This seems to be what I'm looking for, cheap easy, and it won't
interfere with the RICK.
Thanks Bill
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Here is an item that usually runs on eBay from N0XAS.
>
> ID-O-Matic Repeater, Echolink, Beacon, Foxhunt ID Ider:
>
> URL for current items he offers is:
>
> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZn0xasQQhtZ-1auction
>
> I have found this seller to be very honest and very eager to
please. He
> offers a nice kit. I don't know if this is what you are looking
for. I
> bought the older one just to have around, and it is easy to
program with
> a terminal program and serial cable. With this setup, you could
plug
> into the mic and speaker jacks on a HT, or a microphone jack or a
mobile
> rig or repeater.
>
> URL to download the .pdf manual/assembly instructions:
>
> http://www.hamgadgets.com/images/ID-O-Matic-manual.pdf
>
> Hope this helps. Description below:
>
> **
>
>
>
> NEW - just released - V2.5!
> Version 2.4 added courtesy beep, a repeater "beacon" timer and a
> separate beacon message available in repeater mode. Version 2.5
goes
> even further: Separate audio tones for ID and courtesy beep, PTT
hang
> time, and a PTT "watchdog" timeout timer. All ID-O-Matics now have
an
> on-board 5V regulator. Same price - more features!
>
> The ID-O-Matic is a multipurpose, PIC microcontroller based
project that
> nearly everyone can use. In its most basic form, it's a simple 10-
minute
> timer with audio and visual outputs to remind you when it's time
to ID.
>
> But wait, as they say -- there's more! How about an intelligent,
> variable delay timer that announces your call sign or any other
message,
> in Morse code at a speed you choose? How about CW keying and PTT
outputs
> so you can attach it to a "fox" transmitter, Echolink setup,
crossband
> rig or repeater? And how about inputs for squelch or COR to make a
> repeater IDer that works the way you want it? And how about a
serial
> interface to connect to your shack computer, laptop or terminal?
And how
> about a Morse keyboard mode that sends text from your keyboard in
Morse
> code? It's all there. Sorry, no Ginsu knives or fruit peeler
included.
>
> The ID-O-Matic can meet a pretty wide range of needs. Out of the
box, so
> to speak, it makes a nice little 10-minute ID reminder. It will
light up
> a green LED until nine minutes have passed. The LED then turns
yellow,
> and at 9 minutes 30 seconds starts blinking yellow/red. At ten
minutes
> the ID-O-Matic beeps at you until you reset it with the
pushbutton, then
> starts over.
>
> Using the built-in RS232 serial interface, connect it to a
terminal or a
> PC with a terminal emulation program (Procomm, Hyperterminal, etc)
and
> you can use the very simple menu interface to set your own delay
from 1
> second to over 9 hours - no programming or special software
required.
> You can control when (and if) the LED turns yellow and when it
starts
> blinking. You can also choose between the default beep, or just
type in
> your call sign or any other message up to 64 characters long to
hear it
> in Morse code. When in CW ID mode, ID-O-Matic will send the
message,
> then automatically reset and start timing again.
>
> You can also select repeater mode. In repeater mode two additional
> inputs can be used to control when ID-O-Matic sends your Morse
code ID.
> You can use a squelch, COR, PTT or other signals of your choosing.
You
> can also choose to have the ID-O-Matic announce at set intervals
even on
> a quiet channel; for example, ID every 10 minutes while the
repeater is
> in use, and once per hour when it's idle. There's even a second
beacon
> message available, in case you want a short ID during use and a
longer
> message (for example, call sign and location) when the repeater is
idle.
> The ID messages and courtesy beep can have different audio tones
from
> 250Hz to 3kHz, and there's a user-settable "watchdog" PTT timer to
keep
> stuck mics or long-winded users from hanging up the repeater or
link.
>
> In Morse keyboard mode, text you type is sent in Morse using the
> speaker, CW and PTT outputs. Letters A-Z, numbers 0-9, AR, BT, SK
and
> punctuation ( . , / ? @ ) can be sent (yes, even the new @ sign).
You
> can also use the + and - symbols to increase or decrease the code
speed
> in the middle of a message if you want.
>
> Regardless of the mode used, the PTT output is active 500ms before
and
> 100ms after the CW ID, and the CW output can be used CW
transmitters,
> tone generators, etc. Both PTT and CW outputs have open-drain
MOSFETs
> rated for 60V. Speed is variable from 5 to 60 words per minute,
and the
> audio pitch is also variable via the menu.
>
> This auction is for the ID-O-Matic kit that includes the ID-O-
Matic chip
> along with a high quality, double-sided PCB with silkscreen and
solder
> mask, female
