Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 11:03 PM 12/3/03 -0500, you wrote: Ian, you should have time standard frequencies in Australia on 5 10 and 15 MHz. If you have a secondary receiver, tune in the 10 MHz and compare it to the output of the 10 MHz timebase in your service monitor. This has been one of my obsessions for a while

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread Gregg Lengling
Not using the frame syncsusing the actual RF carrier! Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI, Retired Administrator http://www.milwaukeehdtv.org K2/100 S#3075 KX1 S# 57 Politics is the art of appearing candid and completely open, while concealing as much as possible. -States: The Bene Gesserit View

[Repeater-Builder] Will Keep You Regular....

2003-12-04 Thread Steve S. Bosshard \(NU5D\)
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Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-12-04 Thread Joe Cody
HI Coy Please send your email addy.off list. Joe /KE4WDP [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]] Hi

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread Mike Morris
From: Rod Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:55 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate) Used to be... In the good old days before frame syncs, you could wait until the local

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread ian wells
Thank you very much Ian Wells - Original Message - From: Gregg Lengling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:06 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate) Another couple ways to calibrate:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread ian wells
Thank you very much Ian Wells - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:03 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate) Ian, you should have time standard frequencies in

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread John Clark
If you are looking at the 3.58 MHz on demodulated video, then you are looking at a framesync. In today's world of broadcasting, the consumer TV's will be much more forgiving of the 3.58 drift and still lock on to it, so its accuracy is not as important as it was back in the day. Knowing what I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread ian wells
Thank you Ian Wells - Original Message - From: Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate) At 11:03 PM 12/3/03 -0500, you wrote:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread ian wells
Thank you verymuch Ian Wells - Original Message - From: Rod Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:55 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate) Used to be... In the good old days before

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread ian wells
Thank you verymuch Ian Wells - Original Message - From: Steve S. Bosshard (NU5D) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate) I remember an old QST

[Repeater-Builder] Communication Monitor

2003-12-04 Thread ve3oks
Hello, I am looking for a communication monitor, preferably IFR. Can anyone point me in the right direction. Ken ve3oks Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Communication Monitor

2003-12-04 Thread Paul Finch
eBay??? -Original Message- From: ve3oks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:01 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Communication Monitor Hello, I am looking for a communication monitor, preferably IFR. Can anyone point me in

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Passive repeaters

2003-12-04 Thread skipp025
I would say the repeater system preformance is not nearly as good at it could/should be. For the most part 9 miles should be a cake walk on a well done VHF system as long as the portables have min 4 watt output. I would first turn my attention back to the repeater and antenna system.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Links with Voters

2003-12-04 Thread franknmiss
Thanks Steve, Was hoping to find a UHF link system I could run continuously to eliminate the delay and noise (and not burn up!). Good info though, I didn't think the voter would work well with the initial noise on remote key up. I wanted to use the Doug Hall voter too. I also like your initials

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Communication Monitor

2003-12-04 Thread franknmiss
EBAY, but BE SURE the monitor has all the features you need, sometimes can be confusing. I like having the tracking generator in my IFR for tuning cavities and duplexers. Not all of them have it since it is an option. Frank, KO5S --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, ve3oks [EMAIL

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Communication Monitor

2003-12-04 Thread franknmiss
EBAY, but BE SURE the monitor has all the features you need, sometimes can be confusing. I like having the tracking generator in my IFR for tuning cavities and duplexers. Not all of them have it since it is an option. Frank, KO5S --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, ve3oks [EMAIL

[Repeater-Builder] TX/RX BpBr cavity For Sale

2003-12-04 Thread doug
TX/RX BpBr cavity For Sale removed from a transmit combiner system. rated UHF, 450-470 pretty big - about 10 in diameter and 30 tall... i sold a few to Kevin - he can probably provide more info than i can - overall appearance is a little dirty with some pitting of the aluminum - but on the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Passive repeaters

2003-12-04 Thread Jim
chiefsfan wrote: Our city PD is responsible for security at the airport which is 9 miles from the city and thier vhf repeater. They are having trouble getting into the repeater from inside the building but can reach ok outside the building. Does the group think a passive repeater might do

[Repeater-Builder] RE: Re: crystal alignment (how accurate is accurate)

2003-12-04 Thread Al Wolfe
Way back in 1964 I worked in a two-way shop part-time while in college. We also sold and serviced Amateur Radio gear. The other techs and I built a receiver set-up for doing frequency measurements out of two similar short wave receivers. One receiver was the master receiver for WWV (or other

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-12-04 Thread ac0y5
[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Joe Cody [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Coy Please send your email addy.off list. Joe /KE4WDP [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Passive repeaters

2003-12-04 Thread Ralph Mowery
I would say the repeater system preformance is not nearly as good at it could/should be. For the most part 9 miles should be a cake walk on a well done VHF system as long as the portables have min 4 watt output. I would first turn my attention back to the repeater and antenna system.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Passive repeaters

2003-12-04 Thread Chuck Kelsey
I agree. I'm doing that distance on UHF with lots of hills and portables running only about 1 watt. I'd be willing to bet you've got a repeater antenna problem, maybe causing desense. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: skipp025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Links with Voters

2003-12-04 Thread Lee Williams
If its for amateur use,full time transmit links are illegal !!! If you are using tone control,put another tone generator at the receiver site and switch it inline when COS is inactive. Have the link transmitter follow the rx input with a short delay. This fakes out the voter since it still sees

[Repeater-Builder] Test Sets

2003-12-04 Thread Jimmy Floyd
I am looking for the following item in working condition: For GE Master II 1- Ge Test Set model 4EX3A11 Please contact me direct with price including shipping. Thank you Jimmy Floyd NQ4U Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Repeater-Builder] info

2003-12-04 Thread MZFB
Hello all I know this is a bit off the Topic but does anyone have a service manual on a Lowband MT1000 42-50 mhz. Looking for transmitter alignment procedure. Also does anyone have a cutting chart for a rubber duck lowband MT1000 or lease approximate at 51.xxx mhz for the portable. I've

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Links with Voters

2003-12-04 Thread Lee Williams
My source? Bad memory,,,Ok,maybe it used to be but a full time link just isnt good practice. Its too easy for others to find and fiddle with,jammers and the like. Its easier on the equipment as well. Gee,wouldnt it fall under beacon rules then? Lets just say that personnaly,I would not run a

[Repeater-Builder] UHF Repeater Preamp

2003-12-04 Thread uplink28
I'm thinking about putting a receiver preamp in our system. Any words of advice from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Brand, model, etc. If you ahve one for sale let me know too. Thanks. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UHF Links with Voters

2003-12-04 Thread mch
Well, I do agree that it's not the best practice technically (an arguable point, I suppose), but such animals are common on the public safety bands. As for security, that too is a debatable point, as such links use a high frequency tone to indicate absence of a signal. If you could override the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Communication Monitor

2003-12-04 Thread Eric Lemmon
Ken, You can buy an IFR-1200S for less than $5,000 these days, and it is a very capable service monitor. The S includes the spectrum analyzer as standard, but you definitely want the tracking generator option. The high-stability time base is another desirable option. My 1200S has all the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Repeater Preamp

2003-12-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 04:01 AM 12/5/03 +, you wrote: I'm thinking about putting a receiver preamp in our system. Any words of advice from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Brand, model, etc. If you ahve one for sale let me know too. Thanks. Look at http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/supplyindex.html and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Repeater Preamp

2003-12-04 Thread Don
I have had great results with http://www.advancedreceiver.com/index1.html on My 444.750 Repeater had a nearby Lighting strike damage it not the receiver , Sent it in and they repaired it for about $ 15.00 and sent it back right away. 73 De Don KA9QJG Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Communication Monitor

2003-12-04 Thread mch
BUT, the Tracking Gen CANNOT be added to just ANY IFR-1200Ss - only those after a certain serial number. Joe M. Eric Lemmon wrote: Ken, You can buy an IFR-1200S for less than $5,000 these days, and it is a very capable service monitor. The S includes the spectrum analyzer as standard,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] UHF Repeater Preamp

2003-12-04 Thread Eric Lemmon
Adding a preamp to some repeater systems does not always make it hear better; sometimes the receiver becomes more sensitive to overload, intermod, desense, and has a higher noise level. You can mitigate some of these problems by placing a bandpass cavity immediately in front of the preamp. Most