Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: WTB: 100 Watt Repeater Full Cycle Duty

2005-08-07 Thread Neil McKie

  Reading the below, are you the controller? 

  Neil - WA6KLA 

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> sSkip- could you please tell us the sites that explain msr 2000 
> to a controller!!
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[Repeater-Builder] TM-241A audio to external tone decoder

2005-08-07 Thread Paul Kelley
I am wanting to temporarily use a Kenwood TM-241A radio at a 
repeater site... not for a repeater receiver but for 
something fairly "mission critical".  I fed the audio 
output available at the mic connector to a TS-32P and it 
seemed to decode fine at first.  I have now found it 
decodes signals from some radios and not from others.  Not 
sure if the audio level is borderline (too low) or if the 
audio from that point may be after a high pass filter in 
the radio or what???  Any hints?  I am on my way back to 
the site to mess with it some more but will check back with 
email in a couple of hours.

Paul,  N1BUG





 
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[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 conversions on the web

2005-08-07 Thread ve3ext
Tnx skip., I appreciate the tips., I'll pursue 

Best 73
Jerry VE3 EXT>
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Grounding

2005-08-07 Thread George Philips
My thanks to everyone who responded to the query I posted on the group.  Do
appreciate the help.

73,

George, VU2GT.


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Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Grounding


> depending on your connect speed weather ADSL, ISDN, or whatever standards
> your ISP has you need a good brooadband ISP but for some funky reason 56K
is
> in most parts like you are lucky to get on-line.






 
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] TM-241A audio to external tone decoder

2005-08-07 Thread Paul Holm
We had similar difficulties with a 241 and an external tone board using the 
audio from the mic connector.  We switched to using the ext. speaker jack 
for an audio connection and it worked much better.

Paul - KC0HST



- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Kelley"


>I am wanting to temporarily use a Kenwood TM-241A radio at a
> repeater site... not for a repeater receiver but for
> something fairly "mission critical".  I fed the audio
> output available at the mic connector to a TS-32P and it
> seemed to decode fine at first.  I have now found it
> decodes signals from some radios and not from others.  Not
> sure if the audio level is borderline (too low) or if the
> audio from that point may be after a high pass filter in
> the radio or what???  Any hints?  I am on my way back to
> the site to mess with it some more but will check back with
> email in a couple of hours.
>
> Paul,  N1BUG
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Voter & Radios

2005-08-07 Thread Mark A. Holman
I have 2 Motorola Astro Spectras 4 sale on epay if someone wants to fix 
em up mark ab8ru

Neil McKie wrote:

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>>>linking.
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>>Why waste a broadband radio for one channel?
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>  I know a person who might be using a Kenwood TK805 for 
> an Echolink station.  Probably a waste but the radio is 
> conveniently handy for this application. 
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>  If the plan works well, we might rock up an old Mocom-70, 
> Micor, Mastr II or Mitrek Super Consolette Station on UHF 
> for this use.  Just depends on what I trip over first in 
> the garage. 
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>>> Would they be good for receiving on VHF and then linking
>>>back to the main site to the voter on UHF?
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>>I'd use a receiver like a Mastr-II, a Micor or a SpectraTac.
>>As to the transmitter, your choices depend upon the power
>>level you need (which can be greatly reduced if you put a
>>beam at the outlying receive site).  I've seen a lot of link
>>transmitters that are not much more than the exciter
>>feeding a cavity filter feeding the beam antenna - maybe
>>200mw into the antenna.  It does not take much power to
>>go from a high site to another high site when they are
>>line-of-sight...
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT-motor home electrical problem

2005-08-07 Thread Mark A. Holman
I had some experience with a couple moto homes and mainly for good 
reading for anyone just go to any home builder supply as a primer get a 
home electrical book or even 4 fun take a apprentice electrical class.  
I did that and I got some very good education of the basics. 

you may be able to rewire the shack yourself.  :)

Mark ab8ru


Maxwell Pratt wrote:

>John
>  I have had a few dealings with Campers in general wiring etc. I they 
>use White for Ground on AC and Neg on DC.
>in general they don't come up to "code' some of older ones will not work 
>with Ground falt breakers they wave in most Camp grounds.
>if you will tell me what you want to know i might be able to help you. I 
>worked 40 years in industry on as tech.
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>Dale  N8SAC
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>>Anyone on the list have any experience with motor home wiring??  I 
>>recently
>>acquired a 1978 Pace Arrow (Class A) on a Dodge chassis &
>>am trying to deal with wierdness in both the AC and DC wiring.  Of course, 
>>I
>>am dealing with the way non-technical people did sloppy fixes for the last 
>>28
>>years.
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>>I'm hoping that a few people on this list can send me private e-mail who 
>>have
>>been down this path before.  This list has the more technically compentant
>>people who I hope will have good advice for me.
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>>(Yea, I tried the motor home yahoo groups - they had NO IDEA what they 
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Why Linear For PS?

2005-08-07 Thread Eric Lemmon
Andy,

I think it's more a matter of comfort and familiarity than of technology
worship.  Astron makes switching power supplies as well as linear, and
they are extremely reliable.  All of the repeaters I have installed in
the past ten years have switching power supplies, and they are operating
flawlessly.  Motorola uses only switching supplies in MTR2000, Quantar,
Quantro, and 1225-based stations- and for good reason.

None of the switching power supplies I have in service produce any
measurable harmonics or EMI, and the freedom from AC hum (ripple) is very
important.  I'm sure there are some cheapo switching power supplies on
the market that are noisy and/or unreliable, but those made by Astron,
Duracomm, and Samlex are excellent choices, IMHO.

An excellent report on six brands of switching power supplies was
published in the January 2000 issue of QST Magazine.  Each unit was
rigorously tested in the ARRL lab, and spectrum plots are included in the
article.

73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY



Andrew wrote:

> Hello Again,
>Is there any reason that Linear (such as Astron) Power Supplies
> over Switching Supplies for Repeaters? The linears run hotter and are
> very heavy to lug to the site where as switchers have similiar
> capacity and are 10X lighter. I have been running a Samlex Switching
> Supply for about seven months and no trouble. Why does everyone
> worship the linear supplies?
>
> Andy KC2GOW






 
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[Repeater-Builder] Re: Sinadder

2005-08-07 Thread kb4mdz
Ralph -

Thanks!!

A Sam Adams will rise, in your name, probably within the next 24
hours!!!

Na zdrowia!

Chuk


--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Mowery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Ok Chuk start hoisting.  The I measured the resistance
> with a low current Fluke meter and got 3.46 K ohms and
> put some current to the meter movement and got 100
> microamps for the full scale.  This was with the meter
> wires disconnected from the circuit.  
> 
> Sorry to take so long to do it.
> 
> 73 de KU4PT
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> --- kb4mdz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > I have a couple not-very-clear copies of the manual;
> > It's clear
> > enough to read, just not comfortably.  Send me a
> > snailmail address &
> > I'll send one.  
> > 
> > BTW, pray that no one ever damages the meter
> > movement on you; my
> > Sinadder's movement is blown up,
> > (##**$&#&($)%&#...grumble,
> > grumble) and quite a few years ago I tried to
> > find a replacement;
> > At the time I looked Motorola wanted something like
> > $80.00 or more
> > for it;  I just can't bear to get rid of my box in
> > case I can find a
> > replacement for less than an arm or leg.  Silly
> > packrat.
> > 
> > If someone can figure out how to calculate what mA
> > or uA movement it
> > is, I'd love to know.  Tell you what, Ralph; if you
> > can somehow
> > measure your movement's and let me know, I'll hoist
> > an 807 in your
> > direction!
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] TM-241A audio to external tone decoder

2005-08-07 Thread Mark A. Holman
TM-241 a were not designed as a repeater use reciever or has the 
capability to hold XMIT until the RF Module  SAV 217 or was it SAV 218  
?? takes a dive, no fan BTW only good for 5 watt packet radio or sell to 
a newbie ham .

Mark AB8RRU

Paul Kelley wrote:

>I am wanting to temporarily use a Kenwood TM-241A radio at a 
>repeater site... not for a repeater receiver but for 
>something fairly "mission critical".  I fed the audio 
>output available at the mic connector to a TS-32P and it 
>seemed to decode fine at first.  I have now found it 
>decodes signals from some radios and not from others.  Not 
>sure if the audio level is borderline (too low) or if the 
>audio from that point may be after a high pass filter in 
>the radio or what???  Any hints?  I am on my way back to 
>the site to mess with it some more but will check back with 
>email in a couple of hours.
>
>Paul,  N1BUG
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] Privacy Handset

2005-08-07 Thread Mark A. Holman
I think the Nokia kits can be modded just to any critter I tried to sell 
em and no takers just alot of talkers 
mark ab8ru

Riley Frazee wrote:

>Does anyone know where a person could get a privacy handset for the Motorola 
>Car Kits. I was told motorola never made the privacy handset. I also have 
>HSU-1 fro a nokia car kit i could rewire if any one has some info on that 
>and i also have some motorola bag phones with their handsets, I just need a 
>privacy handset to pick up and talk on. I can not just take the phone out of 
>the cradle because my antenna is hooked up to 3 watt booster and i would 
>loose cell service if pulled it out. any info or help would be greatly 
>appreciated. I am also sorry for it being off of topic for some of the yahoo 
>groups but those are the ones i subscribe to and I figured someone might 
>have some good info. THANKS IN ADVANCE. Riley
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[Repeater-Builder] Adding a Radio to a Repeater Antenna

2005-08-07 Thread Laryn Lohman
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Use two bandpass Motorola T1500 series 
> duplexers. 
> 
> Figure a way to combine the output pl-259 coax
> T on each duplexer into one 5 way connector of 
> the same (as the coax T) length.  


H  This answer is intriguing, and got me thinking.  If I'd
want to add a simplex base on 446.925mc to an antenna system now
supporting a repeater on 452.800tx/457.800rx, what is the best way to
do that?  The repeater has a TxRx 4 cavity duplexer on it.  

Thanks in advance.

Laryn K8TVZ






 
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