I know the original poster was looking for an RBI-1 but it may be more practical in the long run to look at another controller like the RC 210. It is capable of controlling several newer types of remote base radios by itself and in kit form I belive sells for about what the Doug hall sold for.
http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/rc210/rc210.html tom > [Original Message] > From: skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 5/4/2008 12:59:55 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Still looking for an RBI-1; maybe I have to build one? > > > > >The problem is we paid so much for the fricken' box that none > > >of us want to get up off ours because we'd never be able to > > >ask enough money to make it worth our while. > > > > How much were they new? ~$400? > > Yep, somewhere around that amount... > > > > > > It would hard to > > >impossible to clone the RBI-1 unless you could work a deal to > > >buy the already programmed processor chip from Doug Hall, > > >probably via Duane. Even though the unit is out of production > > >I'd bet they're not going to share the code yet. It would be > > >interesting to find out if they'd even sell the pre-programmed > > >processor chip. > > > > I doubt it, since the processor is ~90% of the unit. > > Yep... most of the magic is in the main processor chip. > > > My approach would be reverse-engineering, so there would > > be no dependency on the old, obsolete hardware (must be > > the reason they no longer sell the unit: processor no > > longer available & no easy migration path to new hardware). > > I seem to remember Duane Hall telling me something like that > in addition to not enough demand. > > > My immediate interest is to "decode" the data stream & > > establish the protocol coming out of the controller. > > Once that's done, each radio's control format can be > > individually addressed. > > There are or were some generic controller formats. That information > was at one time available from some radio and controller mfgrs. > Then the variants started and everything became proprietary and > unavailable. > > > >Probably better to let the various Repeater Controller Mfgrs > > >have a go at building it into their controllers. Resistance is > > >futile... > > > > Hasn't really happened yet, so I don't expect it to. > > Bob NO6B > > You are probably right... > > cheers, > s. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1404 - Release Date: 4/29/2008 6:27 PM
