Your watt meter is lying to you. Your transmitter power is down for
some reason
Kevin Custer
w9mwq wrote:
Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing better
than it transmits. Here's the setup, the the issue. I have a
Maggorie (no comments) HiPro transmiitter running
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Mathew Quaife wrote:
Sounds like a ground issue. Your Astron 35 amp power supply is actually
26 amps normal, 35 amps surge. How much power are you running? Some of
the other techs can correct me if I am wrong, but to tie them together
you have to use some diodes to
At 11:00 PM 1/24/2005 -, you wrote:
While building out my repeater empire, I discovered that an Astron RM-
35 does not like providing 30 amps continuous :) So, I thought I
would run the latest repeater on a separate power supply. However,
the controller, an Arcom RC-210, would not
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Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing better
than it transmits. ...
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If the repeater receive is still fine and the talk out range is
I'm trying to find the pinout for the Kenwood to Doug Hall RBI-1 cable.
Kenwood no longer makes these cables.
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Thank, you all for the the help and support
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From: Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Short spacing on vhf repeaters.
Brent wrote:
Has anybody had to ask
Need help Id'in the following wacom cans, I can not locate any info on the
web pertaining to the following the model
WP 447L4/547L2
Thanks
Brent
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When I converted my 224 to VHF amateur band, the element length went
from 35 inches (150mhz unit) to 37 inches (144mhz). The spacing on
the elements was somewhat limited by the new harness length. Had to
work with it a good bit to get somewhat equal spacing on the pole.
Had to lengthen
Have had some hams in the club asking about the GE Master II equipment I use
for all of our repeaters.
Can any one answer the question of what year was the Master II introduced
and when was it last produced?
thanks,
Ralph W4XE
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May be of some assist.
73, Doug
On 1/25/05 01:19:03, repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Need help Id'in the following wacom cans, I can not locate any info on the
web pertaining to the following the model
WP 447L4/547L2
Thanks
Brent
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447L2 listed here.perhapsthey or WACOM can supply the info you need.
Best regards,
Doug, GM7SVK
http://www.telewave.com/pricelist/Telewave-Wacom-Crossref.txt
On 1/25/05 01:19:03, repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Need help Id'in the following wacom cans, I can not locate any info
Doug still has them available http://www.dheco.com Simply tell him how many
you want.
73
Richard D. Reese
http://www.wa8dbw.ifip.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:13 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder]
I'm wondering the same thing. A spectrum analyzer would tell you more
information. You may be putting out that much power, but on several
frequencies. You already stated that the PA can get flakey. I'd look there
first.
Chuck
WB2EDV
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Custer [EMAIL
Kevin is quite correct. Tis the phasing harness construction that determines
downtilt of a corporate feed antenna (or physical tilt of the antenna).
Chuck
WB2EDV
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 24,
I know but I have all of the parts here ready to solder and the radios
are built into such a cool rack mount panel. I really want the cables
to be an exact length and dressed so nicely. Besides with the correct
pinout I could be done in an hour instead of waiting weeks for the
shippment.
Jeff
At 02:31 AM 1/25/2005 -, you wrote:
I know but I have all of the parts here ready to solder and the radios
are built into such a cool rack mount panel. I really want the cables
to be an exact length and dressed so nicely. Besides with the correct
pinout I could be done in an hour instead of
Basing on sales we did in or around the beginning and the end of the
productions and digging into the memory banks ...
Someone may be able to pinpoint closer butthis should be pretty close...
1971 I believe was the first Mastr II mobile production, State of Ohio
took delivery of about
There is a model folded dipole I saw for 30 megs that had tunable rods at
the top of the loops. It had a set screw an could be field adjusted. But
then this is lowband and it was more to save weight and make the antenna
tunable across more of the band.
Kevin King SCSA BSCIS
ARS KC6OVD
GMRS
On Jan 24, 2005, at 18:28, w9mwq wrote:
Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing better
than it transmits. Here's the setup, the the issue. I have a
Maggorie (no comments) HiPro transmiitter running 2 watts into a
Vocom Amp running 160 Watts into the duplexer, 130
Either your wattmeter is lying, or you have one of two
worse problems..
1)
Check your TX with a spectrum analyzer. I'll bet that
your on-frequency power is down.
A wattmeter reads power on all frequencies - spurs or
on frequency.
I was bit by that oversight years ago.
A 6m 100w TX that used
At 07:30 PM 1/24/05, Dave Gingrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 24, 2005, at 18:28, w9mwq wrote:
Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing better
than it transmits. Here's the setup, the the issue. I have a
Maggorie (no comments) HiPro transmiitter running 2 watts
On Jan 24, 2005, at 20:46, Ralph Hogan wrote:
Have had some hams in the club asking about the GE Master II equipment
I use
for all of our repeaters.
Can any one answer the question of what year was the Master II
introduced
and when was it last produced?
I have a fairly late model UHF
I've done things like this before. (dual power supplies) As long as I tied
the negative leads together I never had a problem.
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Received: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:09:02 PM CST
From: dekk5fm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
Hello RB group. I'm mounting a
Cellwave PD455-5 Super Stationmaster on a 5 foot face tower at 750 feet. I have
a 18 inch, 24 inch and 36 inch standoff to chosefrom. Which one should I
use ? Also do I need an upper mast support ? If sowhatis
recommended.Thanks !
Jeff Corkren/W5PPB
Well have to rule out the wattmeter, I have two of them, both gave the same
results, one being bird wattmeter and the other being Yaesu YS-500. The
antenna has only been in-service since September. If it was the antenna,
would it not be noticed on the RX as well, which is not having any
If the tower will support the 36
use it. Also putting a support at the top keeps the antenna from getting beat
up.
Mathew
From: Jeff Corkren
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005
11:48 PM
To: Repeater Builder
Subject: [Repeater-Builder]
bracket size
Just need a short memory replacement here please. I'm working on an
Astron 35 amp power supply, hope to get it going again. I'm
checking the transistors in the unit, and not sure if I remember
correctly. On my vom, in the diode checking position, I should have
a dead short from case to
If you have an old ECG catalog,it has an excellent tutorial on how to
test semiconductors.
w9mwq wrote:
Just need a short memory replacement here please. I'm working on an
Astron 35 amp power supply, hope to get it going again. I'm
checking the transistors in the unit, and not sure if I
Dave Gingrich wrote:
Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing better
than it transmits.
I would vote for a failure of the Diamond antenna. I would bet one or
more sets of the set screws holding the elements together have come
loose. When this
w9mwq wrote:
Just need a short memory replacement here please. I'm working on an
Astron 35 amp power supply, hope to get it going again. I'm
checking the transistors in the unit, and not sure if I remember
correctly. On my vom, in the diode checking position, I should have
a dead short
You need to check the entire transmitter, not just the exciter.
Chuck
WB2EDV
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From: Mathew Quaife [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:17 AM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Rx is Better than TX, Why
Correct. Phelps Dodge did this on their VHF low-band antennas only.
I'm not saying that drilling a hole at the ends of the loops and adding a
bolt to extend them won't work. I'm saying that actually extending the loop
is a better choice form a mechanical standpoint.
Chuck
WB2EDV
-
Ok, that is what I thought, then I was checking them right. But I let the
blue stuff out a bit ago. I have to astron power supplies, one pops the
fuse then I turn it on, the turns on, but no voltage out. Took the 723A
chip out of the one and put it in the other and blue smoke rolled. Killed a
I would have said bad antenna as well except that it appears to be
receiving quite nicely. However, that would be suspect #2 after a dirty
transmitter is ruled out.
Chuck
WB2EDV
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From: Dave Gingrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Ok, well if I set me service monitor up on the transmitter, put my
selectivity to 20dBm, and the display to 10Db, what should I be looking for
on the spectrum analyzer. I'm getting the manual out now to see if it gives
instructions on transmitter testing.
Mathew
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True but when you change the harness to get down tilt (PER DB) you also
change the spacing. (Also per DB) .
It is also just cheaper to buy a new DB-224 for the two meter Ham band. You
get a new antenna and it will work for many years.
Lord knows they are cheaper then grits.
73 Russ,
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Wacom was 100% bought by TX/RX in NY.
They do have most of the info on the older Wacom duplexers.
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From: Doug [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need help on wacom cans
All true,
You can contact TX/RX
Phone: 716-549-4700
There address is 8625 Industrial Parkway
Angola, NY. 14006
We find that Mary Brown at TX/RX is most
helpful to Hams in matters like this.
Dean,
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This is also why you get different spacing on
the dipoles. It also depends what year in time
your harness was made. Over the years they
changed coax with new owners (of DB) and that
also
has a spacing change. Be careful. If you are
and do it right you will not have to buy a new
DB-224.
If
Hi all
I've followed this thread with great interest seeing that our club
just purchased a DB224E to replace an aged stationmaster.
Question...We ordered the 138-150 mHz model, Tessco part # 62446.
There was nothing in the paperwork referencing element spacing or
anything else along those
There are questions that need to be answered!
Are you using the tower for a reflector?
The rule of thumb is to be at least 1 wave
length off the face of the tower at the transmit
frequency some times more. We need to know what
you want for a pattern? Omni get your DB-455
away from the tower.
Well we all deal with Tessco but when you deal with
the
large box house you get NO consumer service. And
no
tech support. Yes you could have ordered your 224
from
Tessco tuned for your transmit but you would have
had
to wait for it.
Good luck!
Dean,
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wrote:
Dave Gingrich wrote:
Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing
better
than it transmits.
I would vote for a failure of the Diamond antenna. I would bet
one or
more sets of the
Actually, I'm thinking it may have been nothing at all, other than plain old
band conditions. Same user went 50 miles from the repeater, and it worked
the way it was suppose to. His xmit into the repeater was normal, but his
rx of the repeater was back where is was suppose to be. I've done
If a 2 meter repeater antenna is broken, it'll affect both receive
and
transmit, and likely have severe duplex noise which again he
doesn't
complain about having that either.
We tried a TRAM dual band antenna, looks just like the diamond type of
setup, on UHF repeater. It worked well,
This very well could have been it as well, never checked the antenna, it had
snowed here, yesterday was nearly up to 32 degrees, might have melted some
ice off the antenna. Whatever it was, it's back to normal this morning.
Mathew
-Original Message-
From: Daron J. Wilson
w9mwq wrote:
Ok, I know this sounds silly, but my repeater is now hearing better
than it transmits. Here's the setup, the the issue. I have a
Maggorie (no comments) HiPro transmiitter running 2 watts into a
Vocom Amp running 160 Watts into the duplexer, 130 out to the
antenna, fed
On Jan 25, 2005, at 9:59, Mathew Quaife wrote:
This very well could have been it as well, never checked the antenna,
it had
snowed here, yesterday was nearly up to 32 degrees, might have melted
some
ice off the antenna. Whatever it was, it's back to normal this
morning.
OR...
I agree, I took and antenna up and down a temporary tower many of times
before placing in on an 85' tower for permanent installation. Helps to have
a hazer on a tower to work with. Makes it nice.
Mathew
-Original Message-
From: Chuck Kelsey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday,
The thread concerns taking an out of band antenna down to the ham portion of
the band - necessitating a new harness and different spacing. If yours is
for the correct range, it's ready to inspect and put up. Never hurts to go
over everything before taking it up in the air.
Chuck
WB2EDV
Just want to pass along for those looking for a nice service monitor,
TekNet has several IFR 1600S that were just taken out of service from
a cellular phone manufacturer. These units do full cross band duplex,
spectrum analyzer/tracking generator and built in scope/DMM/SINAD.
These
First of all, there are other people on this list that are more qualified
than I am regarding the use of a spectrum analyzer.
That said, you are looking to see only one large spike come up on your
frequency when you turn the transmitter on. If you see a whole bunch of
spikes (more than one, I
At 05:55 AM 1/25/05, you wrote:
Hi all
I've followed this thread with great interest seeing that our club
just purchased a DB224E to replace an aged stationmaster.
Question...We ordered the 138-150 mHz model, Tessco part # 62446.
Tessco is a out of sight, out of mind organization.
They do not
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just want to pass along for those looking for a nice service
monitor, TekNet has several IFR 1600S ...
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I can recommend them as well. I bought an
As many of you know, I've been looking for permanent
employment for a while (10+ years in computer
networks integration / administration / support).
I received this in email from a friend and I don't
think I'll be applying...
The $35 per day per diem raises the salary to over
$4300/mo or
Thanks all for the infowipes nervous perspiration drops off
brow I thought it would be fine, but I wanted to make sure. We
will be side mounting the antenna so I will be ordering the DB5001
mounting kit.
73
Bob, GMRS WPVV845, Amateur KG4WAD, LMRS WPXC892
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I can't comment on when the production of MII stopped but it started
in 1969. I think it was the fall. It was along time ago and other
than the Micor there don't seem to be any other radios as good.
73 Ed K3SWJ
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