Tired of the B.S. and personal attacks,I'M OUTTA HERE !
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Got one with a virus from "Kuggie" , looks like he's been spoofed again!
It pays to keep your anti-virus database updated!!!
Paul Finch wrote:
> At least that's what I was thinking!!!
>
> Paul
>
>
> -Original Message-
> *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:[EM
Do we guess that these are mobiles or stations? If mobiles,any accys???
Inquiring mindsumm,I forget!C U there.73,Lee
Scott Zimmerman wrote:
> Repeater-Builder has come across a quantity of '88' split 45W UHF GE
> mastr II radios. These radios are in nice shape. They include a UHF
> U
Its been a while,but does anyone know if this puppy will encode and
decode at the same time? Need it for a hub repeater project. I hate to
use two if one will do.The datasheet is unclear on this...73,Lee
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In the case of the MastrII,its the 100% duty heatsink and the extra
shielding and control offered by the repeater package that makes all the
difference in the world.
I have a MastrII UHF porta-peater which really works well in the mobile
chassis.73,Lee
Robin Midgett wrote:
> I've been followin
Whats a good rubber band for a tire? Silly question really...a repeater
should be used as a repeater and a radio should be left under the dash.
If you want a repeater,buy one! You will be happy with the results.The
right tool for the job,priceless! Find a nice Micor or MastrII,set it up
and for
We use flat audio out of the rx and into the tx at the remote
site,carrier squelch! At the voter,each rx has its own pl decoder(s).
One pl for repeat,another for control. Then it goes thru a high pass
filter then to the controller. Each link tx has a touchtone decoder for
control and an id'er.
Check back in 25 years and let us know how its holding up!
Bob wrote:
> My first repeater was two kenwood tk-840s uhf 25 watt mobile radios,I
> also use echolstation software as the controler,And yes echostation
> works quite well as a controler and it only cost $20.00 and not the
> high price
You wouldnt hear the sync buzz,your rx is to narrow! I live with the
beast here,coming from a neighbors house who wont let me find or fix it.
It mixes with ANY vhf signal and sends it back at me every 10khz up and
down the band. I can get away from it if I offset either the rx or tx
freq by
Well,what I came up with is since the Micor supplies arent
adjustable,was two silicon diodes in the charging circuit. Drops it to
13.5v then added a contactor,normally closed,with a 125vac coil to
connect direct to the batteries during an outage. I will post the
results once implemented. 73,
I will have to check the p/n,but dont think they have the battery
option. Is there any obvious difference in the appearance of the battery
specific units? I will also look for the pot to turn these babys down,
getting tired of cooking batteriesthanks to all,73,Lee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
I am now in charge of some club repeater sites which use the standard
Micor power supply. These have back-up batteries on them which are being
boiled dry by the 14.9V the power supply delivers,these supplies are not
the battery back-up versions. I am looking for a good solution to solve
this pr
I on the other hand run my fans 24/7,why switch them at all? 28 years
with the same PA transistors,I guess GE had the right idea! 73,Lee
Chuck Kelsey wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something here, but I've never subscribed to the theory of
> having fans run beyond PTT. What purpose does it serve?
f you put the new battery back in
wrong. If it's not a Kenwood original the after market
stuff is sometimes backwards in polarity.
The owners manual has the cpu reset ... otherwise you
might have left a cable/plug connection off/loose.
cheers,
skipp
Lee Williams <[EM
OT,but...Need some help with the Kenwood TM2570A used as a remote base
on a system I help maintain. Seems that the memory battery went
bad,replaced it and attempted a reset,but the radio seems brain dead and
wont program. Anyone have a manual or could relate the reset procedure
to me? Reply dir
Glenn,your small font is killin ushave mercy on us with lo-res
monitors and failing eyesight!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've converted Maxtracs to 222 mhz. You may want to read my mod
at http://members.aol.com/w8ak
Glenn
YAHOO!
Radio Shack just announced the closing of 400 or so stores including 4
in the Erie,Pa area. I know,they arent a premier parts store,but another
blow to us who build...73,lee,N3APP
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They work good...not as good as a single band antenna,but any dual band
antenna is a compromise. Well constructed with the exception of that
mounting clamp,replace it before you mount it anywhere. 73,Lee
Jim Cicirello wrote:
> Hello to Kevin and the group:
> I am putting together my 1480 VHF/U
Its an in shelf metering card,you will need the instructions to make
sense of it.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I picked up a GE Station card at the hamfest yesterday and need help IDing
> it. Stenciled on the board is 19D417752P1. On the metal plane inside the ID
> is 19D417760G1. On the front
Beware of Echostation,it has inherent problems with tone decoding and
transmitter lock-up.The program is flawed! I would avoid it. BT,DT73,Lee
Charles Mumphrey wrote:
> I run the ID-8 also...wired up to a connector plugs right into my GR500
> rick controllerworks well...but no nifty-keen
Hmm,laws must be different in 8 land.glad I dont live there!
Jim B. wrote:
DCFluX wrote:
Yeah, just like it is the law for any 2M repeater on a mountain top to
have PL on the receiver. Um, Right
On 3/13/06, Dick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, I looked
I think split sites with a link would work the best on 6 meters.
Duplexers are large and expensive for 6. Spacing may need to be in
milesYMMV!
DCFluX wrote:
> I've used 1 5/8 on 51.82 / 51.32 before I found out that 6 meters sucked.
>
> On 3/15/06, Ron Wright, Skywarn Coodinator <[EMAIL PROT
A notch cavity on the remote radio tuned to notch out the repeater might
help. Forget trying to use it close to your repeater frequency. It may
work on 147 or high 146 pairs if they are strong signals. 73,Lee
n9lv wrote:
> What I need to know is if there is any type of isolator or other
> devi
I ran a G6-144 on my 2 meter repeater for 22 years,worked very well but
succumbed to a 2" coating of ice when it started falling from the tower
above it. Smashed it pretty bad,along with many other antennae.
The G7 we replaced it with was another story,pure junk. Maybe the old G6
was better buil
ExecII,yes is on W7UVH's website.Also check out the AR902MHZ
yahoogroup.73,Lee,N3APP
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From: "manoflesure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 7:13 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] duplexing a spectra 900Mhz or a ge mastr exec on
800
> anyone here of
WRONG! The FCC will tell you differently,theres much more to it than that.It
MUST be TYPE ACCEPTED for the service on which it is used,anything else will
expose you to a fine! But hey,its YOUR money,right? 73,Lee
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From: "Robin McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thurs
WHOA! Dont get caught changing that tag! Only the FCC can certify type
acceptance. Does anybody bother reading the rules or do we just make up our
own as we go along??? Very scary...73,Lee
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From: "Neil McKie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 3
It was all over the ham news a few years back,I dont have any details.You
might try Newsline or ARRL archives,maybe even the FCC.
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From: "Mike Morris WA6ILQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:44 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater f
Its in the ARRL repeater handbook. 73,Lee
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From: "w4rfj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:16 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Hybrid Ring Duplexers
> Hi I am looking for information on Hybrid Ring Duplexers... I have
> looked on the Web and
As long as its TYPE ACCEPTED for the intended purpose. Anyone with an FCC
license should already know this,if not,look it up. END THREAD.
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From: "Andy Brinkley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:27 PM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater for
have you been building commercial repeaters?
73,Lee,N3APP,147.27&443.375 in Erie,PA-Our 26th year!
Powered by GE MastrII's
IRLP node 4300
EchoLink node 9534
FCC GROL 27 years
ARES/RACES/SKYWARN member
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> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: ; &qu
Be very careful,mobiles are not type accepted for repeater use in the GMRS
or commercial band. Check the rules to avoid a big fat fine,,,see
www.fcc.gov
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From: "Jim B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeat
I use a Diamond F23A single bander on 2 meters which has 3/4" ice on it
right now and survived gusts to 40 mph. The SWR stayed pretty low as well.
My HF vertical snapped off in 3 places and my 6 meter beam is toast.
73,Lee,N3APP in icy Erie,Pa...
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From: "Ken Arck" <[EMAI
But when you remove the wattmeter,you change the tuning,it must be after the
duplexer or included within the matcher. Youre not dense,its that
critical...73,Lee
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From: "Ralph Mowery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-
Because the meter and its cable's electrical length will change the tuning.
You can read it at the antenna port of the duplexer if youre using one. This
has already been covered in previous posts. 73,Lee
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From: "Ralph Mowery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, Janua
Well the 300 that we used had them,they were all
100 or 110 watt repeaters,musta been an option but we never asked for it,they
just came that way,or maybe only used on the higher power repeaters? Or
more likely deleted by some bean counter somewhere. As always,YMMV.
Personally I'd rather
I wonder if it had the relay board in it or just a plain board with a
single connection? A relay board would indicate a base station,not a
repeater. They may have sold you the wrong type,it happened to us.
You could still install the GE part if you could find one,but if its
working,let it play. I h
Maybe they did for some reason(out of stock?) but the one in the pics
is definately a GE part,listed in their parts CD. We had dozens of
commercial repeaters in service in the late 70's and they all had this
board. I am looking for another one for VHF if anyone has one to sell.
73,Lee,N3APP,Erie,Pa
I can vouch for this,found no discernable difference on VHF between a
run of 7/8 Andrews and a run of jacketed CATV aluminum. Identical
performance,cheaper price and no matching stubs.73,Lee,N3APP
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From: "Dexter McIntyre W4DEX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday,
I would use a metal mast,put a screen between the elements and tune it
for minimum transfer of signal. You will still probably need at least
a couple of cavities. Why dont you just buy a mobile duplexer? They
are cheap enough if you look around. Less than $50 in most cases and
less messing around i
Its BOMAR,there is no W in it.
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From: "Vincent Caruso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] wanted
> Bowmar in NJ has my vote
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I could use that pinout as well. Could someone e-mail me a copy
please?
n3app at verizon dot netThanks,
73,Lee,N3APP/R,147.27+,443.375+,Erie,Pa,our 27th year
IRLP node 4300 see www.irlp.net
EchoLink node 9534 see www.echolink.org
homepage www.qsl.net/n3app
FCC GROL licensed 28 years
ARES/RAC
Seems like a lot of extra work when compared to a cheap and easy radio
link. Why the wire? 73,Lee
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From: "W3GFD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:24 AM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder]
> I am looking for about 3500 feet of s
That's a good idea that I have done also, but it is 1.4v drop, not
.7v
>
> "Lee Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The protection diodes should have blown the fuses,shouldnt have
> > damaged the radios unless too big a fuse was used. An old trick I
have
&g
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From: "Virden Clark Beckman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FREE 330 watt GE AMP
> Likely more than that, I used to get my cordless out about 2-3 miles
> with a 5 element beam aimed down th
The protection diodes should have blown the fuses,shouldnt have
damaged the radios unless too big a fuse was used. An old trick I have
used where the unknowing kept hooking things up reversed,was to use a
diode bridge inline- then the polarity wouldnt matter. Worked well if
you could live with the
Try a string of dental floss(waxed) down beside the slug.
73,Lee,N3APP
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Broken/ stuck slugs - was Fiberglass
rod
> The soap on the powdered Iron slug is a good i
ARRRGGGH! Never toss a MastrII. I could have donated some
parts at least.Oh well.
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From:
Kevin Bednar
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:03
PM
Subject: RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater
Help]
Unfo
There are two pots on the UHF exciter. With the drop down drawer open
looking from the front,the right hand one is audio deviation and the
left hand one is CTCSS deviation. These controls will not help with
your bassy audio problem. Which audio card(s) are you using?
73,Lee,N3APP
- Original Mes
Since nobody else asked,what value of capacitance do you need? I have
some stock I can look thru. 73,Lee,N3APP
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From: "George Salzmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] WTB: Feed-through caps
> All,
>
> Happy
>From an SK's estate and for his widow,the following items are for
sale;
1) A 440 mhz GE 75watt repeater system,made from two GE ExecII's
includes a CAT-300 controller and a mobile duplexer,working and just
removed from service-no crystals.$400 plus shipping
2) An MCC RC-1000 repeater controller in
Many groups use DTMF decoders,already in common use. Its easy for any
ham rig or repeater controller to encode. LiTZ (long tone zero) is
already accepted as the universal call for help,I use it when sending
weather alerts. Most modern ham rigs have DTMF decode capability,even
my old Rad Shack 202 !
www.qsl.net/n3app
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From:
Stephane Montpetit
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:53
PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] PC based
controller
Anybody knows about a PC based repeater
controller software
I agree,they arent the best delay solution. We were never happy with
their performance,audio sounded phase distorted and limited response.
They were replaced with Glenayre's with digital delay cards that
worked much better. Old technology vs new...73,Lee,N3APP
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Fro
Power? It doesnt require any power. Its a delay line,no
active components! We had huindreds of these on paging stations back in the
day,they were quite expensive. 73,Lee
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From:
Dave Stephens
To: Repeater-Builder
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 9:
The little metal standoffs can be robbed from the
mobile donor heatsink,they knock out nicely from the bottom with a drift. I have
hand redrilled the heatsinks,its a thankless,tedious job. 73,Lee
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From:
Fred Flowers
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
I assume you will be changing both boards as the driver is different.
You will probably have to retune the filter. Use the method in the
manual,tune for minimum SWR. Also,the pass transistor from the mobile
is probably a small tab type and the base amp is probably a TO-3,so
you will have to rewire
Please explain how the lack of a high pass filter in a ham grade rig
affects tone decoding on a repeater? Most ham grade radios dont have
high pass filters on their RECEIVERS,hence the annoying hum heard on
their speakers. The most common problem I see is that most ham grade
radios have their tone
HELP! I LOST MY STORAGE SPACE ! ! !
For Sale GE MastrII 110watt cont.duty 2 meter repeater in 4 foot GE
cabinet with GE 30 amp power supply,tuned up on 146.04/.64,clean, NO
duplexer or controller. $600 plus shipping or p.u.
For Sale GE MastrII 110 watt mobile converted to 2 meter repeater on
146.
It all depends on your frequencies,rx and tx.
- Original Message -
From:
Jed Barton
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 2:05
PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] question
about combiners
Hey guys.
OK, this is a bit greek to
I dont have the 96 manual,I have the 97 series manual for vhf.
73,Lee
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From: "Lee Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] WR model 96
> From memory...its a 100 watt self contained cont. duty PA reqires 4
> watts drive. I
>From memory...its a 100 watt self contained cont. duty PA reqires 4
watts drive. I recall it has just one or maybe two capacitors that
tune it to frequency. I also remember its a heavy bugger oh,and WR
was swallowed up by Glenayre who is now out of the RF biz. I may have
a manual. 73,Lee
Re: UHF Links with Voters
> Lee,
>
> Please cite your source. Repeaters USED to be limited to
> 5 second tails, but that rule went away over 10 years ago.
>
> It is perfectly legal for a repeater (let alone a link) to TX
24/7/365.
>
> Joe M.
>
> Lee Williams wrote:
If its for amateur use,full time transmit links are illegal !!! If you
are using tone control,put another tone generator at the receiver site
and switch it inline when COS is inactive. Have the link transmitter
follow the rx input with a short delay. This "fakes out" the voter
since it still sees i
Thats normal,put 'em in...
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From: "Larry Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:24 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] crystals for uhf mastr II
: I was wondering about the physical size of the crystals for
: a ge mastr II uhf mob
Gee,and I thought it was when you had beryllium oxide running thru your
veins,or was that the RF burns,maybe it was all the solder fumes?
Or perhaps the plate voltage meeting flesh?
Nah,probably insane from listening to all that white noise.
Anyways,it hasnt affected me a bi,bi,bi,bi,bit errr,uhhh
It doesnt sound like the 557 is even close. Mayhaps
someone on the list has a 9690? Micor mobiles are cheap enough to have lots of
spares around. Yes,the wider lead should be the collector. If you are converting
to ham band from commercial you should read about the circulator mods on the
w
See the website associated with this list,
www.repeater-builder.com
73,Lee,N3APP
- Original Message -
From:
Tom Parker
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 6:08
PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Micor
Tripler
Hello everyo
Yes,the helical casting is the same as the MII but thats all that is the
same. ExecII uses a different form factor for the IF and it usually has less
poles of filtering. The squelch and audio circuits are on the systems board
and the squelch is single stage,not dual like the MII. They perform well
I have a few questions. Does this occur with the transmitter on or off? With
the rec. ant disconnected? Can you hear it on another receiver? Using a
preamp? What kind of duplexer,antenna,feedline? High RF site? Sounds more
like an external noise problem,what test equipment do you have,service
monit
The noise level is getting pretty high on this list,can we get back to
building repeaters???
Any brand will do!
: Perhaps you can show me how it's done!!
:
: > Maybe someday you'll grow up.
:: > someone get a bottle for the baby.
: > > Tell us how you really feel
: > >
: > > give it a rest.
FS-GE MastrII 110 watt cont. duty VHF Base/Repeater in 4 foot cabinet with
GE 30 amp power supply crystalled up on 146.04/.64, no duplexer or
controller. e-mail for pricing [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "ac0y5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 11:55
I think its a combination of inferior components and poor design. The
receiver is quite sensitive,but not very selective and overloads easily. You
would be better off dropping some GE or /\/\ boards in it.
73,Lee
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From: "ac0y5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday,
The two blue pots are for setting the power control
protection circuit and needs to be tuned to the procedure in the manual. If this
is a continuous duty pa,it has two air variable capacitors on the tuneable
output filter which also should be tuned according to the book. Mis-adjusting
them
You might try the old trick of encasing the microphonic
circuit in wax. Candle wax works and can be removed easily if repairs are
needed. You can use a piece of masking tape to form a dam around the desired
components. Use clear or uncolored wax. 73,Lee,N3APP
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