[Repeater-Builder] Re: Standard RP70U help? Thanks!
Mike, Brent, Jack...Great feedback. The RP70U is currently on 456.825 in/451.8625 out. The modified repeater will be 445.800 in/440.800 out (if I'm lucky). The advance warnings/tips you guys provided on the duplexer, mic connectors, manual, and volume/squelch controls will surely head off a lot of trouble. An original Owner's Operating and Maintenance Manual came with the RP70U, But I have not yet compared it with what's at www.repeater- builder.com. BTW, my scanner only goes to 8.5 x 14, so if anybody with a bigger scanner cares to add anything to the Files section from my manual that's not there already let me know at vesterscott @ bellsouth.net and I'll loan it to you. Jack, is a flatpack duplexer like the small black Celwave mobile duplexers that pop up on eBay all the time? Don't believe I've heard that term before. Brent, do each of the CTN34 tone boards perform both encode and decode. IOW, if I want the same tone in and out, will a single board give me full CTCSS for any given tone? I was not able to reach a firm conclusion on that from the manual and schematics. 73, Vester N8EKA --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, vesterscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up a Standard RP70U 12W UHF/FM repeater/base station today at a local hamfest--complete with AP70 phone patch, one TN34 tone board, and the operating/maintenance manual. I'm hoping to morph it into a 445.75/440.75 or 445.80/440.80 portable/itinerant repeater. For starters, I obviously need to re-crystal it. If anybody here has done this already I'd appreciate any additional suggestions/comments/guidance you can provide. I can also use one more TN34 tone board if somebody has a spare lying around. Thanks. Vester N8EKA Yahoo! Groups Links * To 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Standard RP70U help? Thanks!
Yes, the repeater is capable of using two tone boards. and They can only enc and dec the same freq tone. so if it is set to 114.8hz on the rx it will tx 114.8 also.. Brent Brent, do each of the CTN34 tone boards perform both encode and decode. IOW, if I want the same tone in and out, will a single board give me full CTCSS for any given tone? I was not able to reach a firm conclusion on that from the manual and s - Original Message - From: vesterscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Standard RP70U help? Thanks! Mike, Brent, Jack...Great feedback. The RP70U is currently on 456.825 in/451.8625 out. The modified repeater will be 445.800 in/440.800 out (if I'm lucky). The advance warnings/tips you guys provided on the duplexer, mic connectors, manual, and volume/squelch controls will surely head off a lot of trouble. An original Owner's Operating and Maintenance Manual came with the RP70U, But I have not yet compared it with what's at www.repeater- builder.com. BTW, my scanner only goes to 8.5 x 14, so if anybody with a bigger scanner cares to add anything to the Files section from my manual that's not there already let me know at vesterscott @ bellsouth.net and I'll loan it to you. Jack, is a flatpack duplexer like the small black Celwave mobile duplexers that pop up on eBay all the time? Don't believe I've heard that term before. Brent, do each of the CTN34 tone boards perform both encode and decode. IOW, if I want the same tone in and out, will a single board give me full CTCSS for any given tone? I was not able to reach a firm conclusion on that from the manual and schematics. 73, Vester N8EKA --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, vesterscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up a Standard RP70U 12W UHF/FM repeater/base station today at a local hamfest--complete with AP70 phone patch, one TN34 tone board, and the operating/maintenance manual. I'm hoping to morph it into a 445.75/440.75 or 445.80/440.80 portable/itinerant repeater. For starters, I obviously need to re-crystal it. If anybody here has done this already I'd appreciate any additional suggestions/comments/guidance you can provide. I can also use one more TN34 tone board if somebody has a spare lying around. Thanks. Vester N8EKA Yahoo! Groups Links --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses at TNWEB LLC] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses at TNWEB LLC] Yahoo! Groups Links * To 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Standard RP70U help? Thanks!
We had a RP-70U here and we converted it to Low TX and High RX 444.3 and 449.3 and yes, the stock duplexer did work lousy. But the repeater was somewhat usable. I also had a problem with the Ebay special our group aquired, which was jammed into transmit. I traced it down to a Jammed on PNP transistor in the exciter on the PTT line. On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:34:34 -0600, Brent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, the repeater is capable of using two tone boards. and They can only enc and dec the same freq tone. so if it is set to 114.8hz on the rx it will tx 114.8 also.. Brent Brent, do each of the CTN34 tone boards perform both encode and decode. IOW, if I want the same tone in and out, will a single board give me full CTCSS for any given tone? I was not able to reach a firm conclusion on that from the manual and s - Original Message - From: vesterscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Standard RP70U help? Thanks! Mike, Brent, Jack...Great feedback. The RP70U is currently on 456.825 in/451.8625 out. The modified repeater will be 445.800 in/440.800 out (if I'm lucky). The advance warnings/tips you guys provided on the duplexer, mic connectors, manual, and volume/squelch controls will surely head off a lot of trouble. An original Owner's Operating and Maintenance Manual came with the RP70U, But I have not yet compared it with what's at www.repeater- builder.com. BTW, my scanner only goes to 8.5 x 14, so if anybody with a bigger scanner cares to add anything to the Files section from my manual that's not there already let me know at vesterscott @ bellsouth.net and I'll loan it to you. Jack, is a flatpack duplexer like the small black Celwave mobile duplexers that pop up on eBay all the time? Don't believe I've heard that term before. Brent, do each of the CTN34 tone boards perform both encode and decode. IOW, if I want the same tone in and out, will a single board give me full CTCSS for any given tone? I was not able to reach a firm conclusion on that from the manual and schematics. 73, Vester N8EKA --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, vesterscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up a Standard RP70U 12W UHF/FM repeater/base station today at a local hamfest--complete with AP70 phone patch, one TN34 tone board, and the operating/maintenance manual. I'm hoping to morph it into a 445.75/440.75 or 445.80/440.80 portable/itinerant repeater. For starters, I obviously need to re-crystal it. If anybody here has done this already I'd appreciate any additional suggestions/comments/guidance you can provide. I can also use one more TN34 tone board if somebody has a spare lying around. Thanks. Vester N8EKA Yahoo! Groups Links --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses at TNWEB LLC] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses at TNWEB LLC] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To 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/
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Standard RP70U help? Thanks!
Vester, A flatpack is another name for the mobile duplexers made by several companies. They are generally painted black and are flat. Most are notch type and some are helical resonators rather than actual cavities. They work OK in a soft RF environment, not so good at a high level site. Jack K6YC - Original Message - From: vesterscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:31 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Standard RP70U help? Thanks! Mike, Brent, Jack...Great feedback. The RP70U is currently on 456.825 in/451.8625 out. The modified repeater will be 445.800 in/440.800 out (if I'm lucky). The advance warnings/tips you guys provided on the duplexer, mic connectors, manual, and volume/squelch controls will surely head off a lot of trouble. An original Owner's Operating and Maintenance Manual came with the RP70U, But I have not yet compared it with what's at www.repeater- builder.com. BTW, my scanner only goes to 8.5 x 14, so if anybody with a bigger scanner cares to add anything to the Files section from my manual that's not there already let me know at vesterscott @ bellsouth.net and I'll loan it to you. Jack, is a flatpack duplexer like the small black Celwave mobile duplexers that pop up on eBay all the time? Don't believe I've heard that term before. Brent, do each of the CTN34 tone boards perform both encode and decode. IOW, if I want the same tone in and out, will a single board give me full CTCSS for any given tone? I was not able to reach a firm conclusion on that from the manual and schematics. 73, Vester N8EKA --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, vesterscott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up a Standard RP70U 12W UHF/FM repeater/base station today at a local hamfest--complete with AP70 phone patch, one TN34 tone board, and the operating/maintenance manual. I'm hoping to morph it into a 445.75/440.75 or 445.80/440.80 portable/itinerant repeater. For starters, I obviously need to re-crystal it. If anybody here has done this already I'd appreciate any additional suggestions/comments/guidance you can provide. I can also use one more TN34 tone board if somebody has a spare lying around. Thanks. Vester N8EKA Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To 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/
