Leroy, Contact me direct at kd8biw"at"hotmail.com. I'm writing an article on this, and I am basing it off the CAT1000, as soon as I'm done with it, i'll get you a copy. Thanks!
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy A. M. Baptiste" <leroybapti...@...> wrote: > > Hey Steve, thanks for all your valuable > information. I am still working on my project, I > am using a CAT controller to give me the earth for > Channel select on the Motorola Radio from a remote > DTMF command, I will let you know how it works > out. Do you have a private E Mail address or phone > number? > > Leroy J39AI. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of kd8biw > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:47 AM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Maxtrac Channel > Control > > > > > Leroy, > > Here is the file I received, and what I plan on > doing... > > Our controller give us a "hex" output via 4 output > pins. These 4 pins > will be connected to pins 6,8,9, and 12 on the > Gm300. This will give us > selection of 9 of the 16 channels, enough for our > needs! This will > allow us to link to the primary 2M repeater in OUR > county, plus 1 in > each of the 7 surrounding counties, plus 1 simplex > channel. Remember, > you will need at least 2 pins grounded to make a > channel, so some of the > hex outputs will not work. When the correct DTMF > access code is > entered, followed by a number or letter, it > translates it into hex and > outputs it via the 5 pins, and latches that way. > Even if power is lost, > it will revert to the last know state. We will be > using this to "steer" > the GM300 via the drawing in the .pdf file I > uploaded in the files > section, look for the "ch-sel" file. I will > program the GM300 and make > a list of how to use it and distribute to the > users. For example, > entering the correct DTMF acces code, followed by > a "3" would give you > an output of "0011" in hex. This equates to > channel 12 on the GM300. > Here is how it all works out. It's not perfect, > but I have an older > controller that does not support direct control of > radios, and it gives > me control of 9 channels, more than enough for my > needs! > > DTMF Digit Hex Output GM300 Channel > > 0 0000 1 (all outputs off, reverts > to front panel control, which would be set to Ch1, > the "home" channel) > 3 0011 12 > 5 0101 10 > 6 0110 6 > 7 0111 14 > 9 1001 9 > A 1010 5 > B 1011 13 > C 1100 3 > > Hope this is what you were looking for. Any > questions, shoot them my > way! > > Steve KD8BIW > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , > "Leroy A. M. Baptiste" > <leroybaptiste@> wrote: > > > > Hey Steve, what did you find out? I am also > > interested in a system like that. > > > > Leroy. J39AI > > > > -----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 kd8biw > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 3:01 PM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Maxtrac Channel > > Control > > > > > > > > Thanks for the informaiton everyone! I think I > got > > what I needed to make this work. The site is > > pretty empty as far a repeaters go, 2 UHF, 1 > VHF, > > and a 220. Will make sure I don't interfer with > > anything, but I only need 2 or 3 channels on the > > radio. Thanks everyone for the replies and > > information! > > > > Steve KD8BIW > > > > KD8BIW/R 224.580 > > N8IHI/R 147.105 > > W3YXS/R 146.745 > > KD8JBF/R 444.325 > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , > > "kd8biw" kd8biw@ wrote: > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > Wondering if anyone has been able to implement > a > > Motorola Maxtrac as a "frequency agile" remote > > base on a repeater. What I would like to do is > > have a 16 channel VHF mobile hooked to our > > repeater, and be able to select a channel at > will. > > I'm sure it can be done, i'm just overlooking > > something here. Our controller has a 4 pin hex > > output that I think could do the necessary stuff > > to make it work, just not sure about how it > needs > > hooked to the radio. Has anyone done something > > similiar to this? I was looking at NO6B's RBI, > and > > that would fit the bill, just wondering if I > could > > make it work with our controller (MCC RC-100) or > > would I have to get a different controller (CAT > or > > LinkCom)? Thanks all! > > > > > > Steve KD8BIW > > > > > > KD8BIW/R 224.580 > > > N8IHI/R 147.105 > > > W3YXS/R 146.745 > > > KD8JBF/R 444.325 > > > > > >
