[Repeater-Builder] Re: Linking and interference problem

[Joe Burkleo]

John,
Thanks for the more in-depth explanation.

Link antenna and feedline is about as good as you can get.

About the only improvement you might make is to get the two UHF antennas 
directly under each other. That creates a cone of silence and make for the best 
null.

No need for the 7/8" other than a small improvement in signal loss. I would 
think about replacing all of the jumpers with silver plated double shielded 
coax.

The filter that comes to mind for your link receiver would be a very precise 
crystal filter made for your link radio receive frequency.  They are kinda 
pricey, so they may be out of your price range, but they are only a few KC 
wide. Since it sounds like the hub repeater is on a stable frequency and will 
most likely be there for a long time, the crystal filter makes sense. They are 
not re-tunable in the field since they are made for a very specific receive 
frequency. They have a little loss in them, but since you can run the squelch 
fully tight, you have enough headroom, and that should not be a problem.

Other item I would recommend is to install a isolator on the UHF repeater 
transmitter before it gets to the duplexer. I am not sure what you are using 
for a duplexer, but I also might suggest locating a Telewave or similar 9" 
diameter to 12" diameter bandpass filter (one that has two connectors) to go 
between the UHF repeater transmitter and the duplexer. They use these large 
diameter UHF cavities for transmit combiners, but I have seen them on Ebay for 
reasonable prices from time to time. The larger diameter the cavity, the 
steeper the skirts on each side of the transmit frequency will be.

I know this may sound backwards, but I would attack adding the isolator and 
additional filtering on the UHF transmitter as the first step. Once you have 
made the UHF repeater transmitter as clean as it can be, then you can move on 
to adding any additional filtering to the link receiver, if it is still needed.

 
Joe - WA7JAW

 
> Joe, Thanks for asking..
>  
> Question #1 link antenna is on top. 8 element yagi vertical pointed 210 SW
>  
> Question #2 No. They are on different legs and each is on the other side of
> the tower, almost directly opposite each other.
>  
> Question #3 No preamp.
>  
> Question #4 1/2 inch Andrews Heliax (not superflex) on both UHF units 150FT
> on one 140Ft on the other. 3ft jumpers 9914 belden on each radio. same on
> the Yagi's. N type connectors. Wish we could afford 7/8, but we take what
> the club can afford and work with that. Our club has appox 50 members,
> sometimes more or less depending on when they pay there dues. Hi HI. I know
> you didn't ask, but just in case you needed to know, 7/8 is not an option
> for us right now.
>  
> Agreed that even just a few extra db rejection would do the trick. It
> wouldn't take a lot I don't think based on the squelch test, but a few db I
> would be highly thankful for, and I just don't have the knowledge to know
> how to get there from here. (-:
> 
> 73 de  John Godfrey
> KE5NZY BARC Pres.
> 

[Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

[skipp025]

> va...@... wrote:
> Running the hamtronics REP-200 with the optional 15 watt 
> PA in it.
> After all the filtering, I get a whopping 8 watts out.

Is the filtering you mention on the 15 watt PA board or is 
it external to the repeater chassis (on the outside of the 
box)? 8 watts is a very usable value for driving an external 
amplifier if you have the proper duplexer or antenna system 
in place. Lack of duplexer isolation and filtering will 
quickly come back as a problem generator. Many of the Hamtronics 
Receiver models are fairly hot front end wise. 

> I put a small strip amp inline with the TX port of the 
> repeater, before the filtering, and it caused desense. Maybe 
> tossing spurs - I have no way to test. 

If I understand what you're trying to describe, what you 
tried is probably not a good thing. 

> Location is also not great for the moment, and the 
> antenna is very temporary. A Diamond x500 connected with 
> COAX (please don't shoot me). The club antenna will be 
> down off the old tower (8 bay Sinclair) and I do have 
> the heliax for it. 

Nothing wrong with coax when you understand what occurs at 
UHF, which is most/much of the signal is lost (both transmit 
and receive) in long sections. Pretty much any non high quality 
and type coax is an unforgiving signal resistor (loss). 

Unless you're using a decent type double shielded coax... I 
would suspect most coax types also make a surprisingly good 
antenna (very leaky - both tx & rx directions). 

> The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 
> 50 feet of RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater 
> into the amp module.

Not good, probably better to bypass (not use) the 15 watt 
amplifier and drive the external amp direct from the exciter.
I'm doing the same thing as part of the 224 MHz home brew 
repeater project I started describing in a post made earlier 
today.  Pictures of in the group photos section. 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/photos/album/1157128983/pic/list 

> Is this my problem? Lack of shielding causing desense?  
> When I put everything back to normal, my test station was 
> solid copy.

Hard to say without knowing more about your duplexer or cavity 
filter components. If you bump the Tx Power up, you must also 
ensure you have enough receiver protection in place. 

> What is my best option to get a little more oomph on the 
> output with out tossing megabucks at it?
> Thanks
> Ian
> VA2IR

The "budget minded" repeater owner/builder would probably put 
a mobile amplifier on the repeater. Better to not get greedy 
like many do and shoot your project in the foot. On your repeater 
I would expect 25 to 45 watts to be a very reasonable value. 
Keep in mind you'd better have a decent duplexer or antenna 
system in place or you'd better upgrade what you have. In many 
but not all cases a small blower (not a fan) moving air across
the amplifier heat sink after modest tx talk time should be 
considered. Many repeater controllers have fan/blower control 
considerations built into their software and hardware logic. 

Many stuck up repeater builder types will tell you that using 
a mobile amplifier in a repeater application is a horrible idea. 
I can give you many examples and reasons where and why it's 
not the big sin many hard nose profess... but let's save that 
topic for another day. If you're properly dealing with the 
heat sink heat with proper air movement and/or duty cycle 
management, then by all means get on with other more important 
remaining issues. Sometimes you've got to work with what you 
have and when properly integrated into a system, you can use 
a mobile RF Amplifier in a repeater situation. 

cheers, 
s. 

[Repeater-Builder] FS- Cable Entry Parts

[Gary]

Spring cleaning and found some new/old stock Microflect (Valmont) cable
entry boots and inserts. Have the following available;

2 each B1346B 4” entry boots, one with a single ½” hole insert and one with
a dual hole (3/4” & 1”) insert

1 each B1346 bag of five (5) single hole split inserts, ½”, with clamps

1 each B1374 bag of five (5) dual hole split inserts, 1” & 3/4”, with clamps

 

I think these sold for around $22/ per bag or boot but I’ll offer all for
$75 shipped anywhere in the continental U.S. Reply to me direct if you have
interest in these entry boots & inserts.

Thanks,
Gary R.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Taxes On Antennas & Feedlines? What Next?

[rahwayflynn]

--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "wb0vhb"  wrote:
>
> The local assessor is placing a value of around $10,000.00 per antenna on a 
> tower.  I haven't seen where size or height makes any difference. 
> 

Not that I would want to pay the tax, but $10,000 installed sounds about right 
for a decent commercial antenna and feed line.  That being said, does it get 
depreciated per GAAP? or do they calculate the tax on what it would cost to 
replace it?

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Taxes On Antennas & Feedlines? What Next?

[wb0vhb]

The local assessor is placing a value of around $10,000.00 per antenna on a 
tower.  I haven't seen where size or height makes any difference.  With the 
current millage it would equal about $ 450.00 per antenna per year.

I currently have four antennas on two towers and $ 1800.00 per year in taxes is 
too much for me to pay.

Randy
WB0VHB


--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Gran Clark  wrote:
>
> Randy
> 
> How much is the site owner asking to cover one cable for a years 
> tax?   Just to put this discussion in perspective.
> 
> Gran K6RIF
> 
> 
> At 04:46 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
> 
> 
> >Maybe this is not new in other states but it appears to be gaining
> >momentum here in Iowa.
> >
> >The county real estate assessors are charging taxes on all cables and
> >antennas on commercial towers. This is whether there is any radio
> >equipment connected or not.
> >
> >Currently I have a couple ham repeaters running on unused antennas on
> >these towers owned by my employer. Nice tall towers too!
> >
> >Now my employer wants these antennas and feed lines removed so taxes
> >won't have to be paid on non-revenue generating antennas.
> >
> >My current plans are to form a non-profit corporation and file for an
> >exemption for the antennas and feed lines.
> >
> >I would like to hear how others have tackled another attempt by
> >government to tax the things we enjoy.
> >
> >Randy
> >WB0VHB
> >
> >
>

Re: [Repeater-Builder] desense question

[Ralph Mowery]

--- On Sat, 5/2/09, va...@securenet.net  wrote:

> From: va...@securenet.net 
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] desense question
> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 7:44 PM
> Running the hamtronics REP-200 with the optional 15 watt PA
> in it.
> 
> After all the filtering, I get a whopping 8 watts out.
> 
> I put a small strip amp inline with the TX port of the
> repeater, before 
> the filtering, and it caused desense. Maybe tossing spurs -
> I have no 
> way to test.  Location is also not great for the moment,
> and the antenna 
> is very temporary. A Diamond x500 connected with COAX
> (please dont shoot 
> me). The club antenna will be down off the old tower (8 bay
> sinclair) 
> and I do have the heliax for it. 
> 
> The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 50
> feet of 
> RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater into the
> amp module.
> 
> Is this my problem? Lack of shielding causing desense? 
> When I put 
> everything back to normal, my test station was solid copy.
> 
> What is my best option to get a little more oomph on the
> output with out 
> tossing megabucks at it?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ian
> VA2IR
> 
> 
> 
> 
It is probably that 50 feet of rg-58.  I have seen desense with as little as 6 
feet of rg8 going from a transmitter to the duplexer.  You may be able to 
bypass the amp section of the Hamtronics or just build an atuenuator in a 
shielded box out of resistors.
Guess that you may be able to wrap the rg58 in some tinfoil and see if that 
helps with the desense.  Not a very good longterm solution, but a way to run a 
check.



  

[Repeater-Builder] desense question

[va2ir]

Running the hamtronics REP-200 with the optional 15 watt PA in it.

After all the filtering, I get a whopping 8 watts out.

I put a small strip amp inline with the TX port of the repeater, before 
the filtering, and it caused desense. Maybe tossing spurs - I have no 
way to test.  Location is also not great for the moment, and the antenna 
is very temporary. A Diamond x500 connected with COAX (please dont shoot 
me). The club antenna will be down off the old tower (8 bay sinclair) 
and I do have the heliax for it. 

The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 50 feet of 
RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater into the amp module.

Is this my problem? Lack of shielding causing desense?  When I put 
everything back to normal, my test station was solid copy.

What is my best option to get a little more oomph on the output with out 
tossing megabucks at it?

Thanks

Ian
VA2IR

[Repeater-Builder] Motorola Micor UHF Mobiles

[osborne605]

Last call for 100 watt 461.000 range micor mobiles I have about 10  sitting 
in my go to the dump trailer and if no one e-mails me they want them buy  
tomorrow morning there gone. The kicker is they are in Billings Montana and 
you  have to come and get them.
 
Dale KA7MHP  
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RE: [Repeater-Builder] Computer noise in 2M Repeater

[Bill Smith]

If they were only providing the head shield, lots of RF could still have
been leaking down the strobe cable. 

 

 

 

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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of William Becks
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 3:48 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Computer noise in 2M Repeater

 






Bill,

 

Thanks for responding with the information about the shield kits being
supplied by the manufacturer.   With this info I will be able to contact
them for a price and availability check for our site.  I first encountered
RFI caused by the early Flashguard units back in the mid 90's.  My company
had a site with a UHF TDMA rural radio (BETRS) system that suffered high
BERT at night.  At the time, Flashguard offered a suppression kit to
retrofit the strobe housing, but that proved to be virtually ineffective.
As a temporary fix, we had gave up channel capacity switching from 16-PSK to
4-PSK modulation.   Eventually, we just got rid of the strobe and went with
an incandescent beacon lamp system on the tower. 

 

Bill

 

 

 

- Original Message - 

From: Bill Smith   

To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 

Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 1:37 PM

Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Computer noise in 2M Repeater

 

We contacted Honeywell/Flashguard and they sold us the kits. In our
situation, we changed to our backup antenna which is 20 feet below the main
which is less than 2 feet from the strobe head until the shield kit was
installed. The shield housing mounts to the top plate of the tower with the
strobe head placed inside. It's hinged to allow service access. The cable
shield is a plastic covered metal liquid tight conduit with a fitting that
connects to the shield housing to ground it. Sorry I don't have any cost
info.

 

Bill

 


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From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of William Becks
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:34 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Computer noise in 2M Repeater

 





Bill,

 

Can you please elaborate on the shield housing used?  I have similar noise
on my VHF ham repeater caused by the same Flashguard 3000 system.  I was
able to reduce the noise during night operation by reorientation of the
antenna at the expense of a less than optimum radiation pattern.  The
cellular company that owns the tower doesn't seem to have any problems with
the RFI from the strobe lamps, but then they are using panel antennas
directed away from the tower and strobe lamps. 

 

Thank you,

 

Bill, WA8WG

 

- Original Message - 

From: Bill Smith   

To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 

Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 4:33 PM

Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Computer noise in 2M Repeater

 

I have experience with several 451 MHz systems getting hammered by noise
from the strobe. These were Flashguard 3000 units. During the day when the
strobe tubes triggered once it wasn't noticeable. At night when the tubes
were retriggered multiple times to lengthen the on time of the flash, it
dropped our RX sensitivity by over 30 dB. A spectrum analysis showed
noticeable RF from below 50 MHz, peaking around UHF and dropping off around
900 MHz. In this unit, the tubes are about 6 inches long. We installed a
shield housing over the entire head and 20 feet down the power cable along
with installing toroids on the power feed inside the head.

 

Bill

KB1MGH

 


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Now. the strobe problem you're describing sounds like a potential horrible
electrical problem at the site.  In my experience an FM rig shouldn't be
greatly affected by a strobe.  It also shouldn't be causing a
problem/reaction with the WISP gear (it may be causing damage to it!) so I'd
definitely find out what is going is going on with the strobe.

 

Good luck!

Jacob Suter

 

 

 

[Repeater-Builder] A Home Brew 224 MHz Repeater Project.

[skipp025]

A Home Brew 224 MHz Repeater Project. 
May 2009 

Once in a while I get back to building enjoyable repeater projects 
and this text is part of a description of a recently completed 224 
MHz Repeater Project. One could easily apply the same techniques 
toward a repeater project in different frequency ranges. 

A lot of different influences directed the choices made regarding 
what materials and equipment were used. There are many obvious (and 
some not so obvious) possible choices available to reach the same 
or similar end result. I will try to list and detail some of the 
choices and reasons why specific items where chosen/used. 

Pictures of this project will be placed in the group files section 
where/when available. 

Part One - The chassis or base plate: 
Aluminum boxes are common repeater chassis candidates, but their 
retail prices have increased dramatically for a classic 17 X 12 X 3 
inch box. Since most all the electronics related to RF will be 
mounted in top mounted separate boxes there should be no major 
reason why an open-frame mounting scheme wouldn't work and be 
much easier on the budget. Not to mention obtaining the materials 
for constructing and open frame wood based chassis is much easier 
in non-metro areas. Wood base, sheet metal overlay chassis are 
by no means new. I have home-brew amplifier equipment constructed 
in the late 1940's using this technique and I've seen many similar 
examples in older ARRL Handbooks. 

Many repeater sites use common 19-inch wide telecom racks with 
various types of screw in shelf assemblies. Many of the more popular 
"rack shelves" are at least 12 inches in depth. 

So a section of scrap recycled 1-inch thick plywood was cut into a 
number of 16.5 X 12.5 inch squares and painted any dark color with 
common spray paint. Paint helps to seal the wood from moisture and 
improved the visual appearance over original scuff and paint 
markings. 

My local ACE hardware store sells small 24 X 24 inch squares of 
Steel and Aluminum sheet metal. Prices tend to increase dramatically 
by thickness and type of material. Just about any reasonable material 
should work well for the base plate material. I chose a 24 X 24 inch 
square of thin galvanized sheet for less than $20 and set about the 
process of measuring and cutting. 

A friend with a sheet metal shear offered to cleanly cut my 
galvanized sheet into any desired size. I had planned on cutting 
it myself using an electric saw outfitted with the proper blade. 
Caution to the reader is advised to always properly secure metal 
during the cutting or shearing process. A number of metal cutting 
techniques can be used to achieve the same end result. I measured 
and shear cut two 16 X 12 inch squares, which allows about a 1/4-inch 
wood top edge around the assembled package.

Multi-use metal & wood screws with both flat and lock washers are 
used secure the sheet metal plate to the wood base. I simply chose 
to place four main anchor screws about 1/2 inch in at each corner. 
Other anchor screws are later mounted as desired. 

So the 224 MHz Repeater base plate – chassis is now constructed and 
ready for use. Please view the available pictures in the group files 
section as we move on to the next stages. 

Cheers, 
skipp 
skipp025 at yahoo.com 

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MTR2000 Quirk - False Station Failure Indication

[Bob M.]

Isn't this just a subset of reason (4)? It probably failed self-test due to the 
mismatch of hardware and configuration settings. MSF5000s will come up with 
errors if you pull certain boards without changing jumpers to pass key signals 
around the non-present circuitry. The older analog MSFs would stay disabled if 
some data or address line in the expansion chassis was shorted. I bet there are 
ways to simulate that in the MTR2000.

Bob M.
==
--- On Sat, 5/2/09, Eric Lemmon  wrote:

> From: Eric Lemmon 
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] MTR2000 Quirk - False Station Failure Indication
> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 12:23 PM
> Quite by accident, I discovered the
> cause of a bogus "station status - major
> failure" LED indication on one of my MTR2000
> stations.  A major failure is
> present when the Station Status LED comes on as steady red
> after bootup.
> According to the Installation and Operation Manual
> 6881096E20, a steady red
> indication has four possible causes:
> 
> 1.  RX or TX synthesizer out of lock
> 2.  PA failure
> 3.  RF power cutback greater than 10 dB
> 4.  Self-test failure
> 
> Well, I found a fifth cause that escaped the Motorola
> Infrastructure Depot
> repair technicians:  Optional module mismatch. 
> One of my spare MTR2000
> repeaters was equipped with the CLN1206 Auxiliary I/O
> Board, and I had
> pulled it out to use at another location.  Months
> later, when I tried to put
> the spare unit into service, I got the dreaded major
> failure indication.  I
> had a spare Station Control Module, but installing it made
> no difference.
> Since the station was still under warranty, I shipped it
> back to the depot
> for repair.  The depot duplicated the anomaly, and
> replaced the power
> supply.  The repair technician also noted that the
> station was programmed to
> have the Auxiliary I/O Board installed, but since it was
> missing, he
> programmed the SCM to show no optional boards
> installed.  He then performed
> a full diagnostic check with no problems.  I suspect
> that he assumed that
> the power supply was defective, and did not make the
> connection to the
> programming mismatch.  The depot technicians use a
> different CPS than users
> like me have.
> 
> Several months later, I was prepping the same station for
> installation at
> another site, and I had plugged a spare Auxiliary I/O Board
> into the
> optional cage before powering it up.  Once again, I
> got the same steady red
> LED indication after bootup.  While contemplating my
> choices, since the
> warranty had expired, I again tried swapping the Station
> Control Module,
> with no effect.  Then, I tried pulling the Auxiliary
> I/O Board and
> re-booting.  Bingo!  Further experimentation
> revealed that a major failure
> LED indication will occur if an Auxiliary I/O Board is
> installed in the
> station when the programming says that slot is vacant, or
> if that module is
> missing when the station programming says it is installed.
> 
> It is likely that a similar anomaly will occur when other
> optional modules
> are concerned, but I have not tested that hypothesis. 
> Live and learn!
> 
> 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY


  

[Repeater-Builder] MTR2000 Quirk - False Station Failure Indication

[Eric Lemmon]

Quite by accident, I discovered the cause of a bogus "station status - major
failure" LED indication on one of my MTR2000 stations.  A major failure is
present when the Station Status LED comes on as steady red after bootup.
According to the Installation and Operation Manual 6881096E20, a steady red
indication has four possible causes:

1.  RX or TX synthesizer out of lock
2.  PA failure
3.  RF power cutback greater than 10 dB
4.  Self-test failure

Well, I found a fifth cause that escaped the Motorola Infrastructure Depot
repair technicians:  Optional module mismatch.  One of my spare MTR2000
repeaters was equipped with the CLN1206 Auxiliary I/O Board, and I had
pulled it out to use at another location.  Months later, when I tried to put
the spare unit into service, I got the dreaded major failure indication.  I
had a spare Station Control Module, but installing it made no difference.
Since the station was still under warranty, I shipped it back to the depot
for repair.  The depot duplicated the anomaly, and replaced the power
supply.  The repair technician also noted that the station was programmed to
have the Auxiliary I/O Board installed, but since it was missing, he
programmed the SCM to show no optional boards installed.  He then performed
a full diagnostic check with no problems.  I suspect that he assumed that
the power supply was defective, and did not make the connection to the
programming mismatch.  The depot technicians use a different CPS than users
like me have.

Several months later, I was prepping the same station for installation at
another site, and I had plugged a spare Auxiliary I/O Board into the
optional cage before powering it up.  Once again, I got the same steady red
LED indication after bootup.  While contemplating my choices, since the
warranty had expired, I again tried swapping the Station Control Module,
with no effect.  Then, I tried pulling the Auxiliary I/O Board and
re-booting.  Bingo!  Further experimentation revealed that a major failure
LED indication will occur if an Auxiliary I/O Board is installed in the
station when the programming says that slot is vacant, or if that module is
missing when the station programming says it is installed.

It is likely that a similar anomaly will occur when other optional modules
are concerned, but I have not tested that hypothesis.  Live and learn!

73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Linking and interference problem

[Chuck Kelsey]

MessageIf you can hear another service in there at the time, you likely have an 
intermod issue. Do yourself a favor and get rid of the foil/braid jumpers. They 
could be where the mix is happening. If not, you've ruled that out.

Somewhere there is a mix and you have to play detective until it is found.

Chuck
WB2EDV


  - Original Message - 
  From: John Godfrey 
  To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 2:59 AM
  Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Linking and interference problem






  Question #4 1/2 inch Andrews Heliax (not superflex) on both UHF units 150FT 
on one 140Ft on the other. 3ft jumpers 9914 belden on each radio. same on the 
Yagi's. N type connectors. 

Re: [Repeater-Builder] STOLEN RADIO ALERT - PLEASE HELP (DEERFIELD NH, NEARFEST)

[Joe]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.  I was up to the NEAR Fest yesterday 
and always wondered about theft.  Lots of stuff is left unattended and 
in the 30 years I've been to Deerfield I have heard of very little 
theft.  Just wondering, was it stolen off a table or in the parking lot?

73, Joe, K1ike

James Delancy wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Sad to say  my Motorola XTS2500 model III has been stolen from 
> me at the hamfest up here in New Hampshire.
>
>   

[Repeater-Builder] STOLEN RADIO ALERT - PLEASE HELP (DEERFIELD NH, NEARFEST)

[James Delancy]

Hi all,

Sad to say  my Motorola XTS2500 model III has been stolen from 
me at the hamfest up here in New Hampshire.

The radio serial number is 407CHD7801
Motorola Model # H46KDH9PW7BN
Motorola FlashCode#  120001-000104-0
Has version 12.00.11 Firmware in it.

This is a full keypad radio and may come in for service at a local shop 
as it is PASSWORD PROTECTED on power up and any RSS/CPS read/write.
This is capable of:
P25 Astro/conventional
Q52/Q53 Front Panel Programming Federal
ADP Encryption


Thanks to all for any help in advance.  PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

James Delancy WJ1D