Ditto on the super flex - or 1/2" heliax. de nu5d
Jay Urish wrote:
> Just go get some 1/2 suplerflex and call it good.
>
> Willis M. Hagler wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I am putting up a UHF repeater in Seattle and have a question
>> regarding feedline losses. The repeater site is on top of a
I had some very nice 3/4" catv 75 ohm line some years ago. It was foam
dielectric with a jelly filled outer jacket - nice stuff. I took a hack
saw and split the outer shield kind of like peeling a banana, then
cleaned out the dielectric, and took a small hammer and drove a PL258
over the center p
Been there! I helped negotiate a spot for four ham repeaters for an
Atlanta-area club on a platform at 1400 feet on a broadcast tower. A true dream
site - free rent, free AC power, no commercial tenants at the time, just an FM
broadcast station, and permission to put two big NEMA rack cabinets o
Hi all,
We are currently applying for a 7.6Mhz split UHF repeater here which
means we will be able to do away with the old and lossy large cavity
filters for our old 1.6Mhz split repeater and use a commercial unit.
We've already tried a loaned Procom duplexer and the results are most
promising wit
I'm afraid you've missed the ARRL's point. It's not about what modes are
authorized on a given frequency, it's about what constitutes an "auxiliary
station."
The ARRL's position is that the linking of a whole community of users from a
VHF/UHF repeater input to 10M does not constitute a remote b
Hi everyone!
I just installed an Icom IC-706MKIIG in my UHF repeater for use as a
remote base. I did this to consolidate, and to replace 3 other aging
remote radios.
The method which I use to activate/deactivate the IC-706 actually
switches DC power to the radio on & off. So here's my question
When I moved some 155 mhz duplexers to 146 I found adding a type n elbow
in places where I could not get the notch to move made just enough
difference. This adds about an inch without having to rebuild the
harness, or else a nice way to test cable lengths. Also if adding the
elbow makes things wo
At 10:50 AM 12/25/07, you wrote:
Jim,
I'd be interested to know where in part 97 you find any restriction
on FM below 29.5. (Without debating it, of course.) ARRL bandplan,
yes, but FCC rules?
Keith, we're also stuck with band-planning on other bands which
didn't anticipate the popularity o
At 01:57 AM 12/26/07, you wrote:
>Hi everyone!
>
>I just installed an Icom IC-706MKIIG in my UHF repeater for use as a
>remote base. I did this to consolidate, and to replace 3 other aging
>remote radios.
>
>The method which I use to activate/deactivate the IC-706 actually
>switches DC power to the
To recommend what to do, the first thing is to
determine which type of Q202G duplexer you have. Here
is the manual on an older type that has the variable
tubular dialectric to tune the notch. Eric Lemmon
scanned this one and posted it for the group. Later
types do not use the same technique to t
Hey there, you pay a little more for them, but the angle liniar
preamps are awesome. They come with a filter. Like i said, you pay
about twice the price of an ARR, but overall, it is a much much
better pre amp.
So many people just hook up a preamp. What good is it if you're
getting all k
If you use 7/8" hardline for the feedline you will need to use 2 jumpers at
either end for your connections. This will add a minimum of 4 more connectors
to the overall feedline, introducing more loss. More importantly, this will
add more points of possible failures. I would use 1/2" hardline
Paul Plack wrote:
> I'm afraid you've missed the ARRL's point. It's not about what modes
> are authorized on a given frequency, it's about what constitutes an
> "auxiliary station."
>
> The ARRL's position is that the linking of a whole community of users
> from a VHF/UHF repeater input to 10M doe
May require a GE M/astr III
UHF Receiver Front End
Anybody have one available for sale?
450-470 range reuqired
Ed Folta
Com/Rad Inc
This may bit a bit OT, but If I post on any of the Digital groups I
will be flamed by pro-Dstar guys to no end...
I was sitting in the library (you know - the one with the brite white
shiny furnature?) this morning reading the latest QST and checking
out the review on the ICOM RC-9500 communica
Well, maybe not yet.. At least they have a slot for a board.. Maybe they
can develop and release one later.. I would hate to think that the only
"service monitor" type jig we could get for DStar might be the 9500...
tgundo2003 wrote:
>
>
> This may bit a bit OT, but If I post on any of the Dig
Thanks to all who have replied. You have been a great help.
Have calculated the harness length for my freqs to be ~15.9" when
taking into account the velocity factor of the interconnect cable etc.
Believe it or not the original cable on our cans is RG-213 and not
RG-214. We are replacing w
That's nice, but the ARRL does not make the rules, and I can find
nothing in Part 97 about AUX frequencies being limited to a single user.
There is a saying about opinions and how everyone has one. The ARRL is
no different.
Joe M.
> Paul Plack wrote:
>
> I'm afraid you've missed the ARRL's poin
Eric,
Being the cheap hams that we are (I am at least), couldn't you just
get 5 Tees for a couple bucks a piece and have your favorite two-way
shop make up four 12.5 inch cables from RG-214 for about $15 each?
Total around $75.
I've had cables made in our area for about that price. Obviously,
Steve,
That trick works fine for offsetting the harness tee from the loop assembly
in the can, but it doesn't do a thing for increasing the spacing between the
tees. The later-design Sinclair Q202-G duplexers come with a one-piece
harness that is made up from sections of RG-214/U cable with five
It's not the 10M radio that is in AUX operation - it's the (2M or
higher) frequencies that are dhared by the repeater that are. The
statement was that *those* cannot be AUX frequencies since they have
multiple users. (a stand that is completely ridiculous)
I wonder if this has something to do with
Bill,
I measured the new low-split Sinclair harness before installing it, and
found that the distance between the centers of the tees was exactly 14".
The length of the loop inside the cavity is about 8.5", and this length must
be considered when performing the calculations. My guess is that a di
Remeber, there is a big difference between the 4 cavity mobile duplexer and
the 6 cavity set. I have obtained 95-100dB of notch with this type of
duplexer with a 5 MHz split, but that was the 6 cavity type. The 4 cavity is
not worth the powder to blow it to hell.
The safe amount of power is 25 wat
At 01:34 AM 12/26/2007, you wrote:
We are currently applying for a 7.6Mhz split UHF repeater here which
means we will be able to do away with the old and lossy large cavity
filters for our old 1.6Mhz split repeater and use a commercial unit.
We've already tried a loaned Procom duplexer and the r
The other fly in the soup is the disabled analog tv display
because the mandate for digital tv says a d-tv tuner must be
included or no video at all.
Got to go outside the US for the analog tv diplay capacity/version.
s.
> "tgundo2003" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This may bit a bit OT, b
Anybody hear of a "mod" to re-enable display of tv signals?
I assume you can just hook an RGB display to the back baseband output
and watch that way.
skipp025 wrote:
>
>
> The other fly in the soup is the disabled analog tv display
> because the mandate for digital tv says a d-tv tuner must b
Dwayne,
You make a good point. Like Bill, I would be reluctant to fork over more
than $300 for a cable harness from Sinclair.
However, I don't think you can duplicate the Sinclair harness for $75. If I
were to make up such a harness myself, I would not use sections of RG-214
with N plugs on eac
One question you asked remains; from what points are the lengths of the
individual harness components measured?
Dave, W7GK
Bill Photinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks to all who have replied. You have been a great help.
Have calculated the harness length for my f
Dave,
I'm not sure who your question was directed to, but if it is me, here's my
answer: When the Sinclair Q202-G duplexer cable harness is laid out
straight, use a Sharpie pen to draw a line on the "back" of each of the five
tee connectors that are crimped onto the cable. This mark will be in t
At 12/26/2007 10:00, you wrote:
>Remeber, there is a big difference between the 4 cavity mobile duplexer
>and the 6 cavity set. I have obtained 95-100dB of notch with this type of
>duplexer with a 5 MHz split, but that was the 6 cavity type. The 4 cavity
>is not worth the powder to blow it to h
Thanks, that helps.
Regards,
Dave, W7GK
Eric Lemmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dave,
I'm not sure who your question was directed to, but if it is me, here's my
answer: When the Sinclair Q202-G duplexer cable harness is laid out
straight, use a Sharpie pen to draw a line o
On Dec 25, 2007, at 11:41 PM, wd8chl wrote:
> Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote:
>
>> I wish !!!
>> I've got Verizon now (formerly the Great Telephone Experiment)
>
> Generally Trashy Electronics...
"Gosh, Telephones Exist?"
--
Nate Duehr
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Dec 25, 2007, at 11:50 AM, Paul Plack wrote:
> Keith, we're also stuck with band-planning on other bands which
> didn't anticipate the popularity of FM repeaters. 2m is even more
> screwed up. Why have only 600 kHz offset, when it could have easily
> been double that? Duplexers would hav
Don't care about TX just need to RX down in the 147 band. The 2
channel will do fine but I can use any of them.
If anyone has one or more of these gathering dust they would part with
'cheap!' let me know!
Thanks,
Ben
Nate,
Where I live, (and every place I have lived,) the 2m band was not crowded with
users, only with repeaters. Most repeaters sit idle most of the time, and the
more popular machines almost never cool off between 6am and 9pm.
There's a waiting list for repeater pairs, but there's never a wait
Looking to trade a Motorola Astro Saber II UHF R Band with Antenna ,
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Portable for you If Needed . I Will Program HAM Or GMRS/FRS
Frequencies , Repeaters and Si
Here in Portland, Oregon we have group that has about 4-5 two meter repeaters
all linked together. They seem to think they need that many repeaters just to
cover the metro area. Their repeaters usually have TERRIBLE sounding audio
and often have squelching problems. The main person who operates
I'm sorry, I meant to say when used as a duplexer, The 4 cavity model
is not worth the powder to blow it to hell.
I should also point out that the auction in question shows the sawed
off model and not the full 1/4 wave length version. A proper mobile
duplexer should have cavities 6 to 7" long. I
NOBODY (including the FCC) cares what the ARRL's stand is They are so
far
out of reality so often on things like this that few listen. I have a
repeater with a 10 meter FM remote base that has been running
for nearly 10 years, and many have been doing in LONG before me.
I am an OO, and I wo
On Dec 26, 2007, at 9:48 AM, Bill Photinos wrote:
> Nate,
>
> Where I live, (and every place I have lived,) the 2m band was not
> crowded with users, only with repeaters. Most repeaters sit idle
> most of the time, and the more popular machines almost never cool
> off between 6am and 9pm.
>
On Dec 26, 2007, at 2:31 PM, DCFluX wrote:
> Here in Portland, Oregon we have group that has about 4-5 two meter
> repeaters
> all linked together. They seem to think they need that many
> repeaters just to
> cover the metro area. Their repeaters usually have TERRIBLE
> sounding audio
> a
Hi Nate-
You are correct, you don't know the situation. There are plenty of systems
that provide good metro coverage with 1 or maybe 2 repeaters here in
Portland.
Simply put, these people don't play nice. They often make their gain by
character assination, and have a lengthy record seen by seve
On Dec 26, 2007, at 5:39 PM, JOHN MACKEY wrote:
> Simply put, these people don't play nice. They often make their
> gain by
> character assination, and have a lengthy record seen by several
> people.
Too bad we can't vote 'em off the island, eh? :-)
> The squelching problem is repeater re
Hi, Steve.
I emailed you a few days ago, indicating that I was interested in the swap.
But I need to double check the BC 896D, to mkae sure it is picking up Digital
signals, as I do not have any digital signals here, so a friend of mine is
going to take it a town that has a digital system and
Butch KE7FEL ,
I did not get that E-mail . this was the First .
But I think you mean Ether a 796D Or a 996D . But anyway let me know .
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Nate,
I'll summarize a way-too-long dissertation I bored the list with the other
night...
(1) Allow would-be repeater-builders to submit joint applications to share a
frequency pair by time-of-day, day-of-week, or whatever other scheme they
propose.
(2) Announce the change in policy, and allow
1. Never works
2. Most likely solution. OR, have them help out existing repeater
trustees.
3. This usually results in giving priority to the worst repeaters and
keeping those that would be better off the air. The best repeaters are
usually maintained by one person. Also, define 'shared'. It's not
Joe,
You say (1) "never works"...where has it been tried?
I'm proposing sharing frequency pairs, not sharing hardware. You want to build
a repeater, so do I, so we work out a plan to let yours use the frequency
weekdays 6am-6pm, mine nights and weekends, with terms we include in the
applicatio
On Dec 26, 2007, at 10:44 PM, Paul Plack wrote:
> Joe,
>
> You say (1) "never works"...where has it been tried?
>
> I'm proposing sharing frequency pairs, not sharing hardware. You
> want to build a repeater, so do I, so we work out a plan to let
> yours use the frequency weekdays 6am-6pm, mi
Threaded...
Nate Duehr wrote:
>
> On Dec 26, 2007, at 10:44 PM, Paul Plack wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > You say (1) "never works"...where has it been tried?
The FCC has imposed exactly the same thing on two repeaters that tried
to share a frequency but where there was mutual interference. It's nev
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