Re: GE MSTR 2 special (Factory Repeater?) FREE
And it's power supply !!? What is this world coming to???? Being wideband, and I mean very, it was just collecting dust in the leanto. But yea that's how I got started. on .81. You remember our repeater on Bud's tower ? K Jim W7RY
WHAT? Its GONE!!! Jim W7RY
On 11/16/2022 7:59 PM, Karl Shoemaker wrote:
Actually, Frank is there any old Moto stuff that you would like to have?? I finally tossed my 5-pipe sensicon receiver that I used for the repeater in 1974 !
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With the modifications they should.
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Just so every knows it doesn't work on narrow band, At least according to the manual.
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This is a newly designed product? Could've fooled me, as I don't see a single surface mount component. Even when hand soldering I consider surface mount easier to work with than thru-hole.
Bob NO6B
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At 11/17/2022 04:48 AM, you wrote: You may need to look at a board house that will stuff the majority of the parts on the board. Depending on qty of boards that may help price point.
Stan
On Nov 16, 2022, at 11:00 PM, DCFluX <dcflux@...> wrote:
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I have to sit down and figure out the per unit price, but I probably won't be able to compete with the price point once labor is factored in.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 6:05 PM Chris Boone <<mailto:setxtelecom@...>setxtelecom@...> wrote:
Any idea on the price, Matt? The current price of the RTCM is expensive for several sites, even with $100 off for the ham price.. like most hams I try to be cheap ????
Chris WB5ITT
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 2:52 PM DCFluX <<mailto:dcflux@...>dcflux@...> wrote:
Yes.
It's like a cross between the original voter board and the RTCM. But really I wanted a better layout to the original voter.
The board can use an internal GPS and has provisions to run the microcontroller off of it if you have a dual output unit board like the UBlox RCB-F9T.
External GPS is RS-232 and TTL capable jumper selectable.
Added COS input and PL encode output control, but will need software modifications to implement.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 12:34 RFI-EMI-GUY <<mailto:rhyolite@...>rhyolite@...> wrote:
DCFluX
Is this a new RTCM? Details please??
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 11:37 AM, DCFluX wrote:
Radio Thick Client Module just dropped.
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Re: Two UHF repeaters sharing the same antenna.
The is a diagram using motorola T1500 duplexers for this exact case, and you can try searching for it. Basically it takes 3 sets of 1500's each repeater has a duplexer that is then fed into a third set of T1500 cans to get the separation.
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Re: Multiple repeaters sharing a common power supply - pros and cons
The big unknown in your case for how big a battery is how long does it take for you to respond if a total power fail occurs. You have to figure the powerloss as time zero, add noticing loss if not monitored and responce time to site with a portable generator or power source, and how long CAN you be without power..
Our ham club which is also the emeregency back up for comms to our county just had a issue where a lightning strike took out the mains to the building and frying one of the RS-50 linear we have. So after power was restored we kept poping the circuit breaker. This was an extreme case that I have only seen 1-2 times in my career,
So with the help from another pro radio engineer we devised a total 12v solution for all 4 repeaters we have. Basically as stated before there is one battery that is not excessively large since we don't expect long outages, and is floated by a 12v power supply. This takes care of the time between power loss and generator start up and stabilize. At the same time the station is monitored by an IP control board that blasts a message to as many users as we want.
Right now the power supply are the ones that came with our Kenwood stations tied together, if you go with this option make sure you use the same outlet on the same phase for power.
Some manufacturers have a beep that occurs with transmission when on battery along with power out drop to extend battery life. I would look at that too. Eventually I have a few Mastr III supplies that actually are made for float charging that we will use in place fo the kenwoods supplies.
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Details!? ?Where is it available?? How much?? ?What does it do that the thin client doesn't?? ??
Vendor website info would be handy.??
Thanks Chuck? ?n0nhj
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 11:40:20 AM EST, DCFluX <dcflux@...> wrote:
Radio Thick Client Module just dropped.
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On 11/16/2022 3:47 PM, Jeff DePolo WN3A wrote: The mods to use SpectraTAC voters with COR are well-documented on the repeater-builder web site and elsewhere.GE voters are even easier.
--- Jeff WN3A Everybody keeps talking about mods to the GE voter. E&M signalling is standard on them, even the old grey ones. So voter tone isn't needed if you have a relay closure or other good switching.
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Re: Multiple repeaters sharing a common power supply - pros and cons
Our repeaters are all under a single radio club and everyone is a team player, so I don't anticipate any political issues.? I was nervous about sharing a single power system among multiple repeaters, but now I am beginning to get more comfortable with the idea.
I am using a 30A Iota power supply in my home station, and I love it.? No more need for a changeover switch and the accompanying voltage drop.? We will definitely need to consider replacing our existing repeater supplies with an Iota supply.
BTW, I once contacted Iota technical support to ask about adjusting the output voltage.? I got very good, prompt support.? The answer was "You can, but it voids the warranty.".? They even sent me instructions on how to do it.
Thanks to everyone for the thoughtful comments and good advice.
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You may need to look at a board house that will stuff the majority of the parts on the board. Depending on qty of boards that may help price point.?
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On Nov 16, 2022, at 11:00 PM, DCFluX <dcflux@...> wrote:
? I have to sit down and figure out the per unit price, but I probably won't be able to compete with the price point once labor is factored in.
Any idea on the price, Matt? The current price of the RTCM is expensive for several sites, even with $100 off for the ham price.. like most hams I try to be cheap ?
Chris WB5ITT?
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 2:52 PM DCFluX < dcflux@...> wrote: Yes.
It's like a cross between the original voter board and the RTCM. But really I wanted a better layout to the original voter.
The board can use an internal GPS and has provisions to run the microcontroller off of it if you have a dual output unit board like the UBlox RCB-F9T.
External GPS is RS-232 and TTL capable jumper selectable.?
Added COS input and PL encode output control, but will need software modifications to implement.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 12:34 RFI-EMI-GUY < rhyolite@...> wrote: DCFluX
Is this a new RTCM? Details please??
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 11:37 AM, DCFluX wrote:
Radio Thick Client Module just dropped.
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I have to sit down and figure out the per unit price, but I probably won't be able to compete with the price point once labor is factored in.
Any idea on the price, Matt? The current price of the RTCM is expensive for several sites, even with $100 off for the ham price.. like most hams I try to be cheap ?
Chris WB5ITT?
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 2:52 PM DCFluX < dcflux@...> wrote: Yes.
It's like a cross between the original voter board and the RTCM. But really I wanted a better layout to the original voter.
The board can use an internal GPS and has provisions to run the microcontroller off of it if you have a dual output unit board like the UBlox RCB-F9T.
External GPS is RS-232 and TTL capable jumper selectable.?
Added COS input and PL encode output control, but will need software modifications to implement.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 12:34 RFI-EMI-GUY < rhyolite@...> wrote: DCFluX
Is this a new RTCM? Details please??
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 11:37 AM, DCFluX wrote:
Radio Thick Client Module just dropped.
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All,
Upon further review, I overreacted to this situation.
I had a awful day full of stress and I publicly apologize to Terry for my overreaction.
Scott
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Amateur Radio Call N3XCC
474 Barnett Road
Boswell, PA 15531
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Re: Fair warning - MTR2000 Deal gone bad - Terrance Cost K8QG
All,
As group owner - I asked Terry to send me the photos - which he did immediately.? After reviewing them - I don't feel that Terry did anything wrong - - and I don't feel he misrepresent the sale.
This topic is now muted and the posts on this subject will be deleted.
Kevin W3KKC
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Re: GE MSTR 2 special (Factory Repeater?) FREE
If there were an old Moto/GE lowband or hiband radio that would run on 6 Volts and was nearby me.....? I have a 1957 Jeep FC-170 that is still 6 volts and a vintage radio would go well in it.? :-)
Eric
WB6TIX
WHAT? Its GONE!!!
Jim W7RY
On 11/16/2022 7:59 PM, Karl Shoemaker
wrote:
Actually, Frank is there any old Moto stuff that you would like to
have?? I finally tossed my 5-pipe sensicon receiver that I used
for the repeater in 1974 !
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Regards, Karl Shoemaker
To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at?
for the current email address.
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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY
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Re: GE MSTR 2 special (Factory Repeater?) FREE
WHAT? Its GONE!!!
Jim W7RY
On 11/16/2022 7:59 PM, Karl Shoemaker
wrote:
Actually, Frank is there any old Moto stuff that you would like to
have?? I finally tossed my 5-pipe sensicon receiver that I used
for the repeater in 1974 !
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Regards, Karl Shoemaker
To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at?
for the current email address.
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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY
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Voter has been spoken for
Thanks
Scott
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On Nov 16, 2022, at 7:26 PM, Scott Badders <jsbadders@...> wrote:
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Bought this from a trusted friend a few years ago¡ I had big ideas for this but never got around to doing anything with it
I dont think it has ever been used!
I would like $220.00 for it shipped to lower 48 paypal preferred please reply off list
I believe the manual can be had at the LDG website
73 Scott K9sln
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Re: Two UHF repeaters sharing the same antenna.
Joe, just as I mentioned in the previous post, it was all off of one DB420. I teed off the feed line with the six can rackmount notch duplexer. I'm trying to remember exactly how I had it tuned but I know I had the first cavity off the tee set to notch the opposite receive frequencies so there would be no suck out on the frequency. And I think the other two were set to notch the opposite transmitters. It was like 20 years ago and it's hard to remember nowadays ?
Chris WB5ITT?
What were you doing for receive?? It sounds like Keith only has one
antenna to work with.
Joe
On 11/16/2022 11:25 AM, Chris Boone wrote:
> I once had two Quantars on UHF sharing one antenna...one on 451.5 xmit
> and the other on 444.5 xmit.. took a 6 can notch only duplexer and
> some careful tuning..the 449.5 side had about 7 db loss which I
> probably could have tuned better and got less loss...WA5VDM, who owned
> a Motorola MSS, said if I could do that with two Quantars, I could do
> it with anything ?.. couldn't argue with success though.. spectrum
> analyzer showed it clean with both xmtrs keyed up.
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> Chris WB5ITT
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> On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 9:11 AM Keith Ford <keithford66@...> wrote:
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>? ? ?can I put two UHF repeaters on the same antenna by putting some
>? ? ?filtering in between them one is in business band and the other
>? ? ?one is amateur radio band. Just reaching out there in a group has
>? ? ?anybody ever done this before I've got one antenna that is damaged
>? ? ?it appears to have water in it and the SWR is high.
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>? ? ?thanks.
>? ? ?KF4RGR? ? ? ?Keith Ford
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Any idea on the price, Matt? The current price of the RTCM is expensive for several sites, even with $100 off for the ham price.. like most hams I try to be cheap ?
Chris WB5ITT?
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 2:52 PM DCFluX < dcflux@...> wrote: Yes.
It's like a cross between the original voter board and the RTCM. But really I wanted a better layout to the original voter.
The board can use an internal GPS and has provisions to run the microcontroller off of it if you have a dual output unit board like the UBlox RCB-F9T.
External GPS is RS-232 and TTL capable jumper selectable.?
Added COS input and PL encode output control, but will need software modifications to implement.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 12:34 RFI-EMI-GUY < rhyolite@...> wrote: DCFluX
Is this a new RTCM? Details please??
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 11:37 AM, DCFluX wrote:
Radio Thick Client Module just dropped.
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Re: GE MSTR 2 special (Factory Repeater?) FREE
Actually, Frank is there any old Moto stuff that you would like to have?? I finally tossed my 5-pipe sensicon receiver that I used for the repeater in 1974 !
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Regards, Karl Shoemaker
To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at?
for the current email address.
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Re: GE MSTR 2 special (Factory Repeater?) FREE
Sure, Frank, it might be fun to play with as I have not seeing this model.? Please run over to the web site and send me your email or number. There's enough amateurs going to Spokane that could bring it. Or I can met half way...........
Remember the Motorola version for off-grid sites, using a pair of MX portable radios?? I've build several clones.
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Regards, Karl Shoemaker
To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at?
for the current email address.
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Karl Shoemaker
Kevin Custer
Chris Boone WB5ITT