RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater /Crossband Help

2010-03-17 Thread Mark
Don,

There is an article on the Repeater-Builder web site (not the Yahoogroup
page) about how to disable the "always on" channel element in the Micor
exciter.  I think this is what you need to eliminate your problem.

It is described in this article:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/micor/stationcontrol.html 

Look in the section titled, "Keyed Exciter Channel Element Modification"

Also look here:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/micor/stationmod.html 
about half way down the article, under the heading "Modifications relating
to the chassis" and find the subsection titled "For the Transmit Exciter you
have a choice:"

I also thought there was a more comprehensive article describing the issue
you are experiencing, but for the life of me, I cannot find it right now...

Mark - N9WYS

-Original Message-
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com  On Behalf Of ka9qjg1

Hello hope Everyone is doing well,  I  have ran into a little Problem and
thought I would get some  suggestions on how to resolve it 
I have a Motorola Micor 224.40 repeater  built By Scott N3XCC , here on the
Repeater builder group; it has worked   great for over 3 Yrs. 

I have a Few Hams in the area   who do not have 220 but the  know and would
like to talk to some of their friends who do  ,  So I took My Kenwood TM-631
Duel band  found a  Local 2 Meter Simplex that Myself and  a few others have
been using for over 20 Yrs .
I turned the 220 Transmit down as low as I could get it which   is  2 Watts
That  goes into a Bird 100Watt  Dummy load .  The 2 Meter side I have set a
10 watts and a 3 In muffing  Fan that runs while Transmitting   It runs nice
and Cool , 

Everyone likes  it and it works fine Except that is has been keying up on
the 2 Meter side off and on  sometimes as long as 3 4 Min  Unfortunately I
had disabled the TOT And  on this Radio  you can only have a PL On one side
and I need that on the 220 side .
 
What I think is going on is that the Micor 220 has a Very small signal on
the output always being transmitted. No big deal except for what I "am
trying to do and that will random bring up the 2 Meter Transmit. 

This radio has the 6 In Pigtails coming out to a SO-239  I wrapped them with
Foil and Moved the Duel band radio  about  10 ft away from the Repeater
which is in a 4 ft Motorola case .  The link is being Id When the Repeater
is being used. 

Any thoughts will be great appreciated, The hams using this really like it
that don't have 220 they can now use their 2 Meter Mobile and Ht . 

Thanks Don 

KA9QJG 




Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater /Crossband Help

2010-03-16 Thread Thomas Oliver
Sounds like your channel element is "running all the time" You may need 
to force jumper your ptt to ground all the time and reconect your 
controllers ptt to the channel element select line so it only runs when 
it needs to.

Other than that about the only thing you could do is place an attenuator 
in line with your remote base receiver.

I am sure Scott can tell you how to do it the right way.

tom

ka9qjg1 wrote:
> Hello hope Everyone is doing well,  I  have ran into a little Problem and 
> thought I would get some  suggestions on how to resolve it 
> I have a Motorola Micor 224.40 repeater  built By Scott N3XCC , here on the 
> Repeater builder group; it has worked   great for over 3 Yrs. 
>
> I have a Few Hams in the area   who do not have 220 but the  know and would 
> like to talk to some of their friends who do  ,  So I took My Kenwood TM-631 
> Duel band  found a  Local 2 Meter Simplex that Myself and  a few others have 
> been using for over 20 Yrs .
> I turned the 220 Transmit down as low as I could get it which   is  2 Watts 
> That  goes into a Bird 100Watt  Dummy load .  The 2 Meter side I have set a 
> 10 watts and a 3 In muffing  Fan that runs while Transmitting   It runs nice 
> and Cool , 
>
> Everyone likes  it and it works fine Except that is has been keying up on the 
> 2 Meter side off and on  sometimes as long as 3 4 Min  Unfortunately I had 
> disabled the TOT And  on this Radio  you can only have a PL On one side  and 
> I need that on the 220 side .
>  
> What I think is going on is that the Micor 220 has a Very small signal on the 
> output always being transmitted. No big deal except for what I "am trying to 
> do and that will random bring up the 2 Meter Transmit. 
>
> This radio has the 6 In Pigtails coming out to a SO-239  I wrapped them with 
> Foil and Moved the Duel band radio  about  10 ft away from the Repeater  
> which is in a 4 ft Motorola case .  The link is being Id When the Repeater is 
> being used. 
>
> Any thoughts will be great appreciated, The hams using this really like it 
> that don't have 220 they can now use their 2 Meter Mobile and Ht . 
>
> Thanks Don 
>
> KA9QJG 
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>   



[Repeater-Builder] Repeater /Crossband Help

2010-03-16 Thread ka9qjg1
Hello hope Everyone is doing well,  I  have ran into a little Problem and 
thought I would get some  suggestions on how to resolve it 
I have a Motorola Micor 224.40 repeater  built By Scott N3XCC , here on the 
Repeater builder group; it has worked   great for over 3 Yrs. 

I have a Few Hams in the area   who do not have 220 but the  know and would 
like to talk to some of their friends who do  ,  So I took My Kenwood TM-631 
Duel band  found a  Local 2 Meter Simplex that Myself and  a few others have 
been using for over 20 Yrs .
I turned the 220 Transmit down as low as I could get it which   is  2 Watts 
That  goes into a Bird 100Watt  Dummy load .  The 2 Meter side I have set a 10 
watts and a 3 In muffing  Fan that runs while Transmitting   It runs nice and 
Cool , 

Everyone likes  it and it works fine Except that is has been keying up on the 2 
Meter side off and on  sometimes as long as 3 4 Min  Unfortunately I had 
disabled the TOT And  on this Radio  you can only have a PL On one side  and I 
need that on the 220 side .
 
What I think is going on is that the Micor 220 has a Very small signal on the 
output always being transmitted. No big deal except for what I "am trying to do 
and that will random bring up the 2 Meter Transmit. 

This radio has the 6 In Pigtails coming out to a SO-239  I wrapped them with 
Foil and Moved the Duel band radio  about  10 ft away from the Repeater  which 
is in a 4 ft Motorola case .  The link is being Id When the Repeater is being 
used. 

Any thoughts will be great appreciated, The hams using this really like it that 
don't have 220 they can now use their 2 Meter Mobile and Ht . 

Thanks Don 

KA9QJG