Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: need app note MC145158 for R100

2007-04-06 Thread Burt Lang
Barry, I sent you a note off-line about the AN980 note I found but no response. Maybe your anti-spam ate it. So I will repeat it here. I found my copy of AN980 but its title is "VHF Narrowband FM Receiver Design Using the MC3362 and the MC3363 Dual Conversion Receivers" dated 1988. It d

[Repeater-Builder] ID

2007-04-06 Thread Maire-Radios
Does any have the hook up info to add a ID-8 id unit to a Motorola R-100 repeater? thanks John

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tuning duplexers with sweep generator?

2007-04-06 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
Why not do an entire article for repeater-builder? Something like "A first-timer's experience at tuning a duplexer" ??? Just write it in Word, put your photos or diagrams in where you want them, then zip up the word file and all the raw full-sized images and email it to us Mike WA6ILQ At 08:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] N Connector Motorola T1500 cavities

2007-04-06 Thread Ken Arck
At 03:15 PM 4/6/2007, you wrote: >Re: N Connector Motorola T1500 cavities > >If those N connector cavities make you crazy... send them on down to >me Larry and I'll make sure they don't bother you anymore. <---Damn Beat me to it. Ken --

RE: [Repeater-Builder] manuals

2007-04-06 Thread Eric Lemmon
Hector, The CDR700 Repeater is simply a desktop cabinet that contains two CDM750 mobile radios, a power supply, a basic repeater controller, and a duplexer. The Service / Programming Manual for the CDR700 is Motorola Publication 6864110R66, available from Motorola Parts for about US$13. You will

[Repeater-Builder] Wanted HP-5381A 80 MHz Freq Counter schematic

2007-04-06 Thread jim . scott
Hi all, My old 80 MHz HP frequency counter shot craps, (Lites, but erratic display). Does anyone have a link or scan of the schematic and possibly a parts list for the HP-5381A? Some of the IC's are factory numbered parts, I have not looked at the NTE/SK/ECG crosses yet, no schematic :-(

[Repeater-Builder] N Connector Motorola T1500 cavities

2007-04-06 Thread skipp025
Re: N Connector Motorola T1500 cavities If those N connector cavities make you crazy... send them on down to me Larry and I'll make sure they don't bother you anymore. :-) s. [paste] Five or six years ago, I bought a whole pickup truck load of surplus 4-cavity Motorola T1504A UHF duplexers

[Repeater-Builder] manuals

2007-04-06 Thread HECTOR SOLARTE
Hi folks, I am new in the group I am from Colombia and I am Electronic Engineer between my new functions I have manager a Motorola repeater CDR700. Can somebody help me about where I can find the manuals of the repeater and information how I do the calculation of RF loss. Thanks in advance

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer cavity repair

2007-04-06 Thread Larry Rappaport
Burt Lang wrote: > Hi Larry > > Remember me from the packet days of NEDA. > > You are confusing E F Johnson with Johanson Corp. E F Johnson do not > make piston trimmers. of that type. The capacitors used in the Sinclair > VHF Q-Circuit (BpBr) cans are 5602 Johanson caps. The key is the very

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Richard W W Bazell Jr
Thanks Kevin. I Know that you & Skip are really sharp.( Thats the word ).take your suggestions to heart. AB8KD

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Kevin Custer
Richard W W Bazell Jr wrote: > Have An UHF repeater using PL259 Connectors on the Motorola T1501AL > Cavitys, which has UHF connectors on them. There is no Desensing at all. > Was thinking of replacing with N type connectors, but on second thought > after reading your Comments. Think will not do.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread cruising7388
In a message dated 4/6/2007 11:59:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The nightmare begins at 800MHz when you realize many of the coax adapters and right-angles are really, really bad news. Are they consistently bad news or does the Z bump vary from connector to c

[Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread skipp025
Motorola would supply the T1500 type cavities with both SO-239 (chassis mount female match to a PL-259) and N-Female chassis mounts... I have both in my colllection. Through 500 MHz, I have no problem using the PL-259 cables and connectors as supplied by Motorola. The nightmare begins at 80

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Richard W W Bazell Jr
Thanks Skip. Appreciate the come back.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Richard W W Bazell Jr
Yes Bob. They are the only ones I use on all my Equipment(Silver Plated) On "T" I try to get Amphenal. They are getting very scarce.Haven't seen an Silver Plated "T" connector however. AB8KD

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Bob Dengler
At 4/6/2007 09:49 AM, you wrote: >Hi Skip, > >Interesting Comments. >Have An UHF repeater using PL259 Connectors on the Motorola T1501AL >Cavitys, which has UHF connectors on them. There is no Desensing at all. Are they silver-plated? Bob NO6B

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feedline revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread cruising7388
In a message dated 4/6/2007 9:01:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A very quick summary of the end results... PL-259 Connectors are not really the UHF horror story people might assume. Skipp I agree that the categorical dissing of the electrical characterist

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Jay Urish
The Denton TX radio club has 2 repeaters running those same cans. Makes me choke, but like you said, no desense or any other problem that we can see. Richard W W Bazell Jr wrote: > > > Hi Skip, > > Interesting Comments. > Have An UHF repeater using PL259 Connectors on the Motorola T1501AL > C

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feed line revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Richard W W Bazell Jr
Hi Skip, Interesting Comments. Have An UHF repeater using PL259 Connectors on the Motorola T1501AL Cavitys, which has UHF connectors on them. There is no Desensing at all. Was thinking of replacing with N type connectors, but on second thought after reading your Comments. Think will not do. Wesle

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feedline revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread Mike Perryman
-Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of skipp025 Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:00 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feedline revisited and revised! Ditto! "Engineer-X" has his pooky in a pile

[Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR feedline revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread skipp025
A very interesting read... however, I have a good friend... one of the best RF Engineers I've ever met. Former HP to Aglient guy now working for another big name company doing serious rf and lightwave work. He took some time to out to run through various rf connectors on the companies very hi

RE: [Repeater-Builder] LMR feedline revisited and revised!

2007-04-06 Thread allan crites
Jeff DePolo, Gary Schafer, Nate Duehr, and Burt Lang, It is certainly interesting to read the widely diversified lack of authoritative information on the subject of "constant impedance" and other descriptions of the impedance characteristics of connectors used for RF, namely PL259, BNC,

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Spectrum Repeater Manual

2007-04-06 Thread skipp025
I've scanned the Spectrum Base/Repeater main manual into a pdf file and sent a copy to Mike at the RB web page. You can see if it's available for download yet. If you can't find it yet... email me direct later on and I'll try to get a copy of the same pdf manual to you. The CW Prom ID'er Boa

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tuning duplexers with sweep generator?

2007-04-06 Thread w6nct
Thank-you; it has been an interesting learning exercise for me. For the detector, I actually used a little gadget box circuit that my Dad had made up years ago. When I first found it (unlabeled) in his electronics stuff, I didn't know quite what it was. Like so many other little boxes he had, h