[Repeater-Builder] Microphones for GM300s and a Desktrac Question

2008-09-20 Thread Charles Scott
All: Kind of off topic, but thought I'd ask. We have 3 GM300's we got for our emergency communications trailer but we didn't get microphones. I have two desk mics that came with a couple repeaters we got a bit ago but we'd really like Hand mics for this application. I'd trade the desk mics (real

[Repeater-Builder] Re: [MobileAmateurRadio] Wide Area Coverage

2007-11-18 Thread Charles Scott
Or imagine the same for about 2500. That's IRLP today. ;) I do suspect that the D-Star systems available will continue to grow, but it's unlikely that it will every achieve the penetration of IRLP or Echolink. They are a bit different, althought IRLP is very similar except that you can set

[Repeater-Builder] Re: [Repeaters] LDF5-50a

2005-01-16 Thread Charles Scott
Rick: You didn't say what kind of tower. I'm assuming this is a Ham type tower at your house, but you might want to say so if it's otherwise. Keep in mind that lightning protection is not individual things you do, it's an overall approach you take. If you haven't already, you should read up

[Repeater-Builder] Re: [Repeaters] 2 UHF receivers, one antenna

2004-09-06 Thread Charles Scott
Kevin: I'd like to add to the other fine responses that have suggested the potential ill effects of tying two receiver inputs together without isolation. To determine if this is actually the problem, try replacing the second RX with a dummy load at the receiver end of the cable. If you still