Yes, you are right!! USA Mobility is the current name. ------ Original Message ------ Received: Tue, 03 May 2005 09:11:34 PM CDT From: "Paul Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] voting receivers with simulcast transmitters
> John, good for you! Of course Metrocall is now USA Mobility, I think!!! > Never know from month to month! > > Paul > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JOHN MACKEY > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 5:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] voting receivers with simulcast > transmitters > > > I think the name of the paging company is using this month is "Page USA", > they > used to be called "MetroCall", before that they were "Telepage Northwest, a > Division of McCall Paging", before that they were "MCI Airsignal". > > For about 5 years they have been telling me that they will be dis-continuing > my analog paging service in about a year. > > About once a year they call me & tell me that they "have a great new paging > service to transfer me to which will be exactly like what I have now only > better". I tell them "GREAT, as long as it operates on 150 MHz and provides > voice paging service I'll be happy to change". Then they tell me "yes, it > is > exactly the same except you will be operating on 900 Mhz and rather than > listen to a small speaker on your pager you will read the messages on a LCD > screen on the pager". Then I say "Gee, that really isn't exactly what I > have > now & would be a step down in quality". Then our discussion ends. > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Tue, 03 May 2005 03:59:50 PM CDT > From: "Paul Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] voting receivers with simulcast transmitters > > > John, > > > > What carrier is still letting you get away with analog pager??? All of > the > > big guys have gone satellite links which don't pass analog audio, I don't > > like anything but terrestrial links, guess I am to worried about that > > service call to the satellite!!! The satellite link has it's place but > you > > can't beat the terrestrial link system for dependability. > > > > Paul > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JOHN MACKEY > > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 2:18 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] voting receivers with simulcast > > transmitters > > > > > > I know that here in Portland 158.700 MHz is STILL occasionally used for > > Simulcast analog/digital paging. I know the analog part is still working > > every time my pager goes beep. > > > > I think I am just about the last person in town with a two-tone voice > > pager still receiving commercial service. I've had the same pager number > > for > > 20 years, but have been thru about 8 different pagers from Pageboy to up > to > > Keynote!! > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > Received: Tue, 03 May 2005 08:00:37 AM CDT > > From: "Buley, Kenneth L \(GE Consumer & Industrial\)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] voting receivers with simulcast > transmitters > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Neil McKie > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:48 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] voting receivers with simulcast > > > transmitters > > > > > > > > > > > > Daron, > > > > > > At last report 152.24 MHz is still used by Arch paging but is > > > digital. You might contact Arch and ask if any analog paging is > > > still used in your area. > > > > > > If you have trouble contacting them, please let me know. > > > > > > Neil - WA6KLA > > > > > > JOHN MACKEY wrote: > > > > > > > > Daron- > > > > > > > > Most all your 150 MHz or 900 MHz paging systems are going to be > > > > simulcast. If there are any 150 MHz analog paging systems around, > > > > try listening to them. > > > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > > > Received: Tue, 03 May 2005 01:26:06 AM CDT > > > > From: "Daron Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] voting receivers with simulcast > transmitters > > > > > > > > > Hello Folks, > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking over a radio study done by consultants for our small > > coastal > > > > > community. The recommendation includes three simulcast repeaters > with > > > > > voting receivers. We live on the coast, the terrain is covered with > > tall > > > > > trees that make wonderful reflectors and contribute tons of > multipath > > when > > > > > wet, and it rains plenty. I can't think of any place with terrain > > issues > > > > > where I have seen a simulcast VHF repeater system built out. > > > > > > > > > > If you have any references (for or against) a simulcast system like > > this, > > > > > please drop me a note. I suspect a fair amount of multipath > problems > > and > > > > > not real great audio for the mobile units based on their location, > but > > I > > > > > wouldn't be able to prove it until the thing got installed. > > > > > > > > > > Ideas? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Daron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Bade > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:56 AM > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] I'm stunned... > > > > > > > > > > It uses what looks like a JFET type VCO oscillator running > > with > > a > > > > > dc controlled/varicap pll on board. I used it to replace a 17.6125 > > > > > reference oscillator on a synthesized 900 station. The output is > > multiplied > > > > > > > > > in this case and used to sync lock a free running 70.45 RX L.O > > injection > > > > > oscillator and is the clock reference for the TX exciter PLL. I > used > > an > > > > > outboard 10 mhz ovenized oscillator to set it up and it was tuned up > > as > > a > > > > > special from the vendor on our requested freq. > > > > > > > > > > It is likely not 2ppm itself, but in a stable environment > it > > may > > > > > be ok without an ovenized reference. It can use about any reference > > that > > is > > > > > > > > > compatible with the programming. It has no mod port as it is more > > designed > > > > > to replace a crystal than replace the channel element. The RX > > performance > > > > > of the station after the mod was slightly lower with this unit as > > opposed > > > > > to my service monitor generating the 17.6125 in other tests. I guess > > that > > > > > means it does exhibit some sideband noise which influenced operation > > but > > > > > the spec sheet and printouts that come with it indicate pretty > decent > > > > > specs.. at least for a pll/vco. > > > > > > > > > > Not an answer for all but a very interesting development > for > > ham > > > > > use etc.... maybe an answer for some.. It also only does 1 freq at a > > > > time... > > > > > > > > > > Doug > > > > > KD8B > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 07:14 PM 4/28/2005, you wrote: > > > > > >Certainly would be nice to put one through it's paces on a > repeater. > > > > > >Checking it for temperature stability and purity, etc. Obviously > > someone > > > > > >would need to have some decent test equipment to conduct the > testing. > > > > > > > > > > > >Chuck > > > > > >WB2EDV > > > > > > > > > > > ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > IF YOU'RE READING THIS, YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DO, COMPARED TO > > THOSE WHO ARE SO BUSY THEY CAN'T EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO RENAME THE SUBJECT > > LINE > > OR TO CROP OFF THE HALF-DOZEN OR SO REPLIES AND REPLIES TO THE REPLIES, OR > > (LIKE ME) SIMPLY LIKE TO FIND WAYS TO IRRITATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS IS > > OFF-TOPIC, BY THE WAY. REPLY, IF YOU LIKE, AS I OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE A > LIFE > > OF > > MY OWN. HAVE A DIFFERENT DAY. > > > > > > Kenneth Buley > > > Bullitt County EMA Deputy Director CD-2 > > > Bullitt/Spencer Counties Red Cross ECRV Driver/Operator BC-6 > > > Bullitt County ARES/RACES Coordinator KY4DES > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
