[Repeater-Builder] Re: What's Ritron Worth (not much)

2004-03-20 Thread ac0y5
likely be sorry he bought the Ritron Repeater. I've fixed a few for people and much time was spent trying to search and rescue some preformance from them Tell him a Converted MVP or Master II mobile is the better spent money. cheers skipp www.radiowrench.com ac0y5 [EMAIL

[Repeater-Builder] (unknown)

2004-03-20 Thread ac0y5
What does this toy look like? If itis what used to ba a King I may be able to help. I know how to program the King portables both manually and with a computer. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Mowery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any info on a RELM Model

[Repeater-Builder] What's Ritron Worth

2004-03-19 Thread ac0y5
HI gang, What's a Ritron Responder, crystaled and tuned duplexer on the 70 CM Ham band worth ? A frend has one and needs to know. It looks okay and seems to work wellexcept it puts out about 1-2 watts. It looks like it would be okay for a small search and rescue repeater. 73 and thanks AC0Y

[Repeater-Builder] Re: TX-RX Duplexer Tuning

2004-03-15 Thread ac0y5
HERE. HERE. Steve. I agree completely. If one is to own and operate a repeater, One should know how to tune it including the duplexer. This is a learning opportunity --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Steve Grantham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know??? Maybe the fellow just wants to

[Repeater-Builder] Re: TX-RX Duplexer Tuning

2004-03-15 Thread ac0y5
What ? Who..? Wow, who would connect a transmitter directly to a receiver via a untuned anything? Come on. No one, and I mean NO ONE that knows about radios would do that. The result would be predictable. your $0.02 worth, is worth more than that. Let every one learn from this NEVER CONNECT

[Repeater-Builder] Re: voting in software

2004-03-11 Thread ac0y5
doesnt bother you... Other wise you need the Noise to PL converter. ac0y5 wrote: Okay Nate, I sent most of the posts about this Thursday or Friday before the theoretical stuff started it was posted by the moderator late Saturday as the time stamp states. Now, Any good software

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Audio Recorder

2004-02-09 Thread ac0y5
Close .but is one of the BEST serch engines around (dogpile.com) 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do a search on dogpile Thanks for the Info But I hate to ask I have a 125 Lb German Shepherd and I only know of this type of Dogpile

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Audio Recorder

2004-02-07 Thread ac0y5
There are two that I know of and have used, one is named VoxRecorder the other is Scanrecorder they are both FREE. Do a search on dogpile or your favorite search engine for these files. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, ka9qjg1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell Me of a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola M120 COR Voltage

2004-01-23 Thread ac0y5
What is the voltage when the receiver is squelched? It is likely that it is around 10 volts. You can invert this if necessary with a transistor and 2 resistors 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, uplink28 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When receiving all I get between Pin 8(COR) and

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Z-Matcher

2004-01-23 Thread ac0y5
Hi Chuck and gang Here are some values for 2 meters (GE MASTRII)air variable cap 2-14 pF with fixed 15pF in paralell to ground on input side next 3 to 4 turns #14 wire wound about 3/8 to a air veriable 2-24 pF in paralell with 10 pF fixed to ground on the out put side. for UHF the fixed caps

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Controler Pin Out

2004-01-14 Thread ac0y5
Try the webpage for the company, and it's Micro Computer Comcepts RC1000. //home.earthlink.net/~mccrpt/ if this doesn't turn out I'll scan a copy of my drawing and email it to you contact me off board. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Mike Morris WA6ILQ [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Z Matcher

2004-01-09 Thread ac0y5
Eric, Impedance matchers don't give you a matched system in a minute or so. They just match one side to the other. Example, a radio connected to a duplexer that doesn't present a 50 ohm load to the transmitter, for what ever reason. The matcher makes the radio see a 50 load or what ever, from

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeater Help

2004-01-06 Thread ac0y5
Well Kevin, You've started it all again. It's nice to see I'm not the only one with a problem. I'm glad that GE NEVER made an exciter board with a problem It too might get flamed. Some on this group don't know how to take a joke or fix serious problems. The problem with the Spectrum repeaters

[Repeater-Builder] Re: DB Products Duplexer Conversion

2004-01-05 Thread ac0y5
There's a lot of people who have the conversion info. The QUESTION is Does it really work well with solid state PAs like the MASTRII? And How were the loops in the High side handled, Replaced with ones from DB Products, or home made? If there were home made, how were they attached, cut the old

[Repeater-Builder] Re: DB Products Duplexer Conversion

2004-01-04 Thread ac0y5
the loops on mine and soutered pieces in it and it worked perfect. Send me a address and I will send you the information or call me at (706) 769-9141. Thanks, Jeff Crowell KD4AOZ - Original Message - From: ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday

[Repeater-Builder] Re: LMR-195 as interconnect cables for repeater

2004-01-04 Thread ac0y5
RG400 Works OK IT has about 10db/100 loss @100Mhz and Prop is 69.5% very important. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, uplink28 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been looking at LMR-195 to use as a substitute to RG-142/U for interconnect cables in the repeater system. It's less

[Repeater-Builder] DB Products Duplexer Conversion

2004-01-02 Thread ac0y5
Has anyone here ever tried the DB4048/DB4046 duplexer conversion from DB Products, and been sucesful? If so, whats the key and where do you get the long loops I asked DB Products Tech support at the time that I received the documentation about the loops. They said that they did not sell loops

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Interesting scam - Answer from the seller

2003-12-24 Thread ac0y5
WEll, at least you know that the only thing making a noise after you but it will be your wallet crying. 73 and Merry Christmas to ALL AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, ve7ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought I would ask Vtrade (being a local company apparently in Delta BC)

[Repeater-Builder] Re: IRLP TYPE BOARD LOOKING

2003-12-17 Thread ac0y5
Get two 486s (cheep enough free anywhere you can find them)or a little faster machine and set them up to dialup and use Echolink. You can set it up to only accept connection from the other machine. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may sound crazy

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Hi Speed DTMF (2)

2003-12-17 Thread ac0y5
Another 2 cents worth. You are right about the Silicon Systems DTMF decoders the 202 and 204 they were not quite telephone quality. they were designed by Silicon Systems (SSI) and made under license by other companies and used SSI's mask also licensed. But the CD22204 was a different mask I

[Repeater-Builder] Re: MSR-2000 query

2003-12-16 Thread ac0y5
Conrad, I just finished doing a full conversion to a MSR2000 wireline station. First get the channel elements recrystaled and put them in and try to align the station. I don't remember the freq breaks. the mod that I came up with removed All controll cards and put in about 3 jumpers on the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Using alinco 135T-MK2 Digital radios as a repeater.

2003-12-15 Thread ac0y5
Matt, Never mind. I called this person last night to tell him about the pull up resistor. He said I figured it out and hung up the phone. No thank you, or anything. Pretty nice guy. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Matt Krick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it is an Open

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Micor Delay Line

2003-12-15 Thread ac0y5
Paul, what do thoes animals go for these days? When we converted our paging system to simulcast we put thoes in the Quintron stations and some into Micor stations for the delay for simulcasting. 73 Paul AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Paul Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Mobile Base, HELP

2003-12-14 Thread ac0y5
Take a look at the NHRC2 Controller its a great buy and will do what you want except turn the radio on and off. The problem that you will run into will be once you turn off the radio how will you turn it back on, especially using one radio in cross band repeat. Now if you use the same radio

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Using alinco 135T-MK2 Digital radios as a repeater.

2003-12-14 Thread ac0y5
John, did you put a pull up resistor on the open collector out put? If you didn't, youll never get it to work. I would start with a 10k resistor one side to to the open collector the other to a source of logic say, +5V or +12V. This point will go to ground during squelch or open squelch. 73

[Repeater-Builder] Re: TS-64P CTCSS question

2003-12-14 Thread ac0y5
John, That should work, but what are you trying to do? I hooked up the CS64 so that CAS from the receiver would turn on the encode this encodes only when the receiver is active. All the receiving station hears is the QSO no squelch crash or ID. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com,

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Looking for a 2 meter cavity Duplexer.

2003-12-12 Thread ac0y5
Try putting INVAR in a search engine on the web you'll be surprised to find places to buy it in just the right lengths and sizes 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Burt Lang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The name INVAR was coined by the man who discovered it, a Mr Guillaume, and is

[[Repeater-Builder] Re: FS GE]

2003-12-12 Thread ac0y5
for the typical ham-flea market prices of $150!!! ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: any Idea how much to ship to Florida? AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Lee Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HELP! I LOST MY STORAGE SPACE ! ! ! For Sale GE MastrII 110watt

[Repeater-Builder] Re: FS GE

2003-12-09 Thread ac0y5
any Idea how much to ship to Florida? AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Lee Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HELP! I LOST MY STORAGE SPACE ! ! ! For Sale GE MastrII 110watt cont.duty 2 meter repeater in 4 foot GE cabinet with GE 30 amp power supply,tuned up on 146.04/.64,clean,

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-12-04 Thread ac0y5
[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Joe Cody [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Coy Please send your email addy.off list. Joe /KE4WDP [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-12-03 Thread ac0y5
Hi Joe, Yep, I know I worked on the entire GE line when the entire line came out MASTRII, EXECII, MVP and MASTR PE HT. The MASTR EXECII is similar to the MVP or vice versa. 73 Coy --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe Cody wrote: Hi Coy. I have a

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000]

2003-11-30 Thread ac0y5
Well, John Just because someone has technical curiosity you don't have to run it or them into the dirt. I have beel thinking about what has been said about this product and wonder if the problem isn't the low Q of the circuits. I have to do some testing and find out for my self. I design and

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000]

2003-11-30 Thread ac0y5
Sounds like a deal. I'm in Florida but I would have taken 2 of each. 73 AC0Y --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Neil McKie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A recent swapmeet in the northwest Oregon area had UHF Mastr II's at $10 each ... and hi-band Mastr II's at $5 each. He had 50-60

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-11-30 Thread ac0y5
is excess. will sell cheap or trade for 2m/220/440 mobil/handy I am in Winter Haven(about 40 miles east of you) Joe /KE4WDP [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 11:55 AM Subject: [Re

Re: [RE: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]]

2003-11-30 Thread ac0y5
- From: ac0y5 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 11:56 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]] Thanks for the input Tony. The primary reason that I'm going to try the Spectrum is It's

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000]

2003-11-30 Thread ac0y5
, November 30, 2003 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000] ac0y5 wrote: I have been thinking about what has been said about this product and wonder if the problem isn't the low Q of the circuits. I have to do some testing and find out for my self

[Repeater-Builder] Re: GE Stuff.....

2003-11-30 Thread ac0y5
WHAT GE C O P I E D the MICOR? The engineers that told you that was on drugs! If the Micor was looked at it was on HOW NOT to build a radio. The Micor works but not as well as the MASTRII. (boy am I going to get killed for that) The MASTRII is a GREAT BASIC radio. The MASTR PRO must have

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-11-30 Thread ac0y5
running. -Original Message- From: ac0y5 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 9:29 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]] Gee Kevin, That sounds like a great deal! I would like to take

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Spectrum Communications SCR1000 VHF

2003-11-27 Thread ac0y5
or the weather cold, we can post an occassional Spectrum statement, then stand back and warm our hands to the resultant firestorm. Happy Holidays 73 to all Budd Turner : N7EOJ Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com wrote: Message: 18 Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:45:26 - From: ac0y5 Subject

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Spectrum Communications SCR1000 VHF

2003-11-27 Thread ac0y5
quiet or the weather cold, we can post an occassional Spectrum statement, then stand back and warm our hands to the resultant firestorm. Happy Holidays 73 to all Budd Turner : N7EOJ Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com wrote: Message: 18 Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:45:26 - From: ac0y5

[Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-11-26 Thread ac0y5
It seems a lot of the complaints are from oscillator drift and tuning drift. I have a few questions Does anyone know if the main problem resides in the exciter, or the power amp? My plan would eliminate all problems related to the oscillator because the Tx and Rx will be generated from a pair

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]]

2003-11-25 Thread ac0y5
No Sir Fred, just needed a little tweaking on the adjustment. We always cleaned the rings before replacment. 73 Coy --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Fred Flowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was the grid ring dirty? Fred - Original Message - From: ac0y5 Sent: Monday

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]

2003-11-25 Thread ac0y5
with. Then, you won't need to babysit the repeater. And IMHO, a monthly checkup IS babysitting the repeater - something that should never be needed. Joe M. ac0y5 wrote: Well said Kevin, but not JUST Spectrum machines. All repeater owners should look at their machines at the very least

[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communications SCR1000 VHF

2003-11-25 Thread ac0y5
Would anyone posting to the SCR1000 stuff mind if I foward all of them to Spectrum and ask them to respond to them? They should know about their reputation maybe they would like to respond one way or another. 73 All AC0Y Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]

2003-11-24 Thread ac0y5
I told the trustee of our clubs repeater. I spent many hours making shure that it was one of the best sounding machines in town and may be THE best. 73 ALL ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After all the wornings from the group, and the offer of a great ham and a very good friend, I

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]

2003-11-24 Thread ac0y5
TX noise Does anyone have a spectrum analyzer for sale? Etc. ac0y5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seeing as how these animals must have been TYPE ACCEPTED for commertial use they must meet some minimal spectral requirements. Well, at least ONE (the one submitted for acceptance) met

Re: [[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual]

2003-11-24 Thread ac0y5
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Custer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ac0y5 wrote: I WILL NOT PUT UP CRAP NOR DO I HAVE A N Y TOLORANCE FOR ANY ONE THAT DOES, PERIOD. I beleave if it is crap in needs to be taken off the air. That is exactly what I told the trustee of our clubs

[Repeater-Builder] Spectrum Communication SCR1000 VHF Manual

2003-11-23 Thread ac0y5
Hi Gang, After all the wornings from the group, and the offer of a great ham and a very good friend, I have decided to put a SCR1000 on the air as a repeater on 146.700Mhz. I need a manual for this animal and seeing as how no one else wants to use one there must be several manuals available.

[Repeater-Builder] Re: NEXTEL strikes again!

2003-11-17 Thread ac0y5
I would have the police there arrest anyone that was involved with the hist. I think I would have the D.A. bring charges on everyone involved all the way up the chain of command. Here is another Hist involving NEXTEL. Walt Disney World will turn over it's 800MHZ system to NEXTEL early next