[Repeater-Builder] Single repeater antennas vs. dual-band repeater antennas...

2006-01-29 Thread Jim Connell, KH6JKG
I am new to your Yahoo groups, but I have been associated with our repeater System, since 1985. It is my turn to lead the technical department of maintaining our 12 repeaters. One of our repeaters has been using a Comet Dual-band antenna, since at least 1968. We have found times with poor

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mountain Lion time!

2006-01-29 Thread fire_master_21
I have the Arizona hunting regulations in front of me and you CAN hunt mountian lion here. just my .02 worthQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tell that to the MULE!Jim B. wrote:I can't help but wonder what a mountain lion tasteslike. Bad idea.Just leave it alone...ignore it.I think they're still

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Single repeater antennas vs. dual-band repeater antennas...

2006-01-29 Thread Kris Kirby
On Sat, 28 Jan 2006, Jim Connell, KH6JKG wrote: I have a preference for Station Master antennas. Although, most of our sites are simulacasting on VHF UHF. So, dual-band antennas where also used over the years. You may be able to hack around this if you can get permission to install another

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mountain Lion time!

2006-01-29 Thread Kris Kirby
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Michael Shaffer wrote: I can't help but wonder what a mountain lion tastes like. Generally speaking, most predators make very poor eating because of thier own eating habits in addition to the general starvation they put up with. Beef, pork, mutton, and poultry all pretty

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mountain Lion time!

2006-01-29 Thread Mark A. Holman
Snipping here ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Nate Duehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu Jan 26 01:18:59 CST 2006 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mountain Lion time! DCFluX wrote: I had reports of a bobcat banging it's head on the door of a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] using two radios in tandem

2006-01-29 Thread Mark A. Holman
Simulcast can happen on 2 separate frequencies using a device to do it. You will also reccomend spacing of both transcievers several miles away. off hand I cannot recall the manufacture of such a device unless someone on this group sells them. mark h. Paul Holm wrote: Ihave a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Digitac Voter Comparator Service Manual

2006-01-29 Thread Neil McKie
Do you have the model number? Neil Keith Dobbins wrote: Anyone know the part number for the digitac voter comparator from motorola? I have received a few of these and would like to get them going on our repeater system. Any quick start info or pinouts would be great as well. Can

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mountain Lion time!

2006-01-29 Thread N8BQN
Other way 'round ... the young eating their parents. Take *THAT*, Judge Green... ! SBC scarfed up ATT, including the name, logo, and ticker symbol. T shareholders got 0.855 in SBC, rebranded back to T That's wny you're confused. Mark A. Holman wrote: Wasnt SBC bought out by AT T ?? for a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Digitac Voter Comparator Service Manual

2006-01-29 Thread nj902
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Keith Dobbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone know the part number for the digitac voter comparator... _ 6806908B19 The DigiTac is a complicated beast but mastering it is worth the time. It

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Single repeater antennas vs. dual-band repeater antennas...

2006-01-29 Thread Glenn Little WB4UIV
Why would you mount the second antenna upside down??? Is this to keep the coax to the two antennas close together and gain the loss through the coax to the upside down antenna?? Is it to ensure early failure of the upside down antenna because of moisture buildup?? Is it to cause the signal to

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Digitac Voter Comparator Service Manual

2006-01-29 Thread Keith Dobbins
I meant the service manual for these, I have various ones with 4 to 16 channel configurations. Mainly Q2984A and Q2988A. I think I found the part number of the service manual with it being 6806908B19. Thanks! Keith Dobbins KC8RFW --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Neil McKie [EMAIL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] using two radios in tandem

2006-01-29 Thread kh6jkg
I am not an expert, but the first mic circuit would need an impedance transformer, to keep the indivual mic circuits balanced or the audio level will be less. 73's, Jim Kh6jkg. __ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as

Re: [Repeater-Builder] using two radios in tandem

2006-01-29 Thread Bob M.
We're not talking hi-fi here. Many radios are nominally 600 ohm input impedance and it's definitely not critical. Sure, you could end up with a 300 ohh load, but the mikes also have preamps in them, so they probably don't care either. Just talk 3dB louder. Bob M. == --- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Repeater-Builder] Watercom VS-2

2006-01-29 Thread Stephen
Does anyone have any information on the Watercom VS-2 and a schematic on this. You can e-mail me the information to: Stephen (WA6LDV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you... Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Digitac Voter Comparator Service Manual

2006-01-29 Thread Neil McKie
Unfortunately, I am unable to assist you. Neil Keith Dobbins wrote: I meant the service manual for these, I have various ones with 4 to 16 channel configurations. Mainly Q2984A and Q2988A. I think I found the part number of the service manual with it being 6806908B19. Thanks!

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Single repeater antennas vs. dual-bandrepeater antennas...

2006-01-29 Thread kh6jkg
Glenn Little WB4UIV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why would you mount the second antenna upside down??? Is this to keep the coax to the two antennas close together and gain the loss through the coax to the upside down antenna?? Is it to ensure early failure of the upside down antenna because of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Single repeater antennas vs. dual-band repeater antennas...

2006-01-29 Thread Mike Morris
DB makes the DB-314, essentially a 8 UHF dipoles (6.6db gain) and 4 high band dipoles (3db gain) on the same mast, with separate feedlines. Add a TX-RX diplexer (the model made for tower-top use) and you've got a commercial-spec dual band antenna. Install it properly and you can ignore it for 20

Re: [Repeater-Builder] using two radios in tandem

2006-01-29 Thread Q
I did this once a long time ago,put 2 mic elements in one case,wired two ptt lines on seperate sides of the switch,no interconnections between rigs at all! Added a selector switch to select either or both. Worked perfectly even with completely different radios73,Lee Bob M. wrote: We're

Re: [Repeater-Builder] using two radios in tandem

2006-01-29 Thread Frank or Barbara Rossi
Here is a little mixer circuit that will work for mixing mics. I never built this one to really speak for how well it works. http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/mixer2.htm N3FLR - Frank On 1/29/2006 2:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not an expert, but the first mic circuit would need an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Single repeater antennas vs. dual-band repeater antennas...

2006-01-29 Thread JOHN MACKEY
On the sites with unused parts of these dual-band antennas, should the unused section of the antenna be terminated? With a short or 50 ohm termination? I would ALWAYS terminate with a 50 Ohm load, even it if is just a resister. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the

[Repeater-Builder] Need RLC-ICM?

2006-01-29 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Anyone have a RLC-ICM to sell? 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:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] 6 meter repeater with 2 meter link?

2006-01-29 Thread JOHN MACKEY
Not true. Linking has been allowed on 6 meters for a few years now. ALL links control are requered to be on 222 MHZ above as wireline linking control has always been legal. -- Original Message -- Received: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:04:48 AM CST From: Chuck Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Repeater-Builder] FS: MP100 Repeater Controller $225.00 OBO

2006-01-29 Thread Shawn Mielke
I had bought this to use on my repeater. Never got around to using it, and kept my 5k controller (no bells and whistles). It's in an metal box enclosure, and works perfectly. Does voice synthesis and much more. Here is a link for some info:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] FS: MP100 Repeater Controller $225.00 OBO

2006-01-29 Thread Bruce Van Houten
Very interested. How much? With the proper code will it set the PL tone on and announce PL tone xxx on Beginner here, bear with me. Thanks... Bruce Bruce Van Houten B.S., RT (R)KB1IIX [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 29, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Shawn Mielke wrote: I had bought this to use on

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Digest Number 3581

2006-01-29 Thread gmz79
73, Dick - Original Message - From: "rthollenbeck" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: 28 January, 2006 06:26 Subject: [Repeater-Builder] 6 meter repeater with 2 meter link? I have a good site avaialible to me (2 good sites) for a repeater. So I was

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 6 meter repeater with 2 meter link?

2006-01-29 Thread JOHN MACKEY
I sure thought I remembered a few years ago that the FCC started to allow linking on 6 meters, in order to get more activity there. -- Original Message -- Received: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:45:59 PM CST From: mch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 6 meter repeater with 2 meter link?

2006-01-29 Thread Robin Midgett
This means no linking USING a six meter frequency...not that 6m machines can't be linked. At 07:52 PM 1/29/2006, you wrote: I sure thought I remembered a few years ago that the FCC started to allow linking on 6 meters, in order to get more activity there. -- Original Message --

[Repeater-Builder] Hamtronics PLL exciter

2006-01-29 Thread Bryan Fields
As we have had many issues with our 220 PLL exciter with microphonics and other noise, most of this was traced down to the final amp stage. This stage uses a Phillips to-38 style transistor which has the collector commen to the case, and Hamtronics puts a big heatsink on the case! Needless to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Single repeater antennas vs. dual-band repeater antennas...

2006-01-29 Thread no6b
At 1/29/2006 13:56, you wrote: On the sites with unused parts of these dual-band antennas, should the unused section of the antenna be terminated? With a short or 50 ohm termination? I would ALWAYS terminate with a 50 Ohm load, even it if is just a resister. Why? An unterminated

[Repeater-Builder] New system's in, but a few problems

2006-01-29 Thread Dave VanHorn
Overall real performance isn't where I'd like it to be, I suspect the antenna is bad. We'll try changing it out later this week. We have some other more interesting symptoms, which I'd like to hear opinions on, but let me describe the system: Comet GP-9 dual band antenna. Can't change to a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] New system's in, but a few problems

2006-01-29 Thread JOHN MACKEY
About 8 years ago, I tried using a Comet GP-9 antenna combined to serve two repeaters, one on 2 meters the other on UHF. I found the GP-9 worked FAR better on 2 meters than on 445 MHz. I was running good GE Mastr Pro repeaters, good pass/reject duplexers, good ARR GaAsFET pre-amps, and had NO