RE: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread Kris Kirby
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009, Jacob Suter wrote: It matters a lot when you're looking to purchase an antenna. All UHF/VHF antennas are a compromise. Get what you need or get both and run multiple feed-lines or an RF switch. To some end. Then you get serious and purchase a pair of crossed

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread JOHN MACKEY
The callsign is extremely relevant, which is why I am asking. But you seem more inclined to argue and reject those trying to help. -- Original Message -- Received: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:40:23 PM PDT From: wd8chl wd8...@gmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread Barry
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com From: wd8...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:46:29 -0500 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work JOHN MACKEY wrote: Unfortunately, this problem was caused mostly by 1 person who

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread Kris Kirby
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Barry wrote: Unfortunately, this problem was caused mostly by 1 person who simply doesn't understand. When we attempted to ask questions and explain it to him, his response to us was READ IT AGAIN!!! And I'll tell you again-READ IT AGAIN! A pointless

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Simpler Radios, (Was PL vs. DPL)

2009-03-19 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Yep. low battery caused a ping on TX. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: wd8chl wd8...@gmail.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:17 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Simpler Radios, (Was PL vs. DPL) Jeff DePolo wrote: Ahh, the Tempo S1!

[Repeater-Builder] PL (CTCSS) Filter

2009-03-19 Thread Doug Hutchison
Hi, Have built the filter circuit by Bob Dengler NO6B from the site. The unit works a treat but for some reason, DTMF detection fails on my 210 controller with the filter in use. DTMF is present on the output. Any suggestions re what might be causing this would be appreciated. Thank you, Doug

[Repeater-Builder] (PLEASE READ) OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread Kevin Custer
I'm not sure if Yahoo is blurting out old messages of if someone had brought this old OT post up again, but, since nothing good has come of this topic lately, please LET IT GO. Kevin Custer List Owner

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread MCH
It's not a matter of what you said - it's a matter of what others read! Some people think their Analog channel 7 is on Digital channel 7 as well - just a different frequency. In reality, in the same market the Analog Channel 7 is on a completely different channel even though they still call

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread MCH
It's not irrelevant when you want people to know that their DTV channel X may not be ON channel X anymore. People need to understand what virtual channels are. For example: Why is my local channel 43 interfering with my 6M repeater now? Well, if you don't know about virtual channels, then

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Card needed - TLN1251A

2009-03-19 Thread wd8chl
Isn't that card a PL decoder card from a CR? I have a TLN4050SP19 from an EMS station that I made a few jumper changes to make it into the dual-squelch level thingy, controlling it with tones from the 7330. Hit a macro, squelch gets tight. Hit another, it goes to threshold. Scott Zimmerman

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Repeater Kerchunk

2009-03-19 Thread scomind
Don, And?when are the?existing repeater owners are going to *SEE* new additions in programming to the?7330 SCOM controller? There has been a series?of?software?upgrades for the 7330 since its introduction,?and the latest will be coming out as soon as one last item is fixed. Be aware that?we

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Simpler Radios, (Was PL vs. DPL)

2009-03-19 Thread no6b
At 3/19/2009 05:04, you wrote: Yep. low battery caused a ping on TX. Chuck WB2EDV Only on the older S1. I had an S5 (high power version of the newer S1 design) that didn't ping. Still have an S2, though at this point it's more like a portable comb generator :) Bob NO6B

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Kenwood TKR 820

2009-03-19 Thread wd8chl
Ted Leonard wrote: I am not a Kenwood guy so thought I would throw out this question. I seem to recall that some Kenwood UHF repeaters would do ham split and some won't? FCC ID # ALH9TKTKR 820-1 Thanks, Ted W3VG Yes. The -1 on the FCC ID tells you it is 450-470 split, and it will only be

[Repeater-Builder] Manual Response

2009-03-19 Thread Doug Kathy Davies
Thanks to all who responded to my manual give-away. Many of these manuals came from members of this list and I am forever grateful. I know when I was working on that old stuff, a manual was a must. It is a good feeling to be able to pass them along to people who will actualy use them

[Repeater-Builder] WANTED: Cushman Application Notes on Duplexer Tuning

2009-03-19 Thread Bill Cotter
WANTED: Does anyone have a copy of the Cushman Application Note on Duplexer Tuning using the CE-50A, CE-5100 and CE-5110? This is similar to the Cushman Application Notes: CE50A_SERIES_PART_1_TRANSMITTERS.pdf (3.2mB) CE50A_SERIES_PART_2_RECEIVERS.pdf (3.5mB)

[Repeater-Builder] Re: PL (CTCSS) Filter

2009-03-19 Thread dallasreact112
Hi Doug, Many years ago I had a similar situation. Instead of using the N06B filter I used the built in hi-pass filter in a Comm Spec PL encoder/decoder board. It is very similar to the NO6B filter. What was happening was that the filter was introducing twist (subtle distortion) to the DTMF

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread wd8chl
MCH wrote: It's not a matter of what you said - it's a matter of what others read! Some people think their Analog channel 7 is on Digital channel 7 as well - just a different frequency. In reality, in the same market the Analog Channel 7 is on a completely different channel even though

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread wd8chl
MCH wrote: It's not irrelevant when you want people to know that their DTV channel X may not be ON channel X anymore. People need to understand what virtual channels are. For example: Why is my local channel 43 interfering with my 6M repeater now? Well, if you don't know about virtual

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work

2009-03-19 Thread cruising7388
John He does this because it's what he does best Bruce K7IJ In a message dated 3/18/2009 11:41:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jmac...@usa.net writes: The callsign is extremely relevant, which is why I am asking. But you seem more inclined to argue and reject those trying to help.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] How to deal with this OT thread ....

2009-03-19 Thread Larry Wagoner
At 08:01 AM 3/19/2009, you wrote: It's not irrelevant when you want people to know that their DTV channel (ungodly amount of ignorant drivel deleted) Moderator - please remove ANYONE who posts on this idiotic thread until they learn to stop when told to. Larry Wagoner - N5WLW VP - PRCARC

[Repeater-Builder] MSF5000 Squelch

2009-03-19 Thread Adam Feuer
Hello All, I've just come into owning my first MSF5000 UHF Repeater model C74CXB. Also, I've spent the last few hours reading Bob's (WA1MIK) MSF/PURC Station Page as well as the Photo Tour page on Repeater Builder. By the way Bob, very well done and informative! Thanks!! I'm not sure if I

[Repeater-Builder] Kenwood TKR 820 another question unraleted to the current question..

2009-03-19 Thread Gary LaForce
Seeing all this talk about the TKR-820 made me thank about getting the TKR-820 I have working again. I replaced this unit 4 or 5 years ago when I was working at a Kenwood shop due to the following. The repeater seems to work fine for a while 30 mins to maybe as much as 60 days and then one

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSF5000 Squelch

2009-03-19 Thread Bob M.
You've got several more hours (or even days) of reading ahead of you! Thanks for the comments. The MSF5000 squelch is a single-level noise-based squelch system, much like the MaxTrac and most mobile radios. The squelch-tail duration is fixed. However there are two distinct and electronically

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Card needed - TLN1251A

2009-03-19 Thread wd8chl
wd8chl wrote: Isn't that card a PL decoder card from a CR? I have a TLN4050SP19 from an EMS station that I made a few jumper changes to make it into the dual-squelch level thingy, controlling it with tones from the 7330. Hit a macro, squelch gets tight. Hit another, it goes to threshold.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5000 Squelch

2009-03-19 Thread motarolla_doctor
Adam Feuer feu...@... wrote: I'm not sure if I missed it but I'm curious about the MSF's squelch. In particular, how it compares to the Micor Bi-Level Squelch. There are two squelch circuits in a 5000. One is the repeater Squelch that is a single noise detector circuit. Similar to

[Repeater-Builder] Maybe OT: IFR 1200S Control Software

2009-03-19 Thread iain.philipps
Folks, Apologies if this is OT. Before I drive myself nuts by writing some from scratch, does anyone have software to control/read from an IFR 1200S via RS-232? Something better than HyperTerminal, preferably :-) 73 de WR3D

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSF5000 Squelch

2009-03-19 Thread Adam C. Feuer
Great info and just what I needed. Thanks again Bob! Adam N2ACF Bob M. wrote: You've got several more hours (or even days) of reading ahead of you! Thanks for the comments. The MSF5000 squelch is a single-level noise-based squelch system, much like the MaxTrac and most mobile radios. The

[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5000 Squelch

2009-03-19 Thread nj902
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Bob M. msf5kg...@... wrote: ... The MSF5000 squelch is a single-level noise-based squelch system, much like the MaxTrac and most mobile radios. The squelch-tail duration is fixed. ... .

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5000 Squelch

2009-03-19 Thread Bob M.
I sit corrected. Sorry if my info misled anyone. They tried to mimic the Micor squelch without the Micor chip. I've never had one work that way, possibly because I'm not using the internal repeater configuration. Bob M. == --- On Thu, 3/19/09, nj902 wb0...@arrl.net wrote: From: nj902

[Repeater-Builder] dumb question 1 - Moto Nuke II 900 MHz

2009-03-19 Thread James Delancy
Has anyone ever tried taking one of these and installing a Quantar control board/wireline board (instead of the front panel programmable data control boards) and then telling the station that it is a 900 MHz Quantro unit? If so, has it worked? I am thinking about doing this since I have a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: dumb question 1 - Moto Nuke II 900 MHz

2009-03-19 Thread rahwayflynn
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, James Delancy ctra...@... wrote: I am thinking about doing this since I have a few Quantar pieces to play with. James, What Quantar pieces-parts do you have? Martin

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF5000 Squelch

2009-03-19 Thread Adam C. Feuer
Thanks to all for the replies. I'm glad they tried to at least mimic the Micor. Thanks again! Adam N2ACF Bob M. wrote: I sit corrected. Sorry if my info misled anyone. They tried to mimic the Micor squelch without the Micor chip. I've never had one work that way, possibly because I'm not

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Im looking for manuals for my MCR-2000 UHF repeater.

2009-03-19 Thread Eric Lemmon
I'm drawing a blank here (might be my advanced age and infirmities), so please educate me: What is an MCR-2000 repeater, and who makes it? 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of