or a Tuned Stub

2006-04-10 Thread John J. Riddell
David, the "Fix" for a Maggiore repeater working in to a duplexer becoming a "comb generator" is to put a small antenna tuner between the TX and the duplexer. We fixed a problem here by doing that. The "Z" matcher that was discussed on here while back would work as well. 73 John VE3AMZ

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Aviation Problem Returns, Need Some Help, or a Tuned Stub

2006-04-10 Thread John J. Riddell
Help, or a Tuned Stub --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, John J. Riddell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David, the Fix for a Maggiore repeater working in to a duplexer becoming a comb generator is to put a small antenna tuner between the TX and the duplexer. We fixed a problem here

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Dayton Hamvention

2006-03-26 Thread John J. Riddell
Now Hold On guys.. I've been there every year since 1973never missed one ! and we'll be there this year :-)) This will be year 34 As a somewhat old Ham, I really appreciate them putting some seating at the end of each row in the flea market. I do miss the big tent at the left

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Switching PL on and of on a TS-32

2006-03-19 Thread John J. Riddell
I had a similar problem here and I put a relay on the audio line that shorts the audio output when COS drops.works great. John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Jim Cicirello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:13 PM Subject:

[Repeater-Builder] Coy, AC0Y

2006-03-01 Thread John J. Riddell
Coy, can you call us here in Orlando...please... 73 John VE3AMZ /4 YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo!

Re: [Repeater-Builder] GLB Synthesizer

2006-02-16 Thread John J. Riddell
Ron, I have the complete manual for the GLB and I still use one here ! The offset crystal is: F offset= (150 - Rcvr 1st IF) / 6 in Mhz 73 John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Dr. Ron Johnson To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 16,

[Repeater-Builder] DB Z-Matcher

2006-02-14 Thread John J. Riddell
Someone in our area has three Z Matchers for sale but the price is a bit high. Does anyone out there have a suggestion as to a fair price for these units ? As I recall they were in the area of 80 - 90 dollars several years ago. John J. Riddell, VE3AMZ451 Cedarcliffe Dr.,Waterloo

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Cheap Tunnel Heatsink

2006-02-13 Thread John J. Riddell
The element out of an Electric furnace works well for very large currents John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 10:01 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Cheap Tunnel Heatsink --- In

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