Joe,
If you don't mind me asking, how much was the board?
Paul
WB5IDM
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Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:49 PM
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Subject: [Repeater-Builder]
I would be interested in that info also! I have a VHF unit down right now.
Paul
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And one of the most dependable radios Mot ever built.
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 10:02 AM
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Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]
I drained some out of a 7/8 line..
Paul
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Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:51 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Storm Damage
Don, the guys in Live Oak
before you pump it full of
nitrogen or dry air for a dehydrator pump. I use a dehydrator pump on my
lines.
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finch
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:54 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE
Bob and Group,
Telewave used to, my Ex-Boss used to call up and ask Ray Collins what the
length of coax would be for to change a channel on a combiner to a new
frequency. Ray would give him a length and the Boss would have one of us
Techs to build it. Sadly, Ray is semi-retired and only works
The hard hat is a OSHA regulation..
Paul
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Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] So I watched it NBC Dateline
Not at all, there are a lot of lady climbers in the tower industry, not
anywhere as many as there are men though. From what I hear they work as
hard and are just as good as their man counterparts.
This should be a good program and I already have it set to record. The sad
thing is we have had
I have gotten several calls like this, when I can't understand the guy I
don't deal with them.
Paul
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Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:55 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:
No sir, not true. ICS has some of their controllers in kit form and they
work very well. I believe there are others also.
Paul
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:54 AM
Always liked that tower, I have been there many times. How did they
transfer the center of gravity to the base of the tower except having more
concrete down under than in the structure of the tower above?
I may have answered my own question.
Paul
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A lot of people made me feel bad when I told them I wanted $300.00 for my 75
watt Mastr II repeater station (not a mobile) complete with Wacom duplexer
and multi-CTCSS tone panel! Heck, I could not sell a working RCA 700
desktop repeater ready to go on 444.975 for 50 bucks! I don't know what
Then you can use them as fishing weights! Is that politically correct?
There is always the rat poison like Just One Bite. Contains Warfarin, a
blood thinner and they bleed to death internally.
Of course, I have seen some that trap them and turn them loose in the
country for some other person
repeaters on them. If the coordinator wasn't a ham, that couldn't happen.
Now, if the coordinator'-s brother-in-law was a ham...still might.
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Paul,
How would that make the paper repeaters disappear? Also, I doubt if you could
get any professional person to do that job for the dues collected.
Paul
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Paul Plack
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008
My 444.85 machine was there and worked well. I used a DB 408 antenna this
year instead of a old Ringo and made a ton of difference in the coverage in
the buildings but still did not cover the whole inside flea market. I think
part is do to the amount of transmit noise inside the buildings, go
Hello,
I will be at Dayton early Thursday morning with a lot of stuff for sale,
need to finance the trip some way. $4.50 diesel is not helping matters.
444.850 +5MHz offset CTCSS of 110.9 Hz
Spaces 903 and 904
Paul
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: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:14 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: antenna question - Dip It and Scotch Kote
and Kry
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Do a Google search for yourself
By the way, I was admitting I made an error reading the gain. I think I
transposed the 9 MHz bandwidth with the gain, my error.
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finch
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:00 AM
To: Repeater-Builder
Hello,
I will have a high band Motorola 100 watt repeater and a GE 100 UHF
repeater, both complete with duplexers for sale at Dayton this year. I will
also have several other base stations suitable for framing into a repeater.
I will be in spaces 903 and 904.
Paul
WB5IDM
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Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: antenna question - Dip It and Scotch
Kote and Kry
Paul Finch wrote:
Actually I looked up the Super Stationmaster and and they have one
that's rated at 9 DB at VHF.
dBi or dBd? Very important. DB is a useless number without that
third letter
Ron,
Remember that lightning not only hits the top of the tower but can come back
off the tower and hit something else in it's way, I think I heard in around
150 foot increments.
The only hit of lightning that did any damage at my tower was from a direct
hit that did no damage to the antennas
Actually I looked up the Super Stationmaster and and they have one that's
rated at 9 DB at VHF.
Paul
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Subject: Re:
I wonder how a good grade of Polyurethane spray or brush on would work?
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:53 AM
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Subject: Re:
Ian,
I would put the dummy load water in a separate cup because the water will
heat the cup giving you a false positive.
Paul
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But if it passed at 2.4 GHz it would probably be great for VHF.
Paul
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LOL!!!
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Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:39 PM
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Use a
the scotchkote you would probably
have to put sveral coats on, but since it's a rubber base it may last
longer than the Scotchkote which harderns.
Craig
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Ron
Group,
To help I am going to take some commercial HT's on UHF to talk through the
repeater, I hope the added quality front ends will help with the problem. I
remember several years ago my Icom W32A was useless in the buildings.
Paul
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From:
Ron,
I am a big proponent of the DB line of antennas but I also add that they
must be set up correctly before they are installed, especially in a high
humidity/salt air environment like you are talking about. The following is
what I learned form the two engineers that developed the DB line of
Hello,
Brings up a question, has anyone been able to find one of those connectors
that the normal repeater controller has on it that plugs into the logic
board? I want to use one of my Ham style controllers on the repeater and
would rather have it inside the unit than out.
Paul
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Ex = has been, spurt=a big drip under pressure..
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of skipp025
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:42 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR2000 continuous
Ron and Wayne,
I have several of those splice connections from a job where I got to remove
old Heliax on top of a building. They make them to go from the same size
cable to others also. If you have 1 5/8 Heliax you can convert to 7/8 or
1/2 inch but be warned, they may be expensive. They are
Ralph,
Guess it's happened to all of us from time to time. It is very east to hit the
wrong button and even easier to hit the button to condemn someone for a
mistake. Not all of us are perfect. I figured when you saw it you would
correct the problem and there was no need to jump down your
Guess you guys did not see the email floating around about the thief that
was stealing wire from a power substation and grabbed the wrong wire with
his insulated side cutters. Short non-graphic story he was in three pieces
and there was zero blood.
Paul
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From:
And any tower lighting vandalism is supposed to be investigated by the FBI.
Paul
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:08 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Re:
No response from phone calls or emails have been very noticeable by everyone
that has tried to contact the committees. If you did contact them they
would say they would get someone to call back, never happened. I called
several times and no answer and a guy that is going with us took over
that the first few cuts would have deterred them
since the majority of the metal is NOT copper - as you can clearly see
in the photos.
I bet the left the connectors on the strike plate, too (assuming there
is one).
Joe M.
Paul Finch wrote:
And left a $200.00 connector.
Paul
Hello,
Like he said, it depends on several things. You have to consider the
Antennas, power, frequency, split and quality of receiver and transmitter.
On the receiver you have to look at selectivity and on the transmitter you
have to look at transmit noise.
I have 80 feet between my two
Easy to explain, Lead Poisoning.
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barry C'
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:13 AM
To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] More on Copper theft
Personally I wonder how much
They have already stolen coax off working systems.
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:17 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] More on Copper theft
Somewhere
these days are made of copper.
On 4/22/08, Paul Finch HYPERLINK
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Easy to explain, Lead Poisoning.
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in the photos.
I bet the left the connectors on the strike plate, too (assuming there
is one).
Joe M.
Paul Finch wrote:
And left a $200.00 connector.
Paul
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, thanks Paul!
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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:38 PM
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Mark and Group,
I own and operate a 500 foot commercial radio tower, it's the way I pay for
my very addictive Ham Radio hobby. Every bit of the copper that can be
inside the new tower facility I am building on is on the inside under lock
and key. The Lowlife Scumbags would have to break down
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m
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT Dayton Hamvention Group OT
Joe,
The easiest way to find it is go to Yahoo, click on Groups
Please! Soap and Deodorant!
There were a lot of ripe souls the last time I went.
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Kirby
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 5:40 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:
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Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT Dayton Hamvention Group OT
Still waiting for the list name
Joe M.
MCH wrote:
List NAME???
Joe M.
Paul Finch wrote:
Hello,
If interested there is now a Dayton Hamvention group on Yahoo. Sounds
like
the Dayton people put it up
I see the link line wrapped so you will need to copy and paste it two
sections starting at the http all the way to the space but do not include
the comma.
Paul
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Sent: Sunday
Hello,
If interested there is now a Dayton Hamvention group on Yahoo. Sounds like
the Dayton people put it up to help, not many people on it yet. Just
thought I would mention it.
Paul
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Joe,
Same thing happened to me with some Johnson 559 mobile radios, that's all I
use on my Ham UHF repeaters. I went in one day and found a stack of five
radios and base. Looked to have been there a long time! I went up and made
an offer of what I had been getting them for at Hamfests and he
Below is a list of items going to Dayton with me. Any of the heavy items
will go unless prior arrangements are made with a $50.00 deposit. On the
cabinets you will receive $25.00 back once you pick up the cabinet(s) in
Dayton. Not all of the stuff going to Dayton is listed so come by the
spaces
That's exactly what the said on the tower group.
Paul
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Wagoner
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:26 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna Tower
I concur..
Paul
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 5:50 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Tower To go
Ok, I'll comment. I can't be
Hello All,
I will be traveling to Dayton with an enclosed trailer full of parts and
pieces. I have a couple Mastr II UHF 100 watt base stations, some Micor VHF
and UHF stations (unknown power), Motorola Service manuals, 6 foot GE Mastr
II and Quintron cabinets (cheap) GE (grey) voting cages,
of Paul Finch
Sent: Tue 01-Apr-08 17:44
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton and Parts you might need
Hello All,
I will be traveling to Dayton with an enclosed trailer full of parts and
pieces. I have a couple Mastr II UHF 100 watt base stations, some Micor
VERY interesting and I don't think it's off topic at all but I am not the
moderator.
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tgundo2003
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:31 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
Ron and All,
EZGO Golf Carts do this all the time with there electric golf carts, they
tie the tail lights and head light if any to the lower two 6 volt set of
batteries. I admit it is not the best way to go about it but it seems to
work, as Ron said, it depends on the load and in the case of
open for many other frequencies.
I would say if the rig were in a repeater then a problem. I would think
just having the rig would not be an issue, but having it installed, but not
used and especially wired would be a problem.
73, ron, n9ee/r
From: Paul Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/03/24
Hello Group,
I will say right now, a resistor is a bad idea but it can work of done
correctly and the load is a constant. Back before I knew better I did just
that. I needed 12 VDC for the filament of a GE Mastr Pro UHF transmitter, I
can't remember the current right now, it's been 20 years. I
Hello Group,
I will say right now, a resistor is a bad idea but it can work of done
correctly and the load is a constant. Back before I knew better I did just
that. I needed 12 VDC for the filament of a GE Mastr Pro UHF transmitter, I
can't remember the current right now, it's been 20 years. I
Hello Group,
I will say right now, a resistor is a bad idea but it can work of done
correctly and the load is a constant. Back before I knew better I did just
that. I needed 12 VDC for the filament of a GE Mastr Pro UHF transmitter, I
can't remember the current right now, it's been 20 years. I
Did everyone get this email three time like I did? I only sent it once.
Sorry bout that
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finch
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:05 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Rob,
The Alinco equipment is NOT FCC type accepted for commercial service of any
kind. Matter of fact it is very illegal to have them on those frequencies.
Check out the Type Acceptance number on the radios and look it up in the FCC
files, it will tell you what you can do with it, the DR-605 is
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Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 4:43 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Using Alinco DR-605 Dual Band Mobiles for
Repeater
Rob,
The Alinco equipment is NOT FCC type accepted for commercial service of any
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Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 4:43 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Using Alinco DR-605 Dual Band Mobiles for
Repeater
Rob,
The Alinco equipment is NOT FCC type accepted for commercial service of any
the factory.
Joe M.
Paul Finch wrote:
Rob,
The Alinco equipment is NOT FCC type accepted for commercial service of
any kind. Matter of fact it is very illegal to have them on those
frequencies. Check out the Type Acceptance number on the radios and
look it up in the FCC files
Which of the tuning capacitors did you have to use from the PPL? I hope it
was not that really little one, they cause more problems than anything.
Wow, you had to try three PPL's before you found a good PA transistor? That
is unusual, in the shop I worked at we seldom changed one, had more
Hello,
Has anyone run into any of the RFI/Bird Technologies 8 loop folded dipole
antennas, they are very similar to the DB-304 except this thing is huge!
The dipoles look to be at least 1/2 inch in diameter and are mounted almost
one foot away from the mast. A tower crew brought two of them out
Message-
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:45 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RFI/Bird Technologies antennas
Paul Finch wrote:
Hello,
Has anyone run into any
I will offer another option, Telewave. Their combining equipment does not
take up two footprints in the tower shack! The combiner that was just
installed in my building is over 43 inches wide! The owner of the tower
will thank you, I would.
I will also warn you, when you have to duplex,
: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:49 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RFI/Bird Technologies antennas
Paul Finch wrote:
antenna spaces for this customer. This whole installation has been a
thorn
in my side from the start using at least 1/3 more space in my
Jeff,
From what I have seen so far they are very slow and seem unorganized this
year. About three years ago I called and it was all set up, this year I
called several times with no answer on the phone. Got a call finally from
one of the chairmen saying he would have the Flea guy call that
Whatever you do, replace them with stainless screws, washers and lock
washers! After that slop 3M Scotchkoat on all of those connections.
Paul
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Sent: Sunday, February 17,
Good to know, are they in the 5 or ten piece packs? Fastenal also has
stainless steel stuff.
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maire-Radios
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:41 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:
Brings up a good question, what are 2 meter Micor repeaters going for these
days?
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:37 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
With the days of lead free solder upon us that may not be such a bad
buy.
Paul
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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of skipp025
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:13 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
Group,
I think it would be best to use a controller on both ends with different
shutdown codes and passwords. Seems the logical thing to do. If you don't
want to spend the big bucks on two controllers use one of the less expensive
ones on one end or the other. Brian at ICS has a great little
Only one problem, with two of those things it's twice the money I have in
any of my repeaters!
Paul
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tony dinkel
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:36 PM
To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
MDM,
I was wondering about that myself! What does the New style elements look
like? When were they installed by Johnson? I worked in a Johnson shop
until 83 and still have a lot of Johnson radios on the air and don't
remember anything like this. Admittedly, I have been out of the new Johnson
Tony,
They are great little radios and you can program them with any Windows you
want to. If you use them in repeater service turn the power down and use a
good amp.
Paul
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Sent:
attempted to get this done before and have not been successful.
Thanks greatly. 73 de Tom Manning, AF4UG
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From: Paul Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Removing Scotchkote
Matt and Group,
I will be taking a bunch of Motorola manuals to Dayton, if you are there
look me up. Besides the manuals I will have several Micor base stations,
the 100 watt variety as well as test bench equipment like Motorola test
panels, cables and things like that. I do not know my slot
Told us what we already knew! I just got an older 220 MHz DB antenna,
before it goes up I will disassemble it and tighten all screws, nuts and
terminals, reassemble it and goop with Scotchkoat before going up the tower.
I have 8 antennas of my own on my tower and as of December of this year have
Skipp,
MEK will soften it, the problem is it dries to fast and you're right back to
square one.
Paul
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Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:27 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finch
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:02 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Compa-Station Mods
Speaking of Motorola Compa-Stations, I ran across an old A strip (tube
type) Low
Joel,
It’s name is Methyl Ethel Ketone or MEK for short. It is what makes some
glues dry fast and it’s also what kids get high on when the sniff glue.
Most spray paint cans have it to help the paint dry faster. It is dangerous
stuff.
Paul
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From:
Joel,
Here is something else. This is not on topic except for the fact that the
product we are talking about uses this as it’s main solvent and we use this
stuff to seal antennas. If it’s dangerous everybody needs to know it.
Moderators, if it’s too far off topic lets us know please.
: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Scotchkoat
On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, Paul Finch wrote:
Unless it has something like lacquer thinner in it there is not a
chance of it working. On upholstery I don’t know. It depends on what
it is, if it’s plastic based I would be very careful. If it’s a cloth
material I
MEK will dissolve after sitting in it but it dries so fast it’s hard to keep
wet and besides it’s supposed to be a carcinogen.
Been there done that with the goo in the bottom of a bag, you learn real
fast to clean the threads of the can and cap before putting the cap back on.
If there is dried
it back to a solvent he
used as a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force. He
managed to live through it, but minus a leg. They
proved beyond a doubt that it was the solvent that
caused the cancer. Sorry I don't remember just which
solvent it was -
73 - Jim W5ZIT
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Speaking of Motorola Compa-Stations, I ran across an old A strip (tube
type) Low Band 47 MHz Compa-Station today, it's for sale if anyone is
interested. I bet you could by it for 25 bucks! LAUGH
Paul
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know)
Scott
Scott Zimmerman
Amateur Radio Call N3XCC
612 Barnett Road
Boswell, PA 15531
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Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] New DB-224 w/water cooled phasing
car upholstery (I know, I know)
Scott
Scott Zimmerman
Amateur Radio Call N3XCC
612 Barnett Road
Boswell, PA 15531
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By the way, you still must seal the connectors with a good tape like Scotch
33 first, then coat at least two coats with Scotchkoat. Sorry for the 2nd
email, just wanted to clarify.
Paul
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Hello All,
From what I have seen the quality is the same but I have been preaching on
this board and others you can’t install a DB antenna without sealing every
screw, bolt, plastic knot, connector and anything else that could leak
water. Besides that you must take all connections to the
will not ship it.
Mike / W5JR / Milton GA (a suburb of Alpharetta)
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I have a friend that has made his own 220 MHz version of the DB
I have a friend that has made his own 220 MHz version of the DB antenna, the
worst problem he had was getting the harness to seal. I told him about
Scotchkoat and he has not had a problem since. By the way, the Vapor Block
coax does not do much for me. If the coax is sealed correctly you will
Jim and Group,
But I thought that was how Motorola ran their business, five years behind
their competition! Well, maybe not that long. It's been a really long time
since Motorola was a leader across the board on their products, pagers (in
their heyday) and now cell phones are the only two that
Group,
I have been working on converting a E F Johnson Fleetcom 530, got the
exciter done with .8 of a watt out of the exciter and have most of the
receiver tuned but am having problems with mixer. Just no time right now to
finish it. After I finish my new workshop I plan on getting back on
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