Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: LOOONG audio runs

2010-02-28 Thread Frank or Barbara Rossi
I used one twisted pair in un-shielded CAT 5 in my Fire Dept to connect a radio to an audio amplifier system. The run was over 100 ft. The audio was tapped at the internal speaker of the radio at a comfortable listening level. The other end of the wire went into the aux audio input of a audio am

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Voice and digipeater on same antenna [1 Attachment]

2009-10-27 Thread Frank or Barbara Rossi
Attached is an article from WD8OYG that is very good. N3FLR - Frank On 10/28/2009 12:01 AM, larynl2 wrote: --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "wb5hqh" wrote: How do you combine a 2 meter voice and 2 meter digipeater on the same antenna?? Here, we have a repeater on 147.06 and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] SWR Help....

2009-05-25 Thread Frank or Barbara Rossi
Try replacing the antenna with a dummy load and recheck the swr. If it is good, then you have an antenna problem. I'm assuming you are checking the SWR after the duplexers ? Actually a directional watt meter may give you a better idea how it is working. N3FLR - Frank On 5/24/2009 9:55 PM, agrimm0

Re: [Repeater-Builder] AM interference on long cable run (was PSE-508-2 Repeater Controller for Mastr II Station)

2007-11-22 Thread Frank or Barbara Rossi
Depends on what kind of cable on your 500' run. Shielded cable, try Earth ground on the shield on both ends. I have got away using Cat-5 cable for audio with a 100' run. Use 2 cables 1 for Tx and 1 for RX to prevent cross talk. Cat -5 has 4 pairs of wire, solid colors all + and stripes all - con

Re: [Repeater-Builder] using two radios in tandem

2006-01-29 Thread Frank or Barbara Rossi
Here is a little mixer circuit that will work for mixing mics. I never built this one to really speak for how well it works. http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/mixer2.htm N3FLR - Frank On 1/29/2006 2:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I am not an expert, but the first mic circuit would need an impe