Hi Mike,
Thanks for the links. The second link was in fact the first webpage I read and
bookmarked yesterday. Ton of good info, plus I found a PDF service manual
online. The keys page link didn't work, and then I ran across this Yahoo group
so I joined to get advice. Still have some questions on bypassing the antenna
RX/TX relay, but will cross that bridge when I get the top cover off and get it
to transmit.
--- On Sun, 8/29/10, Mike Morris <wa6i...@verizon.net> wrote:
From: Mike Morris <wa6i...@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] dumb question: what is purpose of lock on
Mitrek?
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 6:46 PM
At 09:09 AM 08/29/10, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I know it's a dumb question, but after scouring the internet for
>info, I find everything about locks and replacement keys for
>Motorolas and other radios, but I still don't know what locking the
>Mitrek actually does. Does it kill all power to the radio, or
>disable certain functions? I'm asking because I just acquired a
>low-band Mitrek that I need to power up and verify its working
>condition. It doesn't have a control head, so I need to use the
>front panel pins, but if the radio is locked, I may end up getting
>nowhere and still not know if it's either the radio that is bad, it
>is locked out, or I wired it wrong. This is the first Mitrek I've
>had. Thanks for any help.
>Jeff KP3FT
<http://www.repeater-builder.com/keyspage/keyspage-index.html>
Please don't solder to the front connector pins. Get hold of
a matching connector and solder to that.
Please go to this web page at
<http://www.repeater-builder.com/mitrek/mitrek-index.html>
and scroll down to the Low Band section and read the articles on 6m mods.
Then scroll down to the "Non-RF" section and read the two articles titled
"Interfacing the Mitrek mobile radio to your repeater controller"
and
"Karl AK2O and the Spokane Repeater Group have a different take on
converting the Mitrek".
Both have good info on interfacing (i.e. connecting to the radio) and
mounting/cooling.
Mike WA6ILQ
