[Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater

2004-01-04 Thread Rizky_p
Hi, i am thingking of building repeater for cheap. Can mobile radio with cross band repeating capability with 50W of Tx power can be used instead of using dedicated repeater controller? I am thingking of Yaesu FT8800R. How high the tower should be? i want the coverage at least 20-30miles. the a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater

2004-01-04 Thread Eric Lemmon
I strongly recommend that you proceed very cautiously along this path. Amateur-grade radios seldom have the quality, stability, and robust design needed in a repeater. The CTCSS tone encode deviation is frequently far too high, and is almost never adjustable. Every dual-band rig I have seen need

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater

2004-01-04 Thread Rizki Pratama
-Builder] Building first repeater I strongly recommend that you proceed very cautiously along this path. Amateur-grade radios seldom have the quality, stability, and robust design needed in a repeater. The CTCSS tone encode deviation is frequently far too high, and is almost never adjustable

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater

2004-01-04 Thread Eric Lemmon
Rizki, It wasn't hard. I used two Siemens 75-watt solar panels, two Challenger 105 AH solar SLA batteries, and a SunWize-Steca Sigma charge controller. The batteries, charge controller, and the R1225 radio are inside a stainless steel Hoffman box that is bolted to a very heavy triangular frame t

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater

2004-01-04 Thread Russ Stafford
Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater > I strongly recommend that you proceed very cautiously along this path. > Amateur-grade radios seldom have the quality, stability, and robust > design needed in a repeater. The CTCSS tone encode deviation is > frequently far too high, and i

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater

2004-01-05 Thread Rizki Pratama
Thanks... -Original Message- From: Russ Stafford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 Januari 2004 2:20 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater All very good points. One thing a lot of hams forget is that it MUST ID. It is a repeater. I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater

2004-01-05 Thread kc7gf
In a message dated 1/5/04 9:19:54 AM Mountain Standard Time, Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com writes: << Re: [Repeater-Builder] Building first repeater <> Either voice or CW identification is acceptable. People opt for the IDer because it is easier and provides a reminder for