Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-05-11 Thread kd6hcn
Good info, but when I'm at my cabin at 6000' I use a yagi to a single cell site instead of lighting up the west coast cell sites with my sell phone. :) --- John Gleichweit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:14:09 EDT, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >In a message dated 4/20/

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-28 Thread John Gleichweit
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:14:09 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >In a message dated 4/20/2007 6:17:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL >PROTECTED] >writes: > >Beware!!! It is a violation of FCC rules to install and operate a BDA >without the permission of the licensee, and this includes cell

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-20 Thread cruising7388
In a message dated 4/20/2007 10:18:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: WRONG!!!WRONG!! GO TO THE WEB PAGE READ THE RULES!!! IDIOT -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL More rubbish. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-20 Thread Jim B.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 4/20/2007 6:17:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > writes: > > Beware!!! It is a violation of FCC rules to install and operate a BDA > without the permission of the licensee, and this includes cellular! > Many illegally and i

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-20 Thread cruising7388
In a message dated 4/20/2007 6:17:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Beware!!! It is a violation of FCC rules to install and operate a BDA without the permission of the licensee, and this includes cellular! Many illegally and improperly installed BDA's have been shut

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-20 Thread Jim B.
Eric Lemmon wrote: > I have installed and/or specified several repeater systems at my work, which > has many buildings that are Butler-type, completely metal with very few > perimeter windows. A six-element Yagi antenna is on the roof, pointing to > one of several cell sites. A BDA (Bi-Direction

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-19 Thread Eric Lemmon
Doug, It's not clear whether you want to connect an external antenna directly to your cellphone, or if you want to install a repeater system that will enable you to place and receive calls anywhere within your house, not wired to your phone. It also makes a difference if your cell provider operat

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-19 Thread cruising7388
In a message dated 4/19/2007 5:42:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Doug, my opinions and experimentations about Yagi cellular antenna are: 1- Very difficult to tune with spectrum analyser or bird, affected by hand effect. 2- Need a good heliax betwee

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-19 Thread Eric Vincent
Hello Doug, my opinions and experimentations about Yagi cellular antenna are: 1- Very difficult to tune with spectrum analyser or bird, affected by hand effect. 2- Need a good heliax between radio and antenna. 3- Sometimes an omni 3dB is better than a Yagi. 4- Sometimes Yagi

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Cell Phone Yagi

2007-04-19 Thread cruising7388
I am using a Cellantenna CAY15 15db yagi which costs about eighty bucks which seemed more cost effective to me than spending a lot of time finding the stock to build one. Works well and pattern is pretty narrow. They use a female TNC termination on the antenna. _www.cellantenna.com_ (http: