Re: [Repeater-Builder] Question re: Crystal Ordering for UHF MICOR Receiver

2007-01-02 Thread Kevin Custer
All, On a UHF Micor, AFC is not an option, it's a standard feature. UNLESS you are going to disable the AFC functionality of your UHF Micor receiver, you'll need to flip the diode polarity - all four, when going to the opposite injection. There are four diodes in the UHF Micor receiver as

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Question re: Crystal Ordering for UHF MICOR Receiver

2007-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just what I needed - thanks Kevin! Larry -Original Message- From: Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jan 2, 2007 5:29 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Question re: Crystal Ordering for UHF MICOR Receiver All, On a UHF Micor, AFC is not an

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Question re: Crystal Ordering for UHF MICOR Receiver

2007-01-02 Thread skipp025
On a UHF Micor, AFC is not an option, it's a standard feature. UNLESS you are going to disable the AFC functionality of your UHF Micor receiver, you'll need to flip the diode polarity I found it easier to disable the AFC. If you don't... with a poor quality crytal in a not so stable

[Repeater-Builder] MICOR Receiver Low Power Mod for Solar Site?

2007-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Several of us are looking at putting up a low-power UHF MICOR Repeater at some Solar Power sites. Standby receive power drain, of course, needs to be as low as possible. I have a copy of a modification that was done to a MASTR II VHF Repeater audio amplifier stage to greatly reduce the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MICOR Receiver Low Power Mod for Solar Site?

2007-01-02 Thread Kevin Custer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Several of us are looking at putting up a low-power UHF MICOR Repeater at some Solar Power sites. Standby receive power drain, of course, needs to be as low as possible. I have a copy of a modification that was done to a MASTR II VHF Repeater audio amplifier

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Toko Filters For Sale

2007-01-02 Thread jeffk
I still have more filters. Does anyone else want to put a Maxtrac on 902 MHz? 'JK --- In various yahoo groups, W6JK wrote: I have a supply of the TOKO 6DFB-915E-10 filters for MaxTrac 902 MHz conversions. I'm offering them to members of the Group for $20 per pair shipped, first come first

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Question re: Crystal Ordering for UHF MICOR Receiver

2007-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That's for sure about the MICOR UHF transmitter - follow the instructions, including the special MICOR section notes on the Repeater-Builder web site. Lately, every UHF MICOR Repeater transmitter that I've converted to the 440-450 ham band has had a big, nasty spur about 30 MHz above the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] wide band to cross band on narrow band

2007-01-02 Thread Jim B.
johnkihl wrote: Scott, The CAP is going from wideband FM to narrowband FM in a few months, We are exploring the Idea of using the old GE master II machine on 155.160 and crossbanding it with the new Motorola quantar Narrowband machine.freq pair for interoperability. Hmmm-don't quite

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Need help troubleshooting a Motorola Mitrek UHF

2007-01-02 Thread Jim B.
ai4sb wrote: Hello and thanks for reading!! ok, I have a motorola mitrek UHF converted to the ham band. I have the control cable attach and I attach a local speaker to the green and orange wires then I apply power... umm-check that again-normally the green and orange loose wires are

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bomar Crystals Ordered, Figured it out

2007-01-02 Thread Jim B.
Mathew Quaife wrote: This is what makes me believe that the uhf receiver that I have will not handle the high side cut. Actually, I have my doubts about a 450-470 split rx making it down to 434 without some serious work. I know a Micor won't do it. You should use a 403-430 split rx instead.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: wide band to cross band on narrow band

2007-01-02 Thread Jim B.
skipp025 wrote: Well... I set up a repeater for an agency with 4 options. One wideband input is converted to narrow band tx. The standard narrow band input is through the machine. Another current operation is full wideband through and a last option is narrow in to wideband out... all

Re: [Repeater-Builder] happy new year.

2007-01-02 Thread Jim B.
N9WYS wrote: http://www.hamband.com/html/the_ham_band.html Catchy tune, though! I just keep wondering why all these 'ham radio' tunes are always country ...|cP -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Doug Hall Voter

2007-01-02 Thread Jim B.
w8akr_8 wrote: I have an old (1987 or so) Doug Hall Voter. Has anyone a schmatic for this thing? It is a 4 channel voter with 5 LM324's lined up across the top of the board. 8 LEDs opposite the card edge connector, with 5 pots above them... I would like to sell this thing, but would like to

[Repeater-Builder] Mini Audio Amplifier time...

2007-01-02 Thread skipp025
Mini Audio Amplifier time... It would be some of the best money spent on handy test gear if many of you picked up a Radio Shack Mini Audio Amplifier. Part Number: 277-1008 http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062620cp Runs $12.99 and based on the time it will save you...

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Question re: Crystal Ordering for UHF MICOR Receiver

2007-01-02 Thread skipp025
Amen Larry, I know of a case first hand where the crap from a micor mobile cost the site owner more than $10k to deal with/fix. And the FCC was not the expense... cheers, s. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's for sure about the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Cavity Filter advice

2007-01-02 Thread skipp025
There is at least one special case where the feed line length deals with the improving the overall system performance, but I doubt it would be a major issue with 99% of the people on this group. s. If the cavities are tuned correctly, and have no internal issues, those cables lengths are

[Repeater-Builder] Re: wide band to cross band on narrow band

2007-01-02 Thread skipp025
Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Umm-I got a question-are you converting the rx to narrowband? The receiver does both wide and narrow band scan with programming so it hears both band-widths/modes. Otherwise, when they start putting people 7.5 Khz from your input, you'll hear them-fuzzy,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Welcome to 2007...

2007-01-02 Thread Nate Bargmann
Fortunately, the problem wasn't with the controller, but rather the DTMF capable control head of the Mitreks I am using for local speaker and microphone and to set the COR trigger level with the squelch. Seems I accidentally punched in the right (wrong?) code and activated the Call feature which

[Repeater-Builder] MSR-2000 Help.

2007-01-02 Thread Bill Photinos
I am in need of some help getting a MSR2000 repeater in service. It is a Model # C73KSB-3105BT VHF. I have the following boards installed with the following jumper settings Station Control Module -TRN5321A JU1 - in JU3 - in JU4 - out JU5 - in JU6 - in JU7 - in JU8 - in JU9 - in JU10 - in

[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 Help.

2007-01-02 Thread skipp025
Bill, Go get and print out my MSR-2000 to external repeater controller text from www.radiowrench.com/sonic I talk about the proper jumpers that need to be in place on the modules and on the back plane. You don't need to do the external controller mod to use the jumper info I supply Yes

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bomar Crystals Ordered, Figured it out

2007-01-02 Thread no6b
At 1/1/2007 19:25, you wrote: My first attempt, since I had the vhf/uhf radio on the bench already, I put the xtal in the 144.810 rx side of the radio, it did not work, I would have thought it should have at least received, even though I would have to retune the radio. I put a second xtal in,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bomar Crystals Ordered, Figured it out

2007-01-02 Thread no6b
At 1/2/2007 13:07, you wrote: Mathew Quaife wrote: This is what makes me believe that the uhf receiver that I have will not handle the high side cut. Actually, I have my doubts about a 450-470 split rx making it down to 434 without some serious work. I know a Micor won't do it. You should

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mini Audio Amplifier time...

2007-01-02 Thread Scott Zimmerman
Be sure to add a DC blocking capacitor to the input leads. The factory input runs right into the top of the pot. If you try to monitor any audio paths that have a DC bias on them, it will fry the volume pot. :( I would suggest at least a 4.7uF preferred non-polar. I have one that I use on my

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: dB-224

2007-01-02 Thread JamesMNelson
If this is really the case, I am interested in this information also. james// -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Manning Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 12:42 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject:

[Repeater-Builder] Kdk mobile

2007-01-02 Thread dgrapach
I just aquiried a KDK 4033 220 mobile with the mic needing wired up to the plug, I understand that it is the same as the 2033 2m , not shure.I looked inside the radio thinking that I could trace the wires , but it looks to risky just to take a chance at it. I Googled it with no success . Does

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bomar Crystals Ordered, Figured it out

2007-01-02 Thread Mathew Quaife
That is what these radio's are. They came from Canada. Mathew Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mathew Quaife wrote: This is what makes me believe that the uhf receiver that I have will not handle the high side cut. Actually, I have my doubts about a 450-470 split rx making

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bomar Crystals Ordered, Figured it out

2007-01-02 Thread Mathew Quaife
The radios that I have were from Canada, and was originally on 413 Mhz. So chances are they will not hit the high side, but then also found that the xtal was cut wrong. Mathew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 1/2/2007 13:07, you wrote: Mathew Quaife wrote: This is what makes