date:20040106

Re: [Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]]

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY

Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, this year at Dayton, Repeater Builder will be accepting donations 
> for the opportunity to smash a Spectrum Repeater with a hammer.
> 
> Now I'm kidding..
> 
> Let's move on folks, I believe this thread is dead

To bad
That would have been the best use for a spectrum that I could have imagined!!!





 

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[Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeater Help

2004-01-06 Thread Budd

Happy New Year to all;
Some of you may remember my starting a similar Spectrum bashing 
thread a couple of months ago when I foolishly agreed to try to 
resurrect the Tucson 223.94 MHz Spectrum Communications  repeater 
last summer.  
After getting literally ripped off by Spectrum Communications,  
(Story too long and probably not of interest), I've been researching 
a better approach.  
I've learned of Micor and GE conversions for 220MHz.  I've been told 
the Micor conversion is easiest and best.
I'm searching for a High-band Micor for conversion to 222 repeater.  
The models I'm told that will work are TLD4071-4074 (older 8 
channel), TLD5271-5274 (older 4 channel), TLD8271-8274 (Newer 4 
channel).
The documentation says modification of a TLD5274 or TLD8274 requires 
the least component changes.
If you know of any of these please let me know of availability & 
price.
I would like to get this frequency occupied and active again.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or assistance.

PS.  A second less pressing request.  Please delete all the 
unnecessary repitition when replying to posts.  My mailbox was filled 
today by the digests of messages containing the previous 5-15 
messages in each of their replies.

Thanks & 73
Budd Turner : [EMAIL PROTECTED]





 

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Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]

2004-01-06 Thread Kevin Custer

Virden Clark Beckman wrote:

>I think you should send it to Kevin so he can hit it with a hammer, when
>he is done I will come over and melt some of it with a blowtorch while
>he takes the pictures, I am sure someone will step in with a
>hammerdrill. Maybe bring it to dayton and charge 1 buck a hit in the
>flea market area, you could thensnip
>

Sounds like a great money maker.  Maybe from the donations taken, I 
won't have to beg for money to host the Repeater Builder site next year.

So, this year at Dayton, Repeater Builder will be accepting donations 
for the opportunity to smash a Spectrum Repeater with a hammer.

Now I'm kidding..

Let's move on folks, I believe this thread is dead

Kevin

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[Repeater-Builder] Re: VHF PLL GE MASTR2 repeater for sale/trade

2004-01-06 Thread ww6y


Sorry, I wanted to send direct


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Re: [Repeater-Builder] VHF PLL GE MASTR2 repeater for sale/trade

2004-01-06 Thread ww6y


How much do you want for the UHF one?

Please let me know.



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Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]

2004-01-06 Thread Virden Clark Beckman

I think you should send it to Kevin so he can hit it with a hammer, when
he is done I will come over and melt some of it with a blowtorch while
he takes the pictures, I am sure someone will step in with a
hammerdrill. Maybe bring it to dayton and charge 1 buck a hit in the
flea market area, you could then buy a converted unit from Kevin.

Chuck Kelsey wrote:
> 
> Actually, you need to make all these Spectrum bashers happy. Take a picture
> of someone taking a sledgehammer to it and email the picture to Kevin so he
> can post it on the Repeater Builder's website. Then whenever someone feels
> the need, that URL can be posted and everyone will feel better.
> 
> Chuck
> WB2EDV
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "JOHN MACKEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]
> 
> > Kevin - Don't "over-react" on the spectrum by throwing it out before
> > considering other uses.  Remember my earlier post when I said they make
> good
> > door stops???
> >

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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help

2004-01-06 Thread Virden Clark Beckman

The reciever is pretty good, but from everything we have found here the
transmitter will work best in the trunk of a tucker torpedo - otherwise
using it as portable ballast from an amphibious car would be the best
way to use it. Both GE and Motorola made a repair kit for the spectrum
radio family, look for a micor or a mastr at a hamfest.

kbednar99 wrote:
> 
> Ok, at the risk of being flamed I am gonna' ask this question
> anyway. ;) I have inherited a Spectrum Communications SCR-4000
> repeater. Receive seems to work fine but the TX freq drifts after a
> few minutes no matter how many times I reset it. It has the TCXO
> option in it but it doesnt seem to matter. Any Ideas on what might be
> causing this? Spectrum has been LESS than helpful, other than to
> say "we discontinued it over 10 years ago and can't help you" and "we
> can sell you a manual if you want though!". Thats great. Also, does
> anyone know what mods are needed to run this unit with an outboard
> controller, as the Spectrum one sucks. Any and all help is GREATLY
> appreciated!
> 
> Kevin
> K2KMB
> 

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Re: [Repeater-Builder] re: request for spectrum repair help

2004-01-06 Thread mch

skipp025 wrote:
> 
> It's very disappointing to me reading most
> of the replies to Kevin's request for help
> repairing his Spectrum Repeater.  Most of
> you would rather fire off wise cracks about
> Spectrum equipment than help him out.

To you, wise cracks. To most, relating experience.

> While Spectrum seems to be very corneous
> rectum about customer service, their products
> do work for the most part, when properly set
> up and cared for. It's not rocket science to
> research and improve even the most basic
> circuits.

Your experience does not reflect that of most of us.

Yes, they can be made to work, but for how
long until they again cause problems to others?

Why do you think Spectrum's CS is so bad? Is it
because they can't put up with all the CS needs
without cutting into their profits too hard? Is
it due to the high cost of solving too many problems?
I'm not saying it is, but it is a worthy question.

Sure, even a WV can run like a Ferrari given enough 'tweaking' (replace
the engine, tranny, body, Etc.), but is it worth it?

> Most of you appear to have never seen a VHF
> Engineering Receiver, early repeater boards
> from 60's and 70's. This would include the
> famous Clegg 220 repeater made from a split
> radio. Early repeater layouts are where many
> of us "cut our teeth" and learned how to make
> these less than perfect circuits perform as
> best possible.

Hmmm... I think I have one around somewhere. Never
had any problems comparable to those with a Spectrum.
Why isn't it in use? Went with GE/Motorola units.
In fact, the only close problem unit I had was a
Hamtronics UHF Exciter/PA. (Yes, I know - a VHFE clone)
I would not put up with that POS either.

> I've got quite a bit of Spectrum equipment;
> their more recent receivers are pretty nice.
> Their transmitters are a mixed bag, but every
> one I have seems to work as expected for what
> each circuit is.

So, a mixed bag is good enough to not criticize a company?
Let me email you direct about some property I have
that is *mostly* HazMat-free. ;->

> The early 90's
> unit I have similar to yours has never moved
> more than 300 Hz since I bought it.

Probably true. Most of my repeaters
regularly move +/- 5 kHz. Heh heh.
(I know - another wise crack)

> There's probably no reason your unit can't be
> made to operate well.

Again, for how long? I had one that could be tuned to any five
frequencies you wanted. Or was that any one plus four more...

What you are seeing on the list is a lot of people who have had negative
experiences with Spectrum trying to not let another builder go through
the same. I have little doubt most would help if they thought that is
the best course of action.

Most of the people are sincere when they say to look for something else.
I was sincere when I suggested selling the Spectrum and buy something
else with the proceeds. In my opinion, that is the best course to take.

Joe M.

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Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]

2004-01-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sometimes it's just better to join up with a compatible group of hams and
help their group. That often becomes a win-win situation - some people have
access to equipment, some have access to good sites, some are great groups
that can expand their system with a few like-minded members helping out the
coffers. I know that if I ever moved to California, several groups that I'd
be bringing my donations of equipment, controllers, etc. to and we'd all be
happy campers.
LJ

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To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


The reason why is I thought the 2 meter and 440 repeater pairs were all
tied 
up and nothing was available.  I too would like to put up a 440 machine but
I 
don't want to wait until the 22nd century to do it. Your located  RF wise, 
between two different coordination groups. We recently had a new 2 meter
repeater 
in the New York area appear on one of our local repeater frequencies down 
here.  Thats all, no offense intended. 
Gary K2UQ



 

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Re: [Repeater-Builder] VHF PLL GE MASTR2 repeater for sale/trade

2004-01-06 Thread albemarle7

I might be interested in the repeater you have available on 147 mhz.  What 
price are you asking for it? And why are you getting rid of it?  I am in 
Trenton, NJ
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Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]

2004-01-06 Thread albemarle7

The reason why is I thought the 2 meter and 440 repeater pairs were all tied 
up and nothing was available.  I too would like to put up a 440 machine but I 
don't want to wait until the 22nd century to do it. Your located  RF wise, 
between two different coordination groups. We recently had a new 2 meter 
repeater 
in the New York area appear on one of our local repeater frequencies down 
here.  Thats all, no offense intended. 
Gary K2UQ



 

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Re: [[Repeater-Builder] re: request for spectrum repair help]

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY

Skipp -  Sure you occasionally have someone
who has had good luck with Spectrum equipment.
But the VAST MAJORITY of us have had BAD experiences
with the equipment.  BTW - we're not all dumb techs!!
Many of us have several years experience
in amateur radio, or make our living professionally
in the technical side of radio (or both).

Myself, I've been a ham for over 20 years, have worked
in the two-way radio field, have done communications tech
work in the military (& still do as a reservist), and
currently am the Chief Engineer in an FM broadcast station.


"skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's very disappointing to me reading most 
> of the replies to Kevin's request for help 
> repairing his Spectrum Repeater.  Most of 
> you would rather fire off wise cracks about 
> Spectrum equipment than help him out. 
> 
> While Spectrum seems to be very corneous 
> rectum about customer service, their products 
> do work for the most part, when properly set 
> up and cared for. It's not rocket science to 
> research and improve even the most basic 
> circuits.  
> 
> Most of you appear to have never seen a VHF 
> Engineering Receiver, early repeater boards 
> from 60's and 70's. This would include the 
> famous Clegg 220 repeater made from a split 
> radio. Early repeater layouts are where many 
> of us "cut our teeth" and learned how to make 
> these less than perfect circuits perform as 
> best possible. 
> 
> I've got quite a bit of Spectrum equipment; 
> their more recent receivers are pretty nice. 
> Their transmitters are a mixed bag, but every 
> one I have seems to work as expected for what 
> each circuit is. 
> 
> So Kevin, first off I probably have the manual 
> for the unit you have, would be willing to 
> work with you off the list to keep the "know 
> it all's" from laughing too hard. The temperature 
> problem you report is not that uncommon from 
> the type of layout installed in your unit, not 
> specific to the Spectrum Brand. The early 90's 
> unit I have similar to yours has never moved 
> more than 300 Hz since I bought it. 
> 
> There's probably no reason your unit can't be 
> made to operate well. 
>





 

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Re: [Re: [RE: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]]]

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY

Coy, are you saying you are the one who made foolish statements?

"ac0y5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> AND I DID. 
> 
> > (or some foolish statement like that).

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[Repeater-Builder] re: request for spectrum repair help

2004-01-06 Thread skipp025

It's very disappointing to me reading most 
of the replies to Kevin's request for help 
repairing his Spectrum Repeater.  Most of 
you would rather fire off wise cracks about 
Spectrum equipment than help him out. 

While Spectrum seems to be very corneous 
rectum about customer service, their products 
do work for the most part, when properly set 
up and cared for. It's not rocket science to 
research and improve even the most basic 
circuits.  

Most of you appear to have never seen a VHF 
Engineering Receiver, early repeater boards 
from 60's and 70's. This would include the 
famous Clegg 220 repeater made from a split 
radio. Early repeater layouts are where many 
of us "cut our teeth" and learned how to make 
these less than perfect circuits perform as 
best possible. 

I've got quite a bit of Spectrum equipment; 
their more recent receivers are pretty nice. 
Their transmitters are a mixed bag, but every 
one I have seems to work as expected for what 
each circuit is. 

So Kevin, first off I probably have the manual 
for the unit you have, would be willing to 
work with you off the list to keep the "know 
it all's" from laughing too hard. The temperature 
problem you report is not that uncommon from 
the type of layout installed in your unit, not 
specific to the Spectrum Brand. The early 90's 
unit I have similar to yours has never moved 
more than 300 Hz since I bought it. 

There's probably no reason your unit can't be 
made to operate well. 

Cheers

skipp

skipp025 at yahoo.com 





 

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Re: [Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]]]

2004-01-06 Thread JOHN MACKEY

Go to bed, Coy.

"ac0y5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> OHSTOP.JOHN!
> --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, JOHN MACKEY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
> > Kevin - Don't "over-react" on the spectrum by throwing it out 
> before
> > considering other uses.  Remember my earlier post when I said they 
> make good
> > door stops???
> > 
> > "Kevin Bednar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Unfortunately, we have NO usable radio right now. The old Mastr 
> II was
> > > tossed a few weeks back and the POS Spectrum will be following 
> shortly. :(
> > I
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeater Help

2004-01-06 Thread Fred Flowers

Kevin, If you want to go that route I have UHF Mastr II exciter boards & ICOM's here. I have mobiles also. I use these as spare parts and need to make sure I have a whole one that works. Fred KF4QZN - Original Message - From: Kevin Bednar Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:04 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeater Help Anyone have any UHF Mastr II or Micor exciter boards laying around theydon't need? ;) Thanks Coy. And yes, the SCR 4000 does have 2 sockets on thebac
k for external connections it looks like. They are reminiscent of the oldtube bases in the older radios. Thanks.Kevin -Original Message-From: ac0y5 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:29 PMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeater HelpWell Kevin,You've started it all again. It's nice to see I'm not the only one with aproblem. I'm glad that GE NEVER made an exciter board with a problem It toomight get flamed. Some on this group don't know how to take a joke or fixserious problems.The problem with the Spectrum repeaters is that the designer( not engineeror design engineer)that designed the exciters designed things that lookslike a CB'r designed it. After a very close inspection and some time spentthinking about the spectrum that I have I found a simple solution to the Txproblems that It has. Here are some serious suggestions. 1 remove the exciter board
and replace itwith the MASTRII exciter board. That'll fix that problem real fast. The onlything that you need to do is arrange for the necessary +10 Volts to operateit, even the least technical ham should be able to take care of that. As forthe controller the SCR1000 has a controler connector on the back for acontroller. All of the lines that you need should appear there if the 4000also has the connector.73 and good luck with your project.AC0Y Coy--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "kbednar99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:> Ok, at the risk of being flamed I am gonna' ask this question anyway. > ;) I have inherited a Spectrum Communications SCR-4000 repeater. > Receive seems to work fine but the TX freq drifts aftera > few minutes no matter how many times I reset it. It has the TCXO > option in it but it doesnt seem to matter. Any Ideas on what mightbe > causing this? Spectrum has been LESS than helpful, other
than to say > "we discontinued it over 10 years ago and can't help you"and "we > can sell you a manual if you want though!". Thats great. Also,does > anyone know what mods are needed to run this unit with an outboard > controller, as the Spectrum one sucks. Any and all help is GREATLY > appreciated!> > Kevin> K2KMBYahoo! Groups LinksTo visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups LinksTo visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
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[Repeater-Builder] VHF PLL GE MASTR2 repeater for sale/trade

2004-01-06 Thread kk2ed

Hello all;

I have a nice clean GE MASTR2 100w continuous duty base repeater, 
currently on 147MHZ. I do not have the GE repeat card, as I used an 
external controller on it, but it does have the audio and 10v cards 
in it. No hacks or mods, just a simple cable wired to the rx/tx tray 
for the necessary signals. Ready to go, just add crystals (ICOMS 
included)!  Not in a cabinet at the moment, but I can get one if 
needed.

Prefer to swap outright for a Micor 110w VHF 150 base repeater, or a 
75w UHF repeater.   Will consider other trades.


I also have a 100w (I think) GE MASTR2 on 443MHZ, in cabinet, but 
needs to be tested. Most likely good, but has  been in storage 
awhile.


Located in central NJ.

Any interest, email me direct.

73
Eric
KE2D
(ex KK2ED)




 

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RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]

2004-01-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Back in the mid-1970's, one of the Central Oregon 2-way radio shops made a
bunch of 2-Meter and 440-MHz Repeaters using E. F. Johnson mobile radios.
They worked extremely well, and many of them are still going strong, all
over the state, never having had a failure. The receivers were extremely
sensitive, selective, and the transmitters survived long, key-down transmit
cycles on very inaccessible remote mountaintops. And they were cheap, even
back then!

Larry K7LJ

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From: Paul Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:13:17 -0600
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


Kevin,

Are you looking for 2 meters or 440?  You may want to look into a Johnson
530 or 559 depending on which band you want.  They are cheap at swap fests
and very dependable, I usually buy them for 5 to 15 dollars.  I have been
running one on each band for over five years and zero failures.  Don't get
me wrong, I feel there is not much better radio than a GE Master II, I have
several of them also but for ease of conversion and if high power is not
needed you can't beat the Johnson.

Paul
WB5IDM

  -Original Message-
  From: Kevin Bednar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:01 PM
  To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


  Thanks for the reply James. I'll figure SOMETHING out. :)

  Kevin
  K2KMB




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  From: James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:45 PM
  To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


Kevin,I know that the RECTUM (oops spectrum) isn't much, but you
mentioned frequency drift. First, you might want to go through the exciter
board and resolder all connections (provided that you've checked the simple
stuff, ie power supply regulation, dirty trimmers, etc.). If that does not
yield anything, then maybe you could replace the trimmer for the xtal as it
could be affected by temperature.Please don't flame me for trying to help
him, i know how it can be when you have nothing to put on the air.JamesKevin
Bednar wrote:Unfortunately, we have NO usable radio right now. The old Mastr
II was tossed a few weeks back and the POS Spectrum will be following
shortly. :( I am actually in need of a complete UHF radio to convert now.
:( Thanks for your reply though! I really appreciate all the help I get from
this group!

Kevin
K2KMB




From: Maire Company [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:21 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


what kind of Micro parts do you need?

  - Original Message -
  From: Kevin Bednar
  To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:56 PM
  Subject: RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


  Thanks Jim. I already checked the local shops, no luck. I'll keep
looking.

  Kevin
  K2KMB



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  From: James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:44 PM
  To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


Good luck,  If you check with some of your local Motorola shops, Micors are
coming out of service regularly (if any are left, I know we had a few).
Micors and MastrII's in their virgin forms can be had cheap or free in many
cases. Even if you get a mobile style of either, it is good.

James

Kevin Bednar wrote:
Unfortunately James the unit was tossed a few weeks back. :(

Kevin




From: James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 6:53 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Repeater Help]


Mastr II PA's should be easy to rebuild?? A few new transistors, etc. and
some TLC and that would work better than any ham grade stuff.

unless of course it is lightning toast.

James

Kevin Bednar wrote:
  Unfortunately Joe, everything for this project is being donated for an
OEM/RACES project to improve county coverage, specifically because of the
lack of $$. I also wanted a Mastr II (got one donated but upon further
inspection was missing a board and the PA was toast.) or a Micor but
unfortunately no one was able to donate one. I myself would not want to go
the ebay route because I wouldn't want to screw someone else over with the
same POS problems I'm experiencing with it. Thanks.

Kevin

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From: mch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 5:28 PM
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