Re: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820

2008-07-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 04:29 PM 07/03/08, you wrote: Hi Guys does anyone out there happen to have a pinout on the accesory connecter on the back of the machine N9ex Google is your friend And the www.repeater-builder.com web site is as well http://www.repeater-builder.com/kenwood/tkr-n20-notes.html

Re: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820

2008-07-04 Thread harley5477
does anyone have a controller model they can share as I have been working with a nhrc controller and don't seem to be able to get it to key the repeater. also using rus instead of cor, didn't see a cor signal on this repeater ? suggestions welcome... N9ex Jack In a message dated

Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820

2008-07-04 Thread Ron Wright
Jack, One thing to look at on the TKR820. The COS might require a pullup resistor to make it go high. Often they are open collector that just pull to ground and let float when wanting to go high. If a pullup is needed probably a 4.7k will do. To check this measure the COS with voltmeter to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820

2008-07-04 Thread John
The COR signal is opposite. I had to use a transistor invertor circuit to use with the NHRC-2. Then we got an NHRC-7 which has a pos or neg COR switch and that solved it John -- John Mc Hugh, K4AG Coordinator for Amateur Radio National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC Home page:-

RE: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820

2008-07-04 Thread n9wys
Replied off-list Mark - N9WYS -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of n9ex_jack Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:29 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820 Hi Guys does anyone out there happen to have a pinout on the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820

2008-07-04 Thread ka3hsw
The NHRC-2 is polarity independent for COS... I've built installed 3 of them. It uses an optoisolator with both inputs floating, so it can be used for either positive- or negative-going COS as well. 73, George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 - Original Message - From: John To:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Mung Bungholio
I have one so we will see what they do when I bring it back in. It hasn't burst into flames yet. From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Thompson Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 12:48 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Eric Lemmon
The primary danger is electrocution, most likely caused by exchanging the neutral and ground leads inside the case. Although the power supply will operate just fine when wired this way, there is the possibility that the unit may be plugged into an improperly-wired receptacle- which happens often

Re: [Repeater-Builder] TKR 820 COR COR logic (and LDG Voter Interface)

2008-07-04 Thread skipp025
Actually, the Kenwood TKR-820 Repeater COR COS logic output changes state with valid activity but the voltage transitions are not standard values you'd expect. Measure the actual voltage change because I've found some of them to be slightly different per actual hardware version of the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Tom
OT (sorta)...there is the possibility that the unit may be plugged into an improperly-wired receptacle- which happens often when do-it-yourselfers change out a receptacle. Just a heads-up on the assumption that a professionally wired home is safe. When I bought the house I'm living in now, one of

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread no6b
At 7/4/2008 15:21, you wrote: OT (sorta)...there is the possibility that the unit may be plugged into an improperly-wired receptacle- which happens often when do-it-yourselfers change out a receptacle. Just a heads-up on the assumption that a professionally wired home is safe. When I bought the

[Repeater-Builder] RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Jack Hayes
Why don't you fix it?  Just curious. We ran into a similar situation in a home we moved into three years ago.  Happy 4th! --- On Fri, 7/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Gary Glaenzer
Wouldn't it be a lot better and safer to just shut off the power, pull it out of the box, and reverse the white and black wires, and have it right ? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 5:52 PM

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Joe
My mother-in-law's condo also had a problem. My electrician neighbor came over to do some wiring work and found out that the outside outlets were not connected to the GFI. We figured that the original contractors working the job were tired of resetting the GFI all day due to their faulty

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Maire-Radios
why don't you just fix it and be safe? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards At

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Dave Gomberg
At 15:52 7/4/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The inspector I used checked every outlet in the house, found one in the garage that had line neutral reversed. It is tagged as such, is now only used with fully insulated loads such as Christmas lights. Bob NO6B Bob, I am just curious. Why not

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Dave Gomberg
At 15:52 7/4/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The inspector I used checked every outlet in the house, found one in the garage that had line neutral reversed. It is tagged as such, is now only used with fully insulated loads such as Christmas lights. Bob NO6B Bob, I am just curious. Why not

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due toElectrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Thomas Oliver
The inspector I used checked every outlet in the house, found one in the garage that had line neutral reversed. It is tagged as such, is now only used with fully insulated loads such as Christmas lights. Bob NO6B My brother lived in a house with two wire plugs he changed to three

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread no6b
At 7/4/2008 16:02, you wrote: Wouldn't it be a lot better and safer to just shut off the power, pull it out of the box, and reverse the white and black wires, and have it right ? High voltage I don't get along, so I try to avoid messing with house wiring unless absolutely necessary. Besides,

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Don Kupferschmidt
Can you imagine this happening in a residential / commercial bathroom where the GFI is compromised? I'd relate that to old sparky in one of the state's pens, (say in Florida) where the lethal death penality still exists. My Dad was an electrician and an electrical inspector for a city in

RE: [Repeater-Builder] RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Eric Lemmon
Don, Your dad is a man I can relate to and admire! I am an ICBO/IAEI Certified Electrical Inspector, although that has nothing whatsoever to do with my employment in the aerospace business. Nevertheless, I see inadequate and sometimes dangerous electrical installations almost on a daily basis

[Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to Electrocution and Fire Hazards

2008-07-04 Thread Tom
Nevertheless, I see inadequate and sometimes dangerous electrical installations almost on a daily basis... Another war story that goes with your comment. Shortly after I retired, I took a job with a company that was located in a former International Harvester building doing general maintenance

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due toElectrocution and Fire Hazards

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