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Re: D Connectors

 

Also the people that ignore SI units and use mhz (millihertz) when they mean MHz (Megahertz).
A very great difference (10^12 Hertz).

73
Glenn WB4UIV

On 2/26/2021 9:23 PM, Tom Saunders wrote:
Or why people say gigahertz with the “g� pronounced like in garage when it should be like in giraffe....
Just common language even if incorrect, understood by the masses....
Tom n7oep

On Feb 26, 2021, at 5:42 PM, raysohst@... wrote:

I'd love to but how many of the RJ codes have you heard of or remember? and how many popular codes don't exist?
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Re: D Connectors

 

Or why people say gigahertz with the “g� pronounced like in garage when it should be like in giraffe....
Just common language even if incorrect, understood by the masses....
Tom n7oep


On Feb 26, 2021, at 5:42 PM, raysohst@... wrote:

I'd love to but how many of the RJ codes have you heard of or remember? and how many popular codes don't exist?


Re: D Connectors

 

Paul, as you probably know RJ-45 is an electrical spec not a connector !
It is a standard that specifies where the signals are in an 8P8C “modular �
connector.
In my Telco job we used RJ-40 wiring and RJ-48 wiring (T-1)
all used an 8P8C connector
73 John VE3AMZ

From: Paul Zawada
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [repeater-builder] D Connectors
I guess now that we’ve covered proper D-Sub shell nomenclature we can move on to discuss why it’s improper to call an 8-position, 8-contact modular connector an RJ-45. :-)

73 de K9MN







Re: D Connectors

 

I'd love to but how many of the RJ codes have you heard of or remember? and how many popular codes don't exist?


Re: Comet gp-6 repair

 

I have never repaired anything in over 40 yrs that got hit by or a nearby Lighting strike. That ever worked as good as new. Example Polyphaser it saved the repeater system, Why Fix it I bought a new one, but the old on a board Time and Date Pictures if the Ant This one 220 and mounted it on the wall

Stay Safe and Healthy

Don KA9QJG

from top of an 80 ft tower embed into a rubber roof

What was left 220 G-7

The 224.700 Repeter was a Motorola Micor built by Scott Repeter builder

The only damage was Polyphaser, and Advanced Research Preamp, PS Believe me, the preamp is not needed The receive is very hot The preamp it did not put back in, and the repeater was much better and I could turn the power up a little without desense

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob M.
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 5:39 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [repeater-builder] Comet gp-6 repair

Our 6m repeater antenna did something similar about 10 years ago. I think it was a Comet. May have been a dual or tri band. We ended up just replacing the antenna. Couldn't determine what value the burnt cap was nor if the others were still good.


IC-F30GS mic connector interface and PTT

 

I am trying to use an Icom F30GS for a digipeater . ( I have a few of them ). It has a multipin connector on the side
instead of the usual 2.5 and 3.5mm jacks. I found a pinout and identified the PTT pin. However grounding the
PTT pin does not key the transmitter. I know with the Icom HT's with a 2.5mm mic jack you have to use a 3.9K resistor
and 0.1mfd capacitor. Is it the same for the F30GS? seems a bit odd since there is a dedicated PTT pin.
Thanks for the help
Mike VE7SML


Re: D Connectors

 

I guess now that we’ve covered proper D-Sub shell nomenclature we can move on to discuss why it’s improper to call an 8-position, 8-contact modular connector an RJ-45. :-)

73 de K9MN


Re: Comet gp-6 repair

 

Our 6m repeater antenna did something similar about 10 years ago. I think it was a Comet. May have been a dual or tri band. We ended up just replacing the antenna. Couldn't determine what value the burnt cap was nor if the others were still good.


value of Dstar 1.2ghz voice and data radio.

 

A club that I help is parting from it's 1.2ghz setup for the lack of use and other technical reason.

The radio's are in very good shape. They are keeping the controler as the VHF repeater is still booming.

Anyone have a idea of the value of those 2 radio?

Pierre
VE2PF


Comet gp-6 repair

Roger Stubbe
 

Has anyone had a Comet GP-6 antenna opened up? We have one which has the capacitors in the top section destroyed by what may have been nearby lightning? I cannot read the values of those two small ceramic capacitors. An Internet search at best showed a video where I could read "4C 500 V." I need the values to at least make a try at rehabilitating the thing.

Roger WØZMU


Re: D Connectors

 

The panel space I have available is very small, so I need to fit 5 of them along with the other connectors. I found some really nice 9-pin connectors from Fischer that are the right look and feel, but the contacts are 24 AWG. Mathematically, the smaller contacts at common spacing in the connector makes a better match to the 90 ohm impedance of the interface than using ordinary 22 AWG contacts.

I want to worry about the high-tech and fun part of this project, but I get stuck on the connectors. That should be the easy part.

Bill Ripley, KY5Q
ARRL INSTRUCTOR, STEM MENTOR, CW NUT, DXER IN TRAINING
Mobile: (505) 980-8353 | Skype: wcripley
Email: KY5Q@...

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bob Dengler via groups.io
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 11:46 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [repeater-builder] D Connectors

At 2/26/2021 10:05 AM, you wrote:


I happen to be pulling my hair out with connectors for the last few days trying to find a circular MIL connector that is ?man enough? to pass USB 3.0 and has 22 AWG or larger contacts (as specified by the government). I don?t think it can be done. Smallest good connector (that actually works) that I have seen has 23/24 AWG contacts. But if its in the spec, it has to be valid. Right.
Trying to pass several GHz wide signals, your best bet might be a connector with a pair of coaxial contacts like the PT06A-18-80P / PT00A-18-80S plug/socket pair.

Bob NO6B


Re: Tekk SDU-2000 manual

 

Is this the radio you are referring to ?

Bill Ripley, KY5Q
ARRL Instructor, STEM Mentor, CW Nut, DXer in Training

Mobile: (505) 980-8353 | Skype: wcripley
Email: KY5Q@...

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Thomas Moss via groups.io
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 11:51 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [repeater-builder] Tekk SDU-2000 manual

I have a TEKK SUD-2000 dataradio that I would like to be able to use, but can not find a manual. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Thomas KC5KCT


Re: Tekk SDU-2000 manual

Mike Fahmie
 

I have several similar looking Tekk UHF radios purchased about 14 years ago. Don't recall their model numbers but have data at a different QTH. Might be a few weeks before I can access it though. Were these 220 MHz or 450 MHz models?
-Mike-
WA6ZTY

On Friday, February 26, 2021, 10:52:32 AM PST, Thomas Moss <thomasmoss@...> wrote:


I have a TEKK SUD-2000 dataradio that I would like to be able to use, but can not find a manual. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Thomas KC5KCT


Tekk SDU-2000 manual

 

I have a TEKK SUD-2000 dataradio that I would like to be able to use, but can not find a manual. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Thomas KC5KCT


Re: D Connectors

 

At 2/26/2021 10:05 AM, you wrote:


I happen to be pulling my hair out with connectors for the last few days trying to find a circular MIL connector that is man enough� to pass USB 3.0 and has 22 AWG or larger contacts (as specified by the government). I dont think it can be done. Smallest good connector (that actually works) that I have seen has 23/24 AWG contacts. But if its in the spec, it has to be valid. Right.
Trying to pass several GHz wide signals, your best bet might be a connector with a pair of coaxial contacts like the PT06A-18-80P / PT00A-18-80S plug/socket pair.

Bob NO6B


Re: D Connectors

 

Great info. I have gotten into knock-down / drag-out fights with people on this subject. Its kind of like “If it is on the internet, it has to be true.”�

In answer to Gary’s question, I think ITT also developed the original Coaxial inserts for the connectors. In modern times, there are now HD versions, using the same legacy shell sizes, and even some new miniature shells with even tinier contacts.

I happen to be pulling my hair out with connectors for the last few days trying to find a circular MIL connector that is “man enough� to pass USB 3.0 and has 22 AWG or larger contacts (as specified by the government). I don’t think it can be done. Smallest good connector (that actually works) that I have seen has 23/24 AWG contacts. But if its in the spec, it has to be valid. Right.

Rip

Bill Ripley, KY5Q
ARRL Instructor, STEM Mentor, CW Nut, DXer in Training

Mobile: (505) 980-8353 | Skype: wcripley
Email: KY5Q@...

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John J. Riddell via groups.io
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 9:11 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [repeater-builder] D Connectors

On 2/24/2021 11:26 PM, William Ripley wrote:
> >
> > I am so happy to find someone else that actually knows the correct
> > terminology for the D-Sub connectors. Nearly everyone calls DB-xx,
> > and it makes me crazy. DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9. Thanks !!

Yes ! no one makes a DB-9 Smile

See the attached article from VE3FRM

A “B� shell would be the size of a 25 pin connector.

John VE3AMZ


Re: D Connectors

 

John, VE3AMZ

Thanks for the "true" story on D-Sub connector nomenclature. I was one of those who incorrectly called it a "DB9". I stand corrected.

Was it Hewlett-Packard who came up with the D-Sub types that had coax connector version(s)? A lot of their 1960's and 70's test equipment had several D-Sub versions with anywhere from 1 to 5 coax connectors.

73, Gary W3DTN



On Friday, February 26, 2021, 11:11:45 AM EST, John J. Riddell <ve3amz@...> wrote:


On 2/24/2021 11:26 PM, William Ripley wrote:
> >
> > I am so happy to find someone else that actually knows the correct
> > terminology for the D-Sub connectors. Nearly everyone calls DB-xx,
> > and it makes me crazy. DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9. Thanks !!
Yes ! no one makes a DB-9 Smile
See the attached article from VE3FRM
A “B� shell would be the size of a 25 pin connector.
John VE3AMZ


D Connectors

 

On 2/24/2021 11:26 PM, William Ripley wrote:
> >
> > I am so happy to find someone else that actually knows the correct
> > terminology for the D-Sub connectors. Nearly everyone calls DB-xx,
> > and it makes me crazy. DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-9. Thanks !!
Yes ! no one makes a DB-9 Smile
See the attached article from VE3FRM
A “B� shell would be the size of a 25 pin connector.
John VE3AMZ


Re: Anyone here familiar with a Zetron model 42 controller?

 

Thanks to a kind benefactor (not the OP), there are now manuals for the Zetron Models 42, 49, and 452/459 products on the Zetron page of Repeater-Builder.com.

At least one of these has cable wiring for 9 and 25 pin local computer serial interfacing.


Re: Motorola MTR-2000 pre-emphasized / demphasized settings

 

Jeff,
One quick comment on setting the wireline control to none. I have seen some MTR2000's that will not allow the radio to be programed for duplex operation unless the wireline card if installed, is configured for 4 Wire audio.

Joe - WA7JAW