Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-06 Thread Charles Miller
on them to help keep them cool. Charles Miller, WD5EEH - Original Message - From: "Steve Rubeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 1:08 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station > Hello ALL - > > I am looking at acquiri

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-06 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
> I am looking at acquiring a GE Master II UHF Base station. This is a 300 watt solid state transmitter, which how I understand it, has 2 PAs running in parallel. It's actually 200 watts, and yes, there are two "final" PA's, each capable of 100 watts output, that are combined. However, each "fina

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-06 Thread Steve Rubeck
That I am not sure... I am going to be picking up this equipment sometime this week and have to haul it home before I can check it out. All my knowledge thus far is what I have heard from 2 different GE Radio guys on the phone...Thanks! Chuck Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is the com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-05 Thread Neil McKie
I had access to a Motorola MSR2000 some time back. The only way /\/\ would ship it was at 75 watts output ... the station license said 20 watts. The PA deck consisted of one PA transistor & associated microstrip circuitry driving three more in paralle. Bypassing the three and usin

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-05 Thread Glenn Anderson
Steve, I have one on the air. I have replaced the stock GE power supplies with 15-volt switchers. They are MUCH lighter and cooler. Plus at 15-volts you can get over 300 watts output! I sometimes joke that I have more power lost in my duplexer than most have out of their repeaters If you wa

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-05 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Is the combining done externally to the two PA units? If so, you should be able to split them and keep one as a reserve. I just picked up a PA that appears was from a similar arrangement. It had two SO-239's on the heatsink side, both entering the PA compartment. Inside, there was no driver boa

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-05 Thread Q
Its been a while,but from what I remember-no! They use one PA to drive two more which only have the finals and Wilkinson combiners,so they wont work stand-alone.Nice find though,I'd use it as is,but prepare to watch your electric meter spin a lot faster!!! 73,Lee Steve Rubeck wrote: > Hello A

[Repeater-Builder] Mastr II UHF Base Station

2006-02-05 Thread Steve Rubeck
Hello ALL -I am looking at acquiring a GE Master II UHF Base station. This is a 300 watt solid state transmitter, which how I understand it, has 2 PAs running in parallel. I am planning to convert this to repeater use, and use it as a main transmitter, and bring other receive sites in vi