Most of my repeaters are built from Mastr Pro on 6 meters, 2 meters, UHF. They are very good, the receivers are good and the transmitters are good except for the early UHF (with the tube tripler).
------ Original Message ------ Received: Fri, 23 May 2008 04:33:13 PM PDT From: "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: mice and the trusty old GE Master Pro > Re: mice and the GE Master Pro > > What you didn't say was how the GE Master Pro in most > typical cases probably kept working as normal. > > Hard as heck to kill a GE Master Pro.... I'd still have a number > of them in service except I have to pay the site power bill and > those tx strip tubes love to stay warm 24/7. > > The Master Pro Receivers are still very much killer good for > current repeater projects. The front ends are very stout and > the design is a well known solid peformer. > > I hate to see the receivers go in the dumpster... > > cheers, > skipp > > > The Later Mastr Pro GE series base stations used a slanted heat > > sink for the 12.6 and 10 V pass regulators. The chassis formed > > the back, and there was a cover on the front making a conduit for > > forced air from the 4 inch muffin fan. Poor field mouse got into > > the slanted heat sink, lost his grip, and went head first into > > the muffin fan - - did not decapitate but did trap him there > > and stall the fan - found the mummified remains some time later - > > then there are stories of a micor repeater loosing the 10 v > > return in the exciter - due to mouse urine destroying the > > trace on the PCB and various stories of stench. Best > > Memorial Day wishes to all, 73, Steve NU5D > > > > >
