RE: [Repeater-Builder] Coax for cabinet and for feedline - other than hardline

2007-03-17 Thread no6b
At 3/16/2007 18:34, you wrote: >Joe, >Re the Diamond antenna: No, due to quality difference between it and a >commercial-grade antenna. Consider a DB antenna. This isn't a comm. site installation, just someone's home. So unless money is of no consideration I'd stick with the Diamond. A comm

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Coax for cabinet and for feedline - other than hardline

2007-03-17 Thread Barry C'
I cant see nay advantage in a commercial stick in those circumstance as long as a decent seal tape is correctly wrapped over any fitting or joins to avoid the wicking of H2o ( assuming the peformance is similar) >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >To: Repeate

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Amateur-Grade Radios (Was: Fixed Audio)

2007-03-17 Thread no6b
At 3/15/2007 21:41, you wrote: >Bob, > >I have two DR-605T radios, and both have one pot, VR204, which adjusts the >combined voice plus tone levels going to the modulator. It is not possible >to adjust the CTCSS tone level independently. However, I padded down the >tone levels, upstream of this p

[Repeater-Builder] Coax for cabinet and for feedline - other than hardline

2007-03-17 Thread Mr John Lloyd
Joe, You will be better off if you stay away from the LMR400 type of coax due to the braid can rub against the shield (dissimilar metals) and create noise in your repeater system. Yes, I would replace your coax run with Heliax cable which is sometimes called hard line. I use Andrew LDF4-50A 1/2"

[Repeater-Builder] More LMR-400 thoughts...

2007-03-17 Thread skipp025
Aside from all the reported LMR-400 problems I didn't see mention about isolation issues. Two runs of LMR-400 next to each other in a cable tray easily talk to each other. Long adjacent or close spaced parallel feedline runs can easily become problematic. cheers, skipp > You will be bett

Re: [Repeater-Builder] More LMR-400 thoughts...

2007-03-17 Thread no6b
At 3/17/2007 11:21, you wrote: >Aside from all the reported LMR-400 problems I didn't see >mention about isolation issues. Two runs of LMR-400 next >to each other in a cable tray easily talk to each other. Really? Last time I looked at 9913 the foil shield coverage was 100%. If LMR-400 leaked

[Repeater-Builder] Mastr III PA Power connector wanted

2007-03-17 Thread Don E. Wisdom
Hi All, Im looking for a Mastr IIe / III PA Power connector that plugs into the back of the Mastr III Power Supply. I just need the connector with some wire Thanks --Don KD7WKF

[Repeater-Builder] Re: More LMR-400 thoughts...

2007-03-17 Thread skipp025
Yep really... even rigid hardline has some coupling between close spaced adjacent lines. LMR-400 is not really that bad when compared to other flexible lines but one should always try to consider practical cable/line spacing in various cable trays. Just another thing to file away in the back of

[Repeater-Builder] Coax (cabinet/feedline); LMR-400; Daiwa SWR; Diamond X510MA; Micor UHF; TKR-850

2007-03-17 Thread kc7ght
Gentlemen, I really appreciate all of your responses. They contain a wealth of experience. I have studied and printed them for a reference. They have provided me a long term plan. As for the UHF Micor questions, I have two Micors modified with everything working including ComSpec PL tone enco

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Coax for cabinet and for feedline - other than hardline

2007-03-17 Thread George Henry
- Original Message - From: "Mr John Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cc: "John Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:33 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Coax for cabinet and for feedline - other than hardline > Joe, > > You will be better off if you stay away from t

[Repeater-Builder] 900Mhz MSF5000 Power Control Shut Down

2007-03-17 Thread Steve Crumley
One of my 900Mhz MSF's is driving me nuts!. Every once in awhile it will shut the PA down. I have been thru the usual checks for excessive drive, SWR, connectors etc. It is a 75W PA, I will set the output to 75W and then a few days later it will shut down. If I turn the power control it will ju

Re: [Repeater-Builder] 900Mhz MSF5000 Power Control Shut Down

2007-03-17 Thread Jay Urish
Do you have the diagnostic meter panel? I mean the one with all the LEDS? If not, you need to get one.. Steve Crumley wrote: > > > One of my 900Mhz MSF's is driving me nuts!. Every once in awhile it > will shut the PA down. I have been thru the usual checks for excessive > drive, SWR, connector

[Repeater-Builder] MCS2000 intermittent transmit?

2007-03-17 Thread Mike Lyon
Howdy, Has anyone ever seen an intermittent transmit issue with an MCS2000? When I key up, it will key the transmitter for about one second then drop and then key up again and drop and then key up again until I let go of the PTT. I have tried using two differrent heads with the same issue and I do