Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSF 5000 key up delay problem (now strobe light interference)

2005-01-24 Thread Glenn Little WB4UIV 

About the only way to get rid of the strobe light interference is to get as 
far from the strobes as possible. Some of the strobe manufacturers have a 
EMI cage to go over the strobe, but this does not do much good. This 
information is about two years old when I worked for a company that 
designed tower site monitoring equipment.

I wish you luck. Maybe with a new person in charge of the FCC we can get 
some relief from all of the "non intentional" emitters.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV



   At 11:00 PM 01/23/05, you wrote:
>Thanks Neil, that was exactly the problem.  The Spectra-Tac delay was set 
>to 1500 msec.  I guess my second counting was a little fast, as it was 
>only about a second and a half in reality.  I set the delay to zero for 
>now until I can locate a non Spectra-Tac codeplug, and all seems to be 
>working good for now.  Well except for the interference I'm getting from 
>the strobe light on the mast that the antenna is on.  When I shut off the 
>strobe light off all the noise goes away.  Just something else to work on 
>I guess.
>
>Anyone have any experience with strobe light interference?  Any solutions?
>
>T.J.
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>nj902 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "T.J." wrote:
>"I'm looking to see if any one on the list that runs an MSF 5000 has
>experienced this problem. When I key up this VHF MSF and start
>counting, the repeater doesn't key up and start retransmitting untill
>I get to four. So there is about a good two second delay to repeater
>key up..."
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>One possible cause of that behavior would be if your station was ever
>set up for use with a Motorola Spectra-TAC voting system. In such
>systems the normal repeat audio path is through the voting comparator
>and back to the station through the wire-line.
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>A station that is set up for Spectra-TAC and is also set up as a
>repeater has a mode called "in-cabinet repeat". Basically what
>happens is that when the receiver unsquelches, the controller expects
>to receive a line key command from the voting comparator. If that
>never comes - the station will eventually key up and repeat
>"in-cabinet". That would exactly account for what you are seeing.
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>If your station does have Spectra-TAC enabled, it would be preferable
>for you to load a conventional non Spectra-TAC codeplug, however you
>could go to the "Edit Advanced Information" page three and try setting
>the "S-Tac Clear Repeater Delay" parameter to zero.
>
>You can tell if your station has Spectra-TAC enabled by going to the
>F8 Station Model / Options screen in F4 Change / View.
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Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSF 5000 key up delay problem (now strobe light interference)

2005-01-24 Thread T.J. 




Thanks Neil, that was exactly the problem.  The Spectra-Tac delay was set to 1500 msec.  I guess my second counting was a little fast, as it was only about a second and a half in reality.  I set the delay to zero for now until I can locate a non Spectra-Tac codeplug, and all seems to be working good for now.  Well except for the interference I'm getting from the strobe light on the mast that the antenna is on.  When I shut off the strobe light off all the noise goes away.  Just something else to work on I guess.  
 
Anyone have any experience with strobe light interference?  Any solutions?
 
T.J.nj902 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "T.J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:"I'm looking to see if any one on the list that runs an MSF 5000 hasexperienced this problem. When I key up this VHF MSF and startcounting, the repeater doesn't key up and start retransmitting untillI get to four. So there is about a good two second delay to repeaterkey up..."_One possible cause of that behavior would be if your station was everset up for use with a Motorola Spectra-TAC voting system. In suchsystems the normal repeat audio path is through the voting comparatorand back to the station through the wire-line.A station that is set up for Spectra-TAC and is also set up as arepeater has a mode called "in-cabinet repeat". Basically whathappens is that when the receiver unsquelches, the
 controller expectsto receive a line key command from the voting comparator. If thatnever comes - the station will eventually key up and repeat"in-cabinet". That would exactly account for what you are seeing.If your station does have Spectra-TAC enabled, it would be preferablefor you to load a conventional non Spectra-TAC codeplug, however youcould go to the "Edit Advanced Information" page three and try settingthe "S-Tac Clear Repeater Delay" parameter to zero.You can tell if your station has Spectra-TAC enabled by going to theF8 Station Model / Options screen in F4 Change / View.













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