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

2004-01-07 Thread Jim B.
JOHN MACKEY wrote: Thanks Gary, you are correct. I might add, I have found Spectrum equipment perform very well as door stops. Gary La Force [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Come on folks you no spectrum repeater are ok. As long as you don't turn them on. Gary N0PBM I would say that if he

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

2004-01-07 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Jim - What about all the spurs that Spectrums tend to put out? Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would say that if he REALLY wants to do SOMETHING with this thing, it could be xtal'd up on his favorite repeater as a monitor/base. Find an antenna relay out of a mastr pro or a Mitrek or

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

2004-01-07 Thread Rod Lane
-Builder] Repeater Help]]] Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, this year at Dayton, Repeater Builder will be accepting donations for the opportunity to smash a Spectrum Repeater with a hammer. Now I'm kidding.. Let's move on folks, I believe this thread is dead To bad

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

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Kevin - Does that tell you something when the manufacturer won't even support the product? Most of us here are running repeaters that are at least 15 years old. Several of my repeaters were built in the late 1960's thru the 1970's by GE (the Mastr Pro). kbednar99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

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

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Thanks Gary, you are correct. I might add, I have found Spectrum equipment perform very well as door stops. Gary La Force [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Come on folks you no spectrum repeater are ok. As long as you don't turn them on. Gary N0PBM Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your

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

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Kevin Bednar wrote: I kinda figured that John from what I've been told, but unfortunately there is $0 to replace it with something else. I didn't pay for it so Kevin - if you don't have any money to put up a repeater, then you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Repeaters are a HUGH

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

2004-01-06 Thread Kevin Bednar
: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]] Kevin Bednar wrote: I kinda figured that John from what I've been told, but unfortunately there is $0 to replace it with something else. I didn't pay for it so Kevin - if you don't have any money to put up a repeater, then you shouldn't be doing

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

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Kevin Bednar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP At least I'm one of the people that cares enough to NOT put drifty piece of crap on the air. ;) Kevin, for that I applaud you!!! Just a few weeks ago we had a person come on this mail list, ask about spectrum repeaters. He was told all the horror

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

2004-01-06 Thread Kevin Bednar
: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]] Kevin Bednar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP At least I'm one of the people that cares enough to NOT put drifty piece of crap on the air. ;) Kevin, for that I applaud you!!! Just a few weeks ago we had a person come on this mail list, ask about

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

2004-01-06 Thread Kim Carr
: Kevin Bednar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 5:13 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]] Well, considering the technical standards (or lack thereof) that Spectru m uses I gues ANYTHING is an improvement

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

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Go to bed, Coy. ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OHSTOP.JOHN! --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, JOHN MACKEY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin - Don't over-react on the spectrum by throwing it out before considering other uses. Remember my earlier post when I said they

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

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Coy, are you saying you are the one who made foolish statements? ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AND I DID. (or some foolish statement like that). Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this

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

2004-01-06 Thread Virden Clark Beckman
the need, that URL can be posted and everyone will feel better. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: JOHN MACKEY [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]] Kevin - Don't

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

2004-01-06 Thread Kevin Custer
Virden Clark Beckman wrote: I think you should send it to Kevin so he can hit it with a hammer, when he is done I will come over and melt some of it with a blowtorch while he takes the pictures, I am sure someone will step in with a hammerdrill. Maybe bring it to dayton and charge 1 buck a hit

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

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, this year at Dayton, Repeater Builder will be accepting donations for the opportunity to smash a Spectrum Repeater with a hammer. Now I'm kidding.. Let's move on folks, I believe this thread is dead To bad That would have been the