Re: LDG dealer in Canada?
well many tolded me that they are no1 and works great.
i want something simple,,and they are supposed to be?
73
gervais
I love my LDGs...have two...work great!!?
Not sure about dealer in your area..sri
Chris WB5ITT?
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 5:24 PM Gervais Fillion < ve2ckn2@...> wrote:
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Hello everyone,
i am looking for an LDG YT100 for my Yeasu FT100D.
i heard good words about them and i have no experiences with automatic antenna tuners.
Anyone know a dealer in Canada ?
thanks for the help,
it will be my first experience?
73
Gervais VE2CKN
Riviere-Bleue,Quebec
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Re: LDG dealer in Canada?
why not ask them, or don't you have a phone :)
Call 410-586-2177 or e-mail support@...
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On 7/11/2022 9:24:50 AM, Gervais Fillion (ve2ckn2@...) wrote:
Hello everyone, i am looking for an LDG YT100 for my Yeasu FT100D.
i heard good words about them and i have no experiences with automatic antenna tuners.
Anyone know a dealer in Canada ?
thanks for the help,
it will be my first experience
73
Gervais VE2CKN
Riviere-Bleue,Quebec
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Re: Quintron Corporation / Glenayre 70cm pager transmitter & Power Supply. Need info.
Frank,
The manual for the QT5700/6700 is bigger that what I really want to scan. Are you interested in another amplifier? I have one in the shed and I was going to sell it cheap to get rid of it with the manual.
If your interested, $10 (for coffee and a couple of donuts), plus shipping for the 6700 and the manual.
I can send photos if you are interested.
Joe
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On 11/6/2022 1:07 PM, Frank Perkins wrote: Yes Joe, that's it. Where/how could I get a copy of the manual or schematics.
I'm only using the last stage 90watt amp driven by 25 watts from a CDM750.
I tested with 3 watts (from a Bowfeng) into the 10watt board driving the 90watt board, but couldn't come up with a 10db 25 watt attenuator from the CDM750, so just driving straight into only the 90 watt board.
If anyone has use for the other (non-amp) boards, they are free.
Frank N6CES
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 5:35 AM Joe <k1ike_mail@... <mailto:k1ike_mail@...>> wrote:
Does this look like the PA board layout?? This is from the Quintron
QT-6700 manual.
Joe
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Re: LDG dealer in Canada?
I love my LDGs...have two...work great!!? Not sure about dealer in your area..sri
Chris WB5ITT?
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 5:24 PM Gervais Fillion < ve2ckn2@...> wrote:
Hello everyone,
i am looking for an LDG YT100 for my Yeasu FT100D.
i heard good words about them and i have no experiences with automatic antenna tuners.
Anyone know a dealer in Canada ?
thanks for the help,
it will be my first experience?
73
Gervais VE2CKN
Riviere-Bleue,Quebec
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Hello everyone,
i am looking for an LDG YT100 for my Yeasu FT100D.
i heard good words about them and i have no experiences with automatic antenna tuners.
Anyone know a dealer in Canada ?
thanks for the help,
it will be my first experience?
73
Gervais VE2CKN
Riviere-Bleue,Quebec
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Re: QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface...
Burt,
Did you get my direct email earlier today?
Chuck
On 11/6/2022 4:07 PM, Burt K6OQK wrote:
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Chuck,
This is why I figure it's better to do what I can on the
repeater's end.? I have better and more fun fights to pick .
:}
Burt, K6OQK
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"Someone" questioned me about a ham rig that they had and I looked
it up and it had low/medium/high mic level settings. I do not
recall what rig, but the individual refused to change it anyway,
even after I gave them the menu number.? I also know of some
radios that have no adjustment.
Chuck
WB2EDV
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Re: QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface...
Dittos.
If you take care of a fleet, you learn to setup the external mic level to high because the "particular individuals"
are always mumbling out of the side of their mouth and the mic is somewhere on his shirt pocket.? But the Karen
hall monitors are screaming and eating the mic if they don't have an external.? Users are never duplex so have
no clue how THEY sound.? There must be voodoo in the minds of some.? One time I saw a security guy talking
into a portable by holding it upside down by the antenna, and keying the radio and talking into it with the other.?
I have no clue why.? The repeater guy has to do whatever he can.
The T1600 remotes were the best ever and at times the audio would be a little low and noisy and we found the
wire line was dead broke but the 30db of slow agc would compensate.? I have been looking for a manual in pdf
for posterity.? Some great ideas there.
I noticed from the repeater pix on K6OQK website that he was using a processor.? So it's likely he spent some
time getting it right.? You can go higher if you use a different pre-emphasis and roll off the higher end.?
The result is a little flatter but still has enough of the highs for easier listening.? There must be some leveling
and low pass filtering so that something going through the audio chain won't over deviate.? FM sidebands
are not anything like AM or SSB sidebands.? The casual observer or imitator won't get that it is in the Orban.
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On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 06:39 AM, nj902 wrote:
This variable audio issue isn't confined to amateur radio.? It's a big issue in public safety too.
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Some users have good mic technique but many don't.? Police seem to be worse than fire.? It isn't acceptable for a public safety dispatcher to have to "ride the gain" so dispatch console products 'process' user audio.
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Retired console equipment or components can be -re-tasked to amateur repeater service to provide consistent user audio on repeater outputs at minimal expense.
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Re: QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface...
Chuck,
This is why I figure it's better to do what I can on the repeater's end.? I have better and more fun fights to pick .
:}
Burt, K6OQK
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"Someone" questioned me about a ham rig that they had and I looked it up and it had low/medium/high mic level settings. I do not recall what rig, but the individual refused to change it anyway, even after I gave them the menu number.? I also know of some radios that have no adjustment.
Chuck
WB2EDV
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Re: Somewhat OT... imaging a hard drive...
N5MS said
"I also made copies of a boot drive of a Dell 755 and plug it into another Dell 755 and it will boot, etc. with all the drivers,
but I recall that it will eventually ask for new Product Keys for the various softwares on the new OS disk.? But this is never
a problem when you put it back in the very same computer."
Yes this is a problem because the digital ID at usoft on one machine won't be same for the other machine and will blow your
activation.? IF you imaged or cloned the boot and system installation from one Dell 755 to another fresh drive everything would
be happy in that same machine, but it might fail if you kept swapping boot drives or swapped between different but same model
machines.? Usoft would "know" you had the same installation on 2 different machines.? Other software may also see you are
exceeding their licensing and break.? I found this out when swapping back and forth between Win7, Win8 and 10 on the same
machine by swapping in different drives.? You can do it but if you do it too often Usoft will blow your activation.? This is also a
problem for multi-booting.? DOS, Win9x, XP can be done but the digital ID from win7 and up was made so you could upgrade or
downgrade, but not too often.??
You know more about RAID than I do.? I saw that rebuilding might take longer than just keeping my important files backed up in
different machines and external drives and just clone or image the system installation to get things back to normal quickly.
On Hirens, I find them useful for older machines.? Some of my newer machines have devices that aren't recognized.? I suppose
I could remaster with newer drivers.? Also beware you may have to make changes in bios and do a proper shutdown to be able
to even use a boot disk,? and laptops will kill the battery and overheat unless you do force it to power save, or you will be running
max everything just looking at a DOS prompt.
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Not sure if that is the same manufacturer from the 70s that was using repurposed TV antennas.?
That actually works to a great extent, but the SWR variations may be too wide for transmitting.?
Still you can take a standard design antenna and do some pruning and matching to improve on
the SWR performance if you got tired of the TV.?
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Re: QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface...
All I can say is check the menu options on the radio. Both the Yaesu FT8800 and FT-8900 list wide/narrow as a mic/deviation setting. It is global for each band. Best I can tell it does nothing to the RX, so not truly wideband/narrowband.
"Someone" questioned me about a ham rig that they had and I looked it up and it had low/medium/high mic level settings. I do not recall what rig, but the individual refused to change it anyway, even after I gave them the menu number.
I also know of some radios that have no adjustment.
Chuck
WB2EDV
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On 11/6/2022 1:24 PM, Jim Barbour wrote: Honestly, I'd be hard pressed to find a made-for-ham rig that has a mic gain adjustment. It is something that has finally made it's way back into many of the better commercial rigs though.
On 11/6/2022 9:24 AM, Chuck Kelsey wrote:
I have to agree about users not being trainable on audio and microphone technique. It has developed into a big problem. Some guys blast the microphone while others hold it at arm's length. Asking them to adjust their microphone gain results in them thinking that I've asked them to redesign their radio. You mention the issue, they adjust for a couple transmissions, then go back to their old ways. Ugggg!
Chuck
WB2EDV
I consider the repeater a repeater for all users, not just those that have the technical ability and knowledge to adjust mic gain and deviation, or speak from the diaphragm and always use proper mic technique. Not to put anyone down, but trying to get users to correct audio issues is a fruitless adventure. I choose to take care of the problem on my end, where I have the ability to do something about it and sleep at night. Besides, it makes for a better "user experience" and the user doesn't have to put up with me nagging on them to fix their audio problems.
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Re: Occupied bandwidth - (was Windows 7 config)
I agree with Aspinwall's thought.?
Just because someone got a license by memorizing some Q n A doesn't absolve any responsibility for damage.?
You don't get plausible deniability just because you don't know what you're doing.
ARRL and FCC both have clauses that refer to "good amateur practice" and in my mind, this speaks to being
able to test and verify the signal quality of one's emissions.? Site owners also have been instituting tightened
standards for communications equipment.? When these ideas are disregarded, then rules get tightened because
experimenters are making the same bad mistakes over and over again.? I just heard of a site that just did an
inspection and found a guy sneaked in some of his ham friends and now they all owe a whole lot of money for?
back rent and got tossed out the door.? Since this tower owner owns a LOT of sites, look out people.
Note that even if specs and standards are met, there may be problems that still must be corrected.
Experimenting is OK, but when you take it off the dummy load, you are responsible for emissions.? When you put
something on a mountain top,? you might create a lot of damage and hatred for hams before being found out.?
Plausible deniability won't fix it.
The other thing I notice, is that some people come here for advice before they even learn how to test and
troubleshoot for themselves.? That can be a long process of training and experience you can't get from Dear Abby.?
I welcome someone asking the question, because we can't know it all.? Asking for help is a good thing.? We should
try to discern when someone is in over their head and suggest they step back and study up on some things before
trying to save the day with a quick quip.
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 08:20 AM, Jim Aspinwall wrote:
"... weak area for many hams." - amen.? This is at the forefront of many evolving discussions.
I'm no where near the level of expertise and experience of most/all here, but in the band-planning and repeater coordination world I/we need to absorb, understand and reference a lot of this as some/many in the ham community want accommodations for or to "sneak in" some generic piece of ham gear to promote/expand/implement more narrow-band digital gear and modes amid the analog FM world.?
For a stand-alone 'experiment' whatever desired or incidental results of occupied bandwidth may not matter much.? It's when we 'present' our work amid the shared/coordinated spectrum with others (just have to have that new repeater...) that all the specs and standards become essential.
If the ARRL or anyone else has ever addressed this at some point, it needs to be re-visited, and if not, authored and put out there.
Thank you!!
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Re: QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface...
Many of the dual-band radios have mic gain settings. It may only be low-med-high, but they do have it.
Mick - W7CAT
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Barbour" To: [email protected]Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2022 11:24:29 AM Subject: Re: [repeater-builder] QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface... Honestly, I'd be hard pressed to find a made-for-ham rig that has a mic
gain adjustment. It is something that has finally made it's way back
into many of the better commercial rigs though.
On 11/6/2022 9:24 AM, Chuck Kelsey wrote:
I have to agree about users not being trainable on audio and microphone technique. It has developed into a big problem. Some guys blast the
microphone while others hold it at arm's length. Asking them to adjust
their microphone gain results in them thinking that I've asked them to
redesign their radio. You mention the issue, they adjust for a couple
transmissions, then go back to their old ways. Ugggg!
Chuck
WB2EDV
I consider the repeater a repeater for all users, not just those that
have the technical ability and knowledge to adjust mic gain and
deviation, or speak from the diaphragm and always use proper mic
technique. Not to put anyone down, but trying to get users to correct
audio issues is a fruitless adventure. I choose to take care of the
problem on my end, where I have the ability to do something about it
and sleep at night. Besides, it makes for a better "user experience"
and the user doesn't have to put up with me nagging on them to fix
their audio problems.
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Re: Yearly support request - Repeater Builder? website - W3KKC
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Re: QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface...
Honestly, I'd be hard pressed to find a made-for-ham rig that has a mic gain adjustment. It is something that has finally made it's way back into many of the better commercial rigs though.
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On 11/6/2022 9:24 AM, Chuck Kelsey wrote: I have to agree about users not being trainable on audio and microphone technique. It has developed into a big problem. Some guys blast the microphone while others hold it at arm's length. Asking them to adjust their microphone gain results in them thinking that I've asked them to redesign their radio. You mention the issue, they adjust for a couple transmissions, then go back to their old ways. Ugggg!
Chuck
WB2EDV
I consider the repeater a repeater for all users, not just those that have the technical ability and knowledge to adjust mic gain and deviation, or speak from the diaphragm and always use proper mic technique. Not to put anyone down, but trying to get users to correct audio issues is a fruitless adventure. I choose to take care of the problem on my end, where I have the ability to do something about it and sleep at night. Besides, it makes for a better "user experience" and the user doesn't have to put up with me nagging on them to fix their audio problems.
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Re: Quintron Corporation / Glenayre 70cm pager transmitter & Power Supply. Need info.
Yes Joe, that's it. Where/how could I get a copy of the manual or schematics.? I'm only using the last stage 90watt amp driven by 25 watts from a CDM750. I tested with 3 watts (from a Bowfeng) into the 10watt board driving the 90watt board, but couldn't come up with a 10db 25 watt attenuator from the CDM750, so just driving straight into only the 90 watt board. If anyone has use for the other (non-amp) boards, they are free. Frank N6CES
Does this look like the PA board layout?? This is from the Quintron
QT-6700 manual.
Joe
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Re: Occupied bandwidth - (was Windows 7 config)
"... weak area for many hams." - amen.? This is at the forefront of many evolving discussions.
I'm no where near the level of expertise and experience of most/all here, but in the band-planning and repeater coordination world I/we need to absorb, understand and reference a lot of this as some/many in the ham community want accommodations for or to "sneak in" some generic piece of ham gear to promote/expand/implement more narrow-band digital gear and modes amid the analog FM world.?
For a stand-alone 'experiment' whatever desired or incidental results of occupied bandwidth may not matter much.? It's when we 'present' our work amid the shared/coordinated spectrum with others (just have to have that new repeater...) that all the specs and standards become essential.
If the ARRL or anyone else has ever addressed this at some point, it needs to be re-visited, and if not, authored and put out there.
Thank you!!
?
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Amen to that Bruce....a single tower is usually pretty easy to work with using the ATU at the base...but in a Directional Array, it can be a nasty issue.... Stations at the low end of the band have taller towers than those at the high end of the band and are usually directional. The shorter towers are somewhat useless as you can find a higher communications tower.. More and more AM operators are looking at leasing out space on their towers to cell operators... But I doubt they would be open to allowing a ham or even commercial repeater on it. Not enough money ?
Chris WB5ITT?
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 8:49 AM Burt K6OQK < biwa@...> wrote: Please be aware that using an Iso-coupler or installing any antenna on an AM tower can change the impedance of the tower and trigger the need for a proof, especially if you're doing this on a tower that's part of a directional antenna system.? The Iso-coupler will add a shunt capacitance to the tower and the antenna can also change the base impedance and current distribution of a tower.??
An ISO-coil can add a shunt inductance and may need a parallel capacitor to detune it at the stations operating frequency.
Be careful when fooling with AM towers.
Burt, K6OQK
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Please be aware that using an Iso-coupler or installing any antenna on an AM tower can change the impedance of the tower and trigger the need for a proof, especially if you're doing this on a tower that's part of a directional antenna system.? The Iso-coupler will add a shunt capacitance to the tower and the antenna can also change the base impedance and current distribution of a tower.??
An ISO-coil can add a shunt inductance and may need a parallel capacitor to detune it at the stations operating frequency.
Be careful when fooling with AM towers.
Burt, K6OQK
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Re: QUANTAR VHF Audio Interface...
This variable audio issue isn't confined to amateur radio.? It's a big issue in public safety too.
?
Some users have good mic technique but many don't.? Police seem to be worse than fire.? It isn't acceptable for a public safety dispatcher to have to "ride the gain" so dispatch console products 'process' user audio.
?
Retired console equipment or components can be -re-tasked to amateur repeater service to provide consistent user audio on repeater outputs at minimal expense.
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Gervais Fillion
Chris Boone WB5ITT
Burt K6OQK