Re: [Repeater-Builder] Can a cell phone be used instead of a phone line for repeater control?

2010-01-17 Thread Joe
Since we lost our phone line for control of one of our repeaters we now use a 440 control receiver. That fulfills the requirement of control on a frequency above 222MHz. But. most of our control activity is done on the repeater input frequency. 440MHz is our primary control, and 2 meters is

[Repeater-Builder] I need a MRTI cable

2010-01-17 Thread n0fpe
Anyone have a MRTI cable for a MSF 5000? I have looked high and low with no luck. Anyone? Thanks Dan

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Kenwood TKR-901-1 (mod for 902-927 MHz)

2010-01-17 Thread Steven M Hodell
Thank you... - Original Message - From: n2...@hvc.rr.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:48 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Kenwood TKR-901-1 (mod for 902-927 MHz) Steve, I started working on a small (8 pin dip) micro that

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSF 5000 Repeater for sale

2010-01-17 Thread The Rices
Ray, I am sending you a private email off list. We have talked before. Steve N4YZA Others that want can contact me at the email address here removing what is obvious: notospamsri...@cfl.rr.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Can a cell phone be used instead of a phone line for repeater control?

2010-01-17 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Exactly. This is ham radio, after all. Keep it simple and cheap. Why pay out a monthly fee? Use that money to save for a new antenna. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Joe k1ike_m...@snet.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:35 AM Subject:

[Repeater-Builder] Sound card controller for repeater

2010-01-17 Thread clow...@va.net
We have been using EchoStation for about a year now on our county wide 2 meter and 440 machines. There have been no issues with either. Be sure to build the small circuit that monitors the serial line to determine if the computer locks up, it kills the ptt line. It has been nice to access

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Can a cell phone be used instead of a phone line for repeater control?

2010-01-17 Thread JOHN
Thanks for all the replys. I'm new on this list and I was pleasantly surprised by all the help. Keep up the good work. We need to keep amateur radio alive. --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, JOHN jfalbri...@... wrote: After reading the subject you probably realized I know nothing about

[Repeater-Builder] Re: PC for controller

2010-01-17 Thread Skip
You might be interested in looking at my project called thelinkbox. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/cqinet/index.php?title=Linkbox-url , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelinkbox/ It started out as an VoIP linking package, but it grew into a repeater/hub controller. Unlink Asterisk it

[Repeater-Builder] Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread thornwal
I was thinking about setting up a 2m repeater without duplexers. I have lots of space (1,000+ft) at my home QTH (600ft HAAT) but I would like to do it without a RF link. I was going to use a solar panel 12v battery for the RX side (out in the middle of our pasture) and have the TX at our

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread James Cicirello
I wouldn't even consider wire for audio, PTT. Even with a solar site. a handi talkie on UHF, operating a few mw's would be much better and would handle the Audio and PTT. Another HT on the TX end would complete your CAS, PTT, TX,RX Audio. 73 JIM On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:16 AM, thornwal

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread Eric Lemmon
Greg, The two very important factors you must specify are transmitter power output and receiver sensitivity. If we assume 50 watts TX power and 0.3 uV RX sensitivity, my CommShop program suggests a minimum isolation of 89 dB, which can be met with 218 feet of vertical spacing (one antenna

[Repeater-Builder] RE: follow up on lightening strike last spring response

2010-01-17 Thread Richard
Sorry if I've been late in posting. First, the antenna and hard line is ok. We've tested that part out and its working. We think ( I ) that we got zapped through a unused phone line which is mounted behind the repeater rack. Yes, we have tested the can's using both a IRL (?sp) and a General

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RE: follow up on lightening strike last spring response

2010-01-17 Thread Jim Lange
Richard (and everyone else), I just uploaded a file called antenna_pix.pdf to the group. Our local group had an antenna that was real noisy when duplexed but worked great otherwise. We spent months trying to fix the issue then decided to replace the antenna. Just goes to show noise issues

Re: [Repeater-Builder] RE: follow up on lightening strike last spring response

2010-01-17 Thread K5IN
Something from left field: Does the nose have any pattern to it? My UHF seems to have site noise that is possibly generated by a 2.4g digital spread spectrum controller. At first, it seemed like it was regular but I found that a TV stationg jput this system in at the same time I changed to a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread thornwal
Eric, 21,000ft is far, for some reason I was thinking it would be less like 1,200ft. I guess I could do a combination of vert and horz. I was thinking about running 5-20w. My RX rig is 0.25uV, not much difference from 0.3. Thanks for running the data in Commshop. I was just trying to do

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread DCFluX
for 1200' I'd take discriminator audio from the RX and convert it to balanced audio with a transformer or a couple op-amps and send the balanced audio on a pair of cat-5m. power for the RX can be sent back on the other 3 pairs, I'd send 24 or 48V and have a 12V regulator at the other end. COS can

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Explain your 440 setup and the coverage. Maybe someone can offer some pointers there. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: thornwal th...@xecu.net To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:12 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Split Site Via Coax Cables

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread Eric Lemmon
Greg, Trying to combine both vertical and horizontal separation will not help; the horizontal will completely swamp the vertical. As soon as you move the transmit antenna out from directly under the receive antenna, the isolation decreases dramatically. Even a few feet of horizontal

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread wd8chl
thornwal wrote: I was thinking about setting up a 2m repeater without duplexers. I have lots of space (1,000+ft) at my home QTH (600ft HAAT) but I would like to do it without a RF link. I was going to use a solar panel 12v battery for the RX side (out in the middle of our pasture) and have

[Repeater-Builder] Motorola R100 programming and PL controller

2010-01-17 Thread wb0shn
I just bought an R100 and want to play with it on the Ham band - It is supposed to come with the programming software but no cable (I can build one - found the schematic already). This repeater is DPL - does anyone have a junk R100 PL that a guy might be able to the RX controller (IC or board)

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Split Site Via Coax Cables Wire?

2010-01-17 Thread no6b
At 1/17/2010 01:13 PM, you wrote: Greg, Trying to combine both vertical and horizontal separation will not help; the horizontal will completely swamp the vertical. As soon as you move the transmit antenna out from directly under the receive antenna, the isolation decreases dramatically. Even a

[Repeater-Builder] Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread skipp025
Hello to the Group, I wanted to advise everyone... one of my computers received a Trojan script netsky infection, from of all places a Yahoo Groups Banner Ad. I have/had all the pro- active McAfee Anti-Virus software installed, running and up to date. I found the Norton Extraction tool, Ad

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread Michael H. Cox
I'd also recommend malwarebytes, combofix, and superantispyware. Thanks, Michael H. Cox michaelh...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: skipp025 skipp...@yahoo.com Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:09:18 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Caution to Group Members

Re: [Repeater-Builder] MSF 5000 Repeater for sale

2010-01-17 Thread The Rices
Please note: Those individuals that are asking me if I will ship need to understand that the only way I know of shipping this is by freight and I have no experience in mounting on a pallet or boxing for shipping. If you want it to be shipped you will have to arrange shipping and pickup (I can

[Repeater-Builder] FS: Link Comm RLC-DSP404 controllers

2010-01-17 Thread kk2ed
For sale: Two brand new never used Link Comm RLC-DSP404 repeater controllers. Tested and latest firmware installed. Never mounted or taken out of my shop, so no scratches on them. The units have been sitting in their boxes on a shelf. All the supplied accessories (cables, connectors, etc.)

[Repeater-Builder] Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread Mike/W5JR
I've spent the last 24 hours on this very issue. And I was on the yahoo site yesterday. :( Mike

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread skipp025
Re: Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisements I actually believe I received the trojan from a banner ad while setting up new book-marks for one of the radio/repeater Groups I frequent. A newly installed Kaspersky protection package on the other computer caught the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread Paul Plack
Has Yahoo been made aware? - Original Message - From: skipp025 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 6:27 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments I actually believe I received the

[Repeater-Builder] New file uploaded to Repeater-Builder

2010-01-17 Thread Repeater-Builder
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Repeater-Builder group. File: /Updated MSR2000 Configuration Jan. 18, 2010.doc Uploaded by : tc27175 tc27...@yahoo.ca Description : MSR2000 Configuration -

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread AA8K73 GMail
One technique I haven't seen mentioned, perhaps because everyone does it, is to set up another sign on without administrative capabilities. Whenever I use my e-mail or browser client, I Log Off my administrative sign on, and Log On to my non-administrative sign on. It's a bit of a pain, but can

[Repeater-Builder] CAT-1000 controller for sale

2010-01-17 Thread James Adkins
Our ham club is selling its spare Computer Automation Technology CAT-1000 CAT controller, the cadillac of the CAT line. Controller in great condition, e-mail for pics or more details. Asking $400 shipped. Cell is 417-840-5261 if you would like to call. -- James Adkins, KB0NHX Vice-President

RE: [Repeater-Builder] FS: Link Comm RLC-DSP404 controllers

2010-01-17 Thread k7pfj
Eric, I did the same thing with the three I had. Mike Mullarkey K7PFJ _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kk2ed Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject:

[Repeater-Builder] Re: CAT-1000 controller for sale

2010-01-17 Thread James Adkins
I should add that this includes an RME-1000 rack mount enclosure and no other accessories. On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 8:03 PM, James Adkins adkins.ja...@gmail.comwrote: Our ham club is selling its spare Computer Automation Technology CAT-1000 CAT controller, the cadillac of the CAT line.

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread Barry
Assuming it was not a false the simple running of something like avira and another scanner regularily and blocking outgoing requests on all but a few ports will be a big start to making things safer Personally I just flush things by a reboot of the virtual machine (solaris box) and running

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner Advertisments

2010-01-17 Thread John Gleichweit
I don't use IE for its ads, except to run a Terminal Services session at work. I use Firefox with Ad Block Plus, which blocks everything that's an ad, and it it doesn't get blocked, I can set a filter to block whatever it might be. One of the major problems is that Yahoo uses Flash, and it's

[Repeater-Builder] Re: PC for controller

2010-01-17 Thread Al Wolfe
Thanks, Doug, Skip, and all, for a bunch of ideas about using a PC for a controller. Al, K9SI