Re: [Repeater-Builder] Connectors needed Heliax

2008-08-19 Thread Steve Peg
I do have a pair of these, both N female on Andrew LDF7-50. They are used but in serviceable condition. Steve KB3FPN - Original Message - From: Ray Brown To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 12:44 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Connectors

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Connectors and Adapters above 500 MHz

2007-04-07 Thread Steven Samuel Bosshard \(NU5D\)
I have told this one several times before, but one night we were servicing a 250 watt Glenayere 900 Mhz paging station and all we had was UHF connectors on the Bird 43. Bubba grabbed a hand full of adaptors and lashed the thing up. Shortly after keying up smoke started coming out of the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-14 Thread Fred Seamans
as a properly installed soldered connector in off shore, salt water installations. Fred W5VAY - Original Message - From: Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors One last comment

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Mark Holman
- From: Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:57 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors --- Daron J. Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ever wonder what Quintron is no longer around? Actually, I KNOW why Quintron is out of business

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread russ
Hey Chuck, Ask for Mary Brown and ask for the Cook Tower Mod. They come all soldered. Very nice. 73 Russ, - Original Message - From: Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors Hey Chuck, Ask for Mary Brown and ask for the Cook Tower Mod. They come all soldered. Very nice. 73 Russ, - Original Message - From: Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 6:08

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Maire Company
, 2005 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors Hey Chuck, Ask for Mary Brown and ask for the Cook Tower Mod. They come all soldered. Very nice. 73 Russ, - Original Message - From: Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Chuck Kelsey
12, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors Tessco also has them and they will do a good job. Have used them for years and are very happy. 1-800-472-7373 - Original Message - From: Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread russ
happy now! 73 Russ, - Original Message - From: Chuck Kelsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors With all due respect, we are discussing the pros and cons of clamp vs. crimp RF

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Jim B.
russ wrote: Ever wonder what Quintron is no longer around? major snippage Quintron's still around, they're just called Glenayre now. They just don't make transmitters anymore, because the market for them is dieing. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Paul Finch
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors russ wrote: Ever wonder what Quintron is no longer around? major snippage Quintron's still around, they're just called Glenayre now. They just don't make transmitters anymore, because the market for them is dieing

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Jim B.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for the crimp or clamp style connector. If you look at many combining system you will notice that 95% of them use the CLAMP style connector. There must be a reason that MOST of the engineers for the companies prefer CLAMP over CRIMP. hmmm there must be a reason. I

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-13 Thread Chuck Kelsey
up with a factory-installed connector that failed, it's quite possible it might have been a new employee, just learning. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread russ
Hello All, I would NEVER use crimp for any thing to do with duplex. Like a repeater, They will work OK (crimp) for test cables and the crimp connector is easier to install but you can not beat a good solder on clamp connector! 73 Russ, W3CH - Original Message - From: Paul Holm [EMAIL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Gregg R. Lengling
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors Hello All, I would NEVER use crimp for any thing to do with duplex. Like a repeater, They will work OK (crimp) for test cables and the crimp connector is easier to install but you can not beat a good solder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Chuck Kelsey
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors I dissagree...crimp on connnectors (of course you solder the center pin) are probably the best and most replicable connections made. We did a lot of government/military work over the years

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
stations ran 300. Paul -Original Message- From: Gregg R. Lengling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:31 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors I dissagree...crimp on connnectors (of course you solder the center pin

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread russ
Ever wonder what Quintron is no longer around? - Original Message - From: Paul Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 12:13 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors Hello, I have to agree, back in the days of Quintron

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread russ
, 2005 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors I agree and so does TX/RX Systems, makers of some really nice duplexers and other good stuff. Their research showed that a properly applied crimp connector was superior in every aspect. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
Hm, sounds like he said she said! -Original Message- From: russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:00 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors NOT True. Mary Brown of TX/RX will tell you that is why

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Ken Arck
At 01:56 PM 1/12/2005 -0500, you wrote: Ever wonder what Quintron is no longer around? ---Quintron is still around. And their radio equipment is excellent stuff (of course, I'm still running a QT-6700 UHF repeater. 20+ years and still going strong). Ken

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread k7pfj
@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors NOT True. Mary Brown of TX/RX will tell you that is why they are changing from Crimp to solder on for all there inter connect cables. Lots of the noises goes away. - Original Message - From: "Chuck Kelsey" <[EM

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread russ
You missed the point. Bad business and trying to cheapen the product sent them the way of many before them. - Original Message - From: Daron J. Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:24 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread russ
You can't buy a new one smile They where sold. - Original Message - From: Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors At 01:56 PM 1/12/2005 -0500, you wrote: Ever wonder what

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Daron J. Wilson
Ever wonder what Quintron is no longer around? *chuckles* I really haven't wondered about it. However, your implied logic that they aren't around because they used crimp on RF connectors is quite flawed. I use both types of connectors in the field routinely. A good quality (i.e. silver

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Ken Arck
At 04:23 PM 1/12/2005 -0500, you wrote: You can't buy a new one smile They where sold. ---They were? http://www.quintron.com Ken -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of state-of-the-art repeater

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors You missed the point. Bad business and trying to cheapen the product sent them the way of many before them. - Original Message - From: Daron J. Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:24 PM

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Paul Finch
] connectors You can't buy a new one smile They where sold. - Original Message - From: Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors At 01:56 PM 1/12/2005 -0500, you wrote: Ever

RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Joe
--- Daron J. Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ever wonder what Quintron is no longer around? Actually, I KNOW why Quintron is out of business. Quintron made quality equipment, mostly for the paging industry. They were bought out by Glenayre from Canada and continued to make quality paging

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Chuck Kelsey
] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:18 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] connectors Hm, sounds like he said she said! -Original Message- From: russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:00 PM To: Repeater-Builder

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Joe
Wrong Quintron Company.. --- Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.quintron.com Ken Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Repeater-Builder] connectors

2005-01-12 Thread Chuck Kelsey
I just ordered some replacement duplexer harnesses a few weeks ago directly from TX/RX and they were crimp style. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: russ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater