Mastr Pros are good rigs and built like battle ships. However, one can
get killed in one. The tubes cost most than the radio. I thru away
about 25 mastr pro mobiles couple years back, but removed the tubes and
sent to a friend.
73, ron, n9ee/r
Ron Wright, N9EE
727-376-6575
MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS
Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL
No tone, all are welcome.
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:15 PM, JOHN MACKEY wrote:
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).
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Received: Fri, 23 May 2008 04:33:13 PM PDT
From: "skipp025" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] com <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com
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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
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