HEy, Is it just me, or do those vhf frequencies seem a bit odd. A 15 mhz split on vhf? I wonder if that was a typo when the licsense was issued. I have never seen a 173 mhz freq used by anyone but fed gov. 73 de N5NPO Norm
----- Original Message ----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu Aug 13 22:12:44 2009 Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola MTR2000 Question Our are located in Texas. The following is the 3 callsigns issued to the district and the frequencies they are paired to, according to the FCC ULS system: WPMR402 – FRN # 0001647460 – 451.750/456.750 Primary Bus/Emergency Maintenance WPVZ977 – 158.385/173.325 PD Frequency WPWW437 – 451.725/456.725 Maintenance Only --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , "Maire-Radios" <maire-rad...@...> wrote: > > Just looked on the FCC data base and there are 2 school boards in Ca on the > 725 freg. 0 on the 750. > > Need to check you paper work also. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: william...@... > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola MTR2000 Question > > > > I believe the MTR can only do one tone code at a time. > > bb > > In a message dated 8/13/2009 9:19:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > maire-rad...@... writes: > > > > how about one repeater but different tone codes? > > or the repeater is at some other location. > > John > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christopher Hodgdon > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:43 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola MTR2000 Question > > > > I wish I had a picture of the repeater house. The frequency listed on the > MTR2000 is that of the schools maint. department. The other MTR2000, hook to > the other antenna, is the Schools PD. I know those for a fact. Now its time > to locate the other repeater system. > > The only odd ball thing I do know is that every once in a while, when a bus > is talking to another bus or dispatch, you get a high squeal walk on over > them, but its most likely another drive not paying attention and trying to > key their radio. But I wonder if it might be the maint. since their frequency > is so close to ours. > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , "Gary" <n6lrv@> wrote: > > > > The UHF repeater is likely mismarked or the frequency info you obtained for > > your school's license is inaccurate. The UHF repeater is likely the school's > > repeater. As mentioned earlier the MTR2000 is a multi-channel radio but can > > only repeat on the channel it is left on. Recommend you find a dealer or > > tech experienced with the MTR and who has the software necessary to > > configure it. Have them download its codeplug. Recommend you do the same > > with your school radios. A comparison of the data will likely answer a lot. > > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Christopher > > Hodgdon > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 4:29 PM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola MTR2000 Question > > > > Here's the deal, I work for a local school district, I have been kind of > > thrust into a temp. communications specialist position while we obtain some > > new buses and working with the company that will be adding the new radios to > > them. > > > > Over the last few weeks, we have been trying to determine the location of > > our repeater. The place were it is listed on the FCC license paperwork does > > not exist. I know, I am pushing them to get it updated. But that is > > another story all together. > > > > I do have access to a "radio house" located at our high school football > > field and it has two MTR2000 in it, plus two different antennas. One > > connected to one radio and one connected to the other. > > > > One radio is marked with the description of KISD PD, which is our police > > department for the district and has the following frequency pair listed on > > it: > > > > VHF: RX 173.325 DPL 331 and TX 158.385 DPL 331 > > > > The other radio is marked the following: > > > > UHF: 451.725 / 456.725 > > > > There is no documentation with this equipment, the person incharge of them > > originally left the district some years ago and no one knows anything about > > them, expect where they are located, as far as these two boxes go and what > > frequencies that have listed. > > > > > > Which brings me back to our department, we can find out repeater located > > anywhere physcially. Our repeater pair is listed as: > > > > UHF: 451.750 / 456.750 > > > > That is according to FCC, repeater listing and other information I have been > > able to obtain and by listening to it on a UHF amateur radio to see which > > frequency they were on. > > > > That being said, it is possible that the MTR2000 that is marked with the one > > UHF frequency, might actually have both pairs programmed into it, but only > > one can run at a time, right? > > > > Is there a way to find out if there is more than one frequency is programmed > > into the unit and if so, how might we go about that? Another reason I am > > asking is that we might be upgrading our system in the very near future and > > I might be able to get my hands on these repeaters. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , Brian Raker <brian.raker@> > > wrote: > > > > > > The radio can be programmed for multiple frequency pairs. That being > > > said, it cannot operate more than one channel / programmed pair of > > > frequencies at one time. > > > > > > -Brian / KF4ZWZ > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Christopher > > > Hodgdon<chris.hodgdon@> wrote: > > > > This is a question I have been asked and don't have an answer for. This > > could be for either amateur operation or commercial operation, but it > > relates to the repeater itself. > > > > > > > > Can a Motorola MTR2000 setup on UHF be setup to function as a repeater > > on more than one pair of frequencies? I know looking at the brochure on the > > website, it says that the NO. of Frequencies are upto 32. > > > > > > > > Does that mean it can handle two different sets of repeater pairs at the > > same time in the same radio? > > > > > > > > These are commercial frequencies I am listed at commercial, but they are > > for example purposes: > > > > > > > > Can the following setup work with the MTR2000? > > > > > > > > Frequency Pair 1: 451.725/456.725 > > > > Frequency Pair 2: 451.750/456.750 > > > > > > > > Can one MTR2000 handle both of these at the same time? > > > > > > > > Thank in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- >
