Re: TPL PA6-1AE UHF amp
Hey joe thanks for that, I'll have my radio shop guy maybe take a look at it and see what wecan do. I don't dare go in there because I'm blind and I don't know what I'm looking for.
Chad Nelson
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Chad Nelson
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Re: TPL PA6-1AE UHF amp
Chad,
From what I see in the manual, it says 1-6 watts input for 70-100 watts output.
https://www.repeater-builder.com/other-mfrs/pdfs/tpl-pa6-1ae-1be-1fe.pdf
My experience with various TPL amps is
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Joe Burkleo
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Re: Tektronix Y400 vs Anritsu Cell Master
Thanks for the insight on this and the detailed comparison. I ended up buying an HP8921A but will consider the Tektronix or Anritsu down the road as a more portable option. Thanks again.
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Pro4XComm
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Re: Quantar running on batter
Thank you.? I will have check that.? Not familiar with Motorola or most repeaters in general and have never had to program one to use a battery, but that explains why.? ?Just need to get my old
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Kim gross
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Re: TPL PA6-1AE UHF amp
Hey joe, curious if I can drive that amp using a 5 W minimum from the repeater? Don't know how that tolerance is if it's one watt above the minimum of your level of the drive for the amp. My amp is
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Chad Nelson
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Re: TPL PA6-1AE UHF amp
Chad,
The 851's were originally designed for the overseas market where 25 watts was the max allowed in some countries. Kenwood later on started selling them here in the US. They are roughly? based on
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Joe Burkleo
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Re: Tektronix Y400 vs Anritsu Cell Master
I have had a Y400 with both modules for a few years now, and also have a Cellmaster MT8212B.
For starters, the Y400 has Windows CE as its operating system. It is a touchscreen.
I compared the Y400
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Joe Burkleo
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Re: TPL PA6-1AE UHF amp
I bought a couple of new TKR-851's from Kenwood when they were closing them out. That was 12 years ago. Hope that helps with the time line.
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N9FBF Emil
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
Check this group out:
https://www.amateurradioalliance.com
Just heard about it I don’t know if they’re any better than the ARRL but
maybe they will give them a run for their money.
Martin L.
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Martin Grillo
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#214226
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
Nothing new..in the early 80s we had offshore radio location under an
experimental license in the UHF...10KW Pulsed wideband and center carrier
of 439.200...wiped out the input of our local ATV rptr,
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Chris Boone WB5ITT
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
At 4/1/2025 02:14 PM, you wrote:
You might be right. But
have not heard of radars operating in 220 MHz, too low freq and need very
large antennas.
When I first started using 220 in the early 1980s
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Bob Dengler
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
You might be right.? But have not heard of radars operating in 220 MHz, too low freq and need very large antennas.? Know there are radars that can be interfered with from our 440 MHz band, the
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Ron Wright
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
Geniuses. Give them an STA to operate IN THE BAND and expect them to not cause interference. Sounds like the federal government alright. Milair has their own band to operate in, why not do it
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Mike Sullivan
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OT: SOTA Phone
OK maybe slightly related if your repeater site is a popular SOTA location:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pERdo3uUos>
I know the developer Ara N6ARA; will contact him about adding proper
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Bob Dengler
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
At 4/1/2025 01:31 PM, you wrote:
On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 05:08
AM, John N. Hudson III wrote:
WA6HYQ post on QRZ says nothing about being repeater coordinator or
220 Spectrum Management. Also
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Bob Dengler
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
At 4/1/2025 01:11 PM, you wrote:
On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 05:08
AM, John N. Hudson III wrote:
Note the date of the post, April 1.
No, it was March 29th.
Not a joke: I was interfered with by one
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Bob Dengler
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
Nothing yet on the ARRL site about this.
Again note the date, April 1.
73, ron, n9ee
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Ron Wright
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Re: THREAT TO 222-225MHz Spectrum
73, ron, n9ee
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Ron Wright
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Re: Quantar running on batter
There are settings in CPS for battery or no battery and different types of battery. I have not tried a Quanter with battery option without configuring it for battery but it could prevent that from
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Mike
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Quantar running on batter
I have been trying to get my repeater to work on DC power but I think I'm doing something wrong, or have a wrong setting.? The repeater works fine on AC.? 900mhz with a tln3259A power supply, with
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Kim gross
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