[Repeater-Builder] What Can Go Wrong With A Bird 43?

I use my Bird 43 wattmeter frequently and, until today, it has worked perfectly. Now, for some reason, there is no meter indication when transmitting through it to either an antenna or dummy load. I used different slugs, all with the same result. I tested the slugs in another Bird and they wo

[Repeater-Builder] Need Help With A Motorola Power Supply

We had a power failure over the weekend. I pulled the plug on the Motorola TPN1106A repeater power supply to avoid any power bumps when the power came back on. Once it was back on, I plugged the supply back in, heard the tell tale 'whoop' as it started up and all appeared fine. Later in the

[Repeater-Builder] Thanks Guys. Bird 43 Now Working

Thanks for all of the tips for fixing my Bird 43. It was both the little pick-up tab and a loose connection between the meter and the sensing unit. Now if I could just get some help with this Micor power supply Doug VE7DRF

[Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: Cell Phone Yagi - More Info.

The situation I have here follows: We live approx. 7 miles from the main cell site which is on a 3700' mountain top. Between us and the cell site is a smaller "hill", the top of which is just cuts the line of sight. Typical of communication at these frequencies, if I stand in a particular spo

[Repeater-Builder] Low Voltage Disconnect Circuit

Looking for a fairly simple low voltage disconnect circuit that will allow battery operation when the power supply/charger shuts down and will disconnect the battery when its voltage drops below a pre- determined level. I checked the files section but couldn't find anything. If anyone has such

[Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: Air Band Receiver

Hi Eric, It may be that the 'C' indicates that it is made in Canada. Just a thought. Does your list include stuff made by Canadian GE? Doug VE7DRF --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Lemmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Doug, > > I have a complete GE microfiche file, but there

[Repeater-Builder] VHF Engineering Tx Help Needed

I have an old VHF Engineering 144 MHz. repeater transmitter that has very low output. I would like to find someone that has experience with one of these that can help me trouble shoot it. Any help is appreciated. Doug VE7DRF

[Repeater-Builder] Only Two Left

I have just two manuals left. One for the Motorola Mocom 70 138-174 MHz. and one for the GE Custom Exec 150.8-174 MHz. Both are free, just pay the postage. Please let me know off list if interested. Doug VE7DRF