Thanks Eric I read that document that you speak of. We cleaned it , re-fiber-glassed some of it and then sprayed it with polyurethane finish and screwed the sections so they would not move even though they had clamps on them.
But, like you I think with it being used there may be a problem inside that we can not see. 73 John --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Eric Lowell <elowell9...@...> wrote: > > Your antenna needs to come down and be gone over before you buy anything new. > Those G7s will get bad connections in them that act like diodes and rectify > all kinds of crud to desense your otherwise good system. I understand that > there is a document on the RB site about refurbing that antenna. You may have > heard this before. > > Good Luck, Eric (W1EL) > > Eric Lowell > Eastern Maine Electronics Inc. > 48 Loon Road > Wesley ME 04686 > eme....@... > www.satnetmaine.com > > > --- On Tue, 10/6/09, W3ML <w...@...> wrote: > > > From: W3ML <w...@...> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Radio for repeater use Response to Tom's > comments > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 5:36 PM > > > > > > > Well Chuck, there will be no new radio unless I buy it out of my pocket and > that won't happen as I need a new rotor. > > This club has no money. I was able to get a grant for emergency > communications and that is how I ended up with the stuff we have now. > > My big problem seems to be that I took this radio in for free instead of > buying one from that ham in Florida that sells GEs for repeaters. > > As I have said before being a ham for 30 years now has taught me nothing > about the maintenance of a repeater. I have built rigs before and trouble > shot many a good HF radio, and now I am actually somewhat having fun playing > with this thing. > > I have done more reading on repeaters than I have at my regular job and that > is the Teaching of English Literature. > > Of course if we were to buy a new one, hi hi, then there would be nothing to > learn and we all need to keep learning to keep our brains working. > > I really appreciate everyone on here helping out not only myself, but the > others that come on here who need help and are just starting out in this area > of ham radio like me. > > 73 > John > > --- In Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com, "Chuck Kelsey" <wb2edv@> wrote: > > > > John - > > > > A word of caution may be in order since you are dealing with a club. > > > > These days, the typical ham doesn't begin to comprehend the complexity of a > > repeater system. To many, one simply needs to go out a purchase new > > equipment, plug it all together, and it runs. Wrong! > > > > Don't let your club go down that path. The end result will be lots of money > > being spent and unhappy results. I've watched it happen. > > > > If you are running a repeater, you WILL have problems with it, no matter > > what brand of equipment you use, no matter if it's new or used. > > > > You appear to be taking the steps to learn about it. It's the only way > > you'll be able to cope unless the club pays a commercial two-way shop to > > maintain the system. > > > > In the meantime, keep plugging away. It can get very frustrating at times. > > > > Chuck > > WB2EDV > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > > >> I will go read that article. Thought I read them all, since January, > > >> trying to learn all I can. > > >> > > >> That is when I decided to get into this repeater business. It has been a > > >> great learning experience for sure. > > >> > > >> 73 > > >> John, W3ML > > > > > >
