[Repeater-Builder] Re: Wouxun Radio

2010-08-31 Thread Rod Lane
Is it really necessary to have over 1800 lines of text in a reply message? The poster only added a 2 line comment for 1800 lines of total message text, and those of us who are on digest have a hell of a time just scrolling through to get the meat of the messages. God help anyone who tried to

[Repeater-Builder] Voice ID Talent

2008-07-27 Thread Rod Lane
be appreciated. 73! Rod Lane Amateur Callsign N1FNE ARES® Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator ARRL® Connecticut Section 78 Loper Street Southington, CT 06489-1812 41°37'38 N 72°52'14 W - Grid Locator: FN31NP50MN (860) 621-9967 Home (860) 302-1060 Cell (860) 766-2281 Work

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Switching a Repeater Between AC Sources

2008-07-14 Thread Rod Lane
are you. http://www.pulizzi.com/Products/Products_By_Series.html?GroupID=5 Rod Lane Amateur Callsign N1FNE ARES® Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator ARRL® Connecticut Section 78 Loper Street Southington, CT 06489-1812 41°37'38 N 72°52'14 W - Grid Locator: FN31NP50MN (860) 621

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Remote power monitoring

2007-12-19 Thread Rod Lane
indicate by the # symbol, (1,2 or 3). Every time that MECON executes a command its sends an answer confirmation with the ! symbol. To make work the board you needs a 7 to 30 volts source. Price MECON, telemetry and control board with full documentation U$ 22.50. 73, Rod Lane N1FNE

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeating D-Star

2007-04-26 Thread Rod Lane
I would hate to see your insightful comment missed. I haven't seen anyone else pick up on the part of your message about the linear transponder. If someone wants to pass many different modes through a repeater, you can't do better than a transponder. I've been on the transmitting and receiving

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeating D-Star

2007-04-26 Thread Rod Lane
based. There was one around the Pittsburgh area. I'm sure somewhere there are a few left, but they are few and far between. Joe M. Rod Lane wrote: I would hate to see your insightful comment missed. I haven't seen anyone else pick up on the part of your message about the linear

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antennas that work both in commercial and amateur

2007-02-16 Thread Rod Lane
Hi Jed. If you're not interested in a lot of gain, try a discone. They're about as broadbanded as you can get, and not too expensive. I bought one from the local ham shop in Newington for less than $100. It's good for 2 meters and up. I've seen some discones designed for scanners that

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR-400 Cluster $*% Again

2006-12-28 Thread Rod Lane
Here’s a quick rule of thumb as far as cable bend radius. The Electronic Industries Association / Telecommunications Industries Association specify that the worst-case cable radius of any cable that is compliant, is 20x the outer jacket diameter for any cable under pulling strain. This is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Linking Suggestions Please

2006-03-20 Thread Rod Lane
local IT installers. I'd think they might have some older fiber NICs they're upgrading. Worth a look. And of course, fiber is EMI and RF proof. Rod Lane, N1FNE Southington, CT 06489-1812 Grid:FN31no -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Cheap Tunnel Heatsink

2006-02-12 Thread Rod Lane
a scope across the source when I do it just to make sure. I guess a big cap would swamp out any oscillation pretty effectively. Your mileage may vary. 73 Rod Lane Amateur Callsign N1FNE -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Listen Up! SuitSat-1 On the Air!

2006-02-03 Thread Rod Lane
the disappointing performance of the project, it's encouraging that the experiment was even tried. Let's hope that creative endeavors like this will be attempted in the future. Rod Lane Amateur Callsign N1FNE -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Crimp versus Clamp Connectors

2006-02-01 Thread Rod Lane
. If you had this kind of problem, I'd sincerely suspect an installation issue. Improper strip length or crimping can lead to poor cable retention. Check you connector manufacturers' data sheet. 73 Rod Lane, N1FNE -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Loss through adaptors:

2006-01-30 Thread Rod Lane
the maximum pulling force. I've never had any problems if I adhere to that spec. And I deal with all sorts of cabling from heliax to precision HD video coax. Rod Lane, N1FNE Senior Systems Engineer ESPN Systems Engineering -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Dayton Hamvention Input Wanted.

2005-11-17 Thread Rod Lane
Some time ago my wife mentioned that IF she were ever to come to Dayton during the Hamvention, she'd probably spend time at Wright-Patt. There's lots to see there, including several former Air Force One aircraft. Rod, N1FNE -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Question for the list...

2004-11-21 Thread Rod Lane
There's also a product from http://www.daneprairie.com/products/products.htm It's called Win2PDF. I've used it before and it works great. Rod N1FNE -Original Message- From: Mike Pugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:53 PM To:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Some help

2004-10-15 Thread Rod Lane
I remember years ago someone was using MX300 series radios as full duplex. There was a mod for getting around the T/R relay and eliminating the muting. A small mobile UHF duplexer, and you're in business. As a matter of fact, I think the highway callboxes here in Connecticut used these

RE: [Repeater-Builder] icom ic-u-400 as a repeater???

2004-03-31 Thread Rod Lane
I did make a portable repeater out of two U-400s years ago. They worked OK, not super. The nice thing was that I programmed them as reverse user radios, so they were easy to swap if one transmitter or receiver failed. Just trade the RF cabling and the input/output cabling and go. One

[Repeater-Builder] S-AU64

2004-02-07 Thread Rod Lane
Does anyone have a datasheet on a Toshiba S-AU64 monolithic power amplifier module? They were popular in the bag cell phones. I have a project where I need to get 50mw up to about 3 watts, and as I remember, the bag phones did 3 watts. Any hints or help would be appreciated! Thanks and 73 de

RE: [Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]]

2004-01-07 Thread Rod Lane
Last swipe. Let me know the booth number at Dayton. I'll give $5 for the first shot at it. 73 de N1FNE -Original Message- From: JOHN MACKEY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:22 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Re: [RE:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] What causes a repeater to become microphonic?

2003-12-23 Thread Rod Lane
Yup, seen it before. The Kenwood TKR-820s we have do just that until you modify it. You can create perfectly clear audio (kind of tinny) just by yelling at the repeater in a VERY loud voice. It's particularly not too much fun if you have it in the same racks as a noisy fan deck. The vibration

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crimp/crimp or clamp/solder?

2003-12-03 Thread Rod Lane
Snap-On and Sears both still sell them. 73 de N1FNE -Original Message- From: Tom Manning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:21 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crimp/crimp or clamp/solder? Mike Go to a hardware

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

2003-12-03 Thread Rod Lane
Used to be... In the good old days before frame syncs, you could wait until the local affiliate was in network programming and you had a REAL good 3.58 reference. Not so anymore. 3.579545 was an easy number to remember for some reason... ;^) 73 de N1FNE -Original Message- From: Gregg

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crimp/crimp or clamp/solder?

2003-12-02 Thread Rod Lane
In my experience, both crimp/crimp and clamp/solder connectors will fail if subjected to repeated flexing if it exceeds the cable manufacturers' recommended bend radius of the cable. Even if the shield is truly immobilized by the crimp or clamp like it's supposed to be, during a bend the outside