Re: Think we bricked a quantar.
I mentioned in a previous post I made this would happen.? You have to program the unit with a saved image you said you have on disk, using the CSS programming software.? Once done, your lock lights should come up OK then.
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Re: Digital voice vs analog
I've used Burt's repeater and can say it is the highest fidelity thing I've ever hear on a 5KHz channel.?
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hi everyone,
first Best 2025 to all of you ! and i appreciate a lot the tolerance of the Moderator when i arrived with some questions that are not full repeater subjet!
i dont remember but on the old big heavy 100 watts Micor PA ,if you apply 250-300 mw will it transmit automatically??? like the Master 2 PA ???
just to know if i could find one to replace my actual GE .
thanks for the info
Gervais ve2ckn
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WTB, Motorola UHF R2 100 watt RF Power Amp
Greetings to the Group,
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Looking for a working Motorola UHF R2 (438-470 MHz.) 100 watt RF power amp.
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Thanks,
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Randy K9MMQ
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There is a ham in So Cal that has been banned from several repeaters and from what I hear in most cases the repeater owner/trustees sent him a letter and may have copied the local FCC office. In one case the repeater owner verbally banned him on the air. Not sure what happens if the ham were to continue operating on these repeaters but so far I don't believe he has.?
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At 1/4/2025 12:12 PM, you wrote:
I built and maintained multiple
repeaters on multiple bands, on multiple mode for me or for
club/organisation.?
In no time I feel that I can prevent anyone from using a repeater but if
it is being abused in a way that prevents the normal use by any other
ham.?
Although SoCal has a lot of closed/private repeaters, particularly on the
70 cm band, many of these are not private to prevent general usage but
rather to maintain control.? We have at least one system that used
to be listed as open but one person decided he didn't have to obey the
usage rules established by the sponsoring club.? The club tried to
kick him off the repeater but IIRC the unwanted user retaliated in court
on the grounds that the repeater was "open", so the repeater
changed to closed status.? Most of my repeaters are listed as
private for this reason.? I don't mind visitors coming up on my
repeaters; if they want to use it regularly I only ask that they provide
contact info (e-mail, phone # etc.) in case of problems (had a stuck mic
once; knowing where everyone was made it easier to find).
In rural areas all of the above probably doesn't make any sense, but here
in SoCal & probably other similarly large metro areas it's a
different world on VHF/UHF.
Bob NO6B
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Chriss, encryption is illegal in Canada, unless the key is available for everyone?to enter into your radio and be able to listen to the stream.? ? ? Thank you for the clarification. ? ?
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Chriss, encryption is illegal in Canada, unless the key is available for everyone?to enter into your radio and be able to listen to the stream.? This have been reported to me as being what ISDE said to the aredn people of Gatineau.
Le sam. 4 janv. 2025, à 15 h 07, Chris Smart via <ve3rwj= [email protected]> a écrit?: Speaking of closed systems, some hams in Hamilton Ontario Canada (allegedly) have an encrypted DMR machine. ? Is that legal in Canada? I know encrypted transmissions are illegal on the amateur service in the US, but I don’t know if our rules differ. ? Thanks ? 73 Chris VE3RWJ ? ?
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I built and maintained multiple repeaters on multiple bands, on multiple mode for me or for club/organisation.? In no time I feel that I can prevent anyone from using a repeater but if it is being abused in a way that prevents the normal use by any other ham.?
That repeater may have been paid in full by me, or for the club/organisation or a mix of the 2. I dont?care. The frequencies are not mine. The air waves are not mines. And if there is a price to pay for the site, or for the internet or such, if I decide to install my stuff there, it is my responsibility to pay. If I cannot?pay anymore because of?a price hike I will ask for help. If none come, the repeater will be removed. I made the decision to put something online. It is my responsibility to pay for it. If the user wants to help, I am ok with it. but It wont give them more access than any other ham that did not help.?
Requesting money to use something I had fun installing and maintaining?is not ok. My fun is solving problems and building systems.. I am not a big ragchew?guy. When I was going to work every morning, I was on the repeater and the same when I was going back home. But now that I am retired. I do some digital HF stuff and I am the Brandmeister Canada server sysop, and I am working for our local club federation and I do technical stuff for anyone asking for it, but specifically more for a club that I like.??
My point of view, If you don't?like doing the job and the pride of doing it is not enough for you, well, let other people do it. If you really need it, then it is your problem, not others.?
Pierre VE2PF
Le sam. 4 janv. 2025, à 09 h 14, TheCuecat via <dasbugle= [email protected]> a écrit?: Well time for me to throw to half Pennie’s into the mess. And I fall directly into this question. I put my own DMR system because dmr around me sucks and the coverage is worth crap.?
those hotspot things are about as useless as the coverage is so I put my own. I tried to listing the machine with my RepeaterBook but they refuse to list the machine.?
so screw it I return it in when I want run a weird color code and I get the coverage I want.?
no one else near uses it because well it hasn’t been listed. Does it make MY machine private. Kinda but not on purpose.?
I run gmrs ? Even got a two meter machine out of a dead xpr8400.?
As for owning a frequency that’s a WB2hww thing.?
go on his machine and he’ll start with I own you and every time I inlet it’ll make you want to talk.?
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Speaking of closed systems, some hams in Hamilton Ontario Canada (allegedly) have an encrypted DMR machine. ? Is that legal in Canada? I know encrypted transmissions are illegal on the amateur service in the US, but I don’t know if our rules differ. ? Thanks ? 73 Chris VE3RWJ ? ?
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Hi all
To me running a closed repeater system goes totally against the ethos of Amateur radio. I'm also in Australia and all repeater systems must be open to any licensed ham to use which is the right thing to do. It is not very welcoming to new hams or visitors to your area when they get kicked off a repeater because the haven't payed your dues. No wonder AR is dying and repeaters are dead all the time.
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73's
Rob VK5TRM
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Looking to sell my Hewlett-Packard 8590A option 001 $600 plus shipping
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Re: Digital voice vs analog
900 MHz is where we did the most experimentation with hearclear. One local repeater runs it, another does not. We tested on Mike k8mdm's 900 quantar with and without it as well.
We normally don't run it on our fm repeaters If there's a chance folks are using non Motorola radios.
Originally we were using maxtracs as remote bases, but lately have shifted to GE TMX and Phoenix's. I designed an adapter board that allows you to plug a RIM lite for the maxtrac into a GE TMX.
I seem to recall the 4550s and 5550s also having hearclear on DMR, but that could be my rusty memory. I know the 4580 and 5580 have it.
73,
Alan km4ba On January 4, 2025 10:15:25 AM EST, "Milton Engle via groups.io" <n3ltq@...> wrote:
If I recall correctly Motorola’s HearClear system was only available on 900MHz and maybe 800 MHz radios. It was not available on VHF & UHF.
On Jan 3, 2025, at 11:23, Alan KM4BA <ml9003@...> wrote:
?On 1/2/2025 2:24 PM, Jim Barbour via groups.io wrote:
Ok, I know some motorola's had something they called "hear-clear" that is a compandering scheme, but I'm sure not every radios had it...
Others mfg's also had some form of compandering, but not all.
We have experimented with hearclear on both moto FM and DMR radios and FM repeaters. Also Maxtrac based remote bases.
If you are running Moto radios so the whole system is hearclear, it's a great thing. If some of the radios are not, it's noticable but still useful.
Have fun,
Alan KM4BA
thanks,
Alan
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Re: MTR 2000 - PA fan reports not work, but it is working
Regarding replacement fans.? Any recommendations on known?compatible fans?
On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 8:55?AM Frank Sweeney via <k9ic_repeater= [email protected]> wrote: If I was designing a system for preventive maintainance, I would monitor the current both start up and run. As the friction increases (bearings wearing) the current would rise.? This is how I'd do it.? Not sure how it's done at the Big M.
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73,
Frank K9IC
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Re: Think we bricked a quantar.
First make sure you the orientation of your replacement 28HC64 is correct in the socket.
Then make sure the SCM is pushed all the way in to the card sockets. They can be a real pain to get seated correctly.
Ok so update. And it does not seem good.?
got the replacement parts from digi key today.?
had previously cleaned the board good and it’s been sitting?
out the IC chip and the machine had all lights red tx lock rx lock pa low pa fail and statio fail we’re all RED.?
now system switch is powered on and nothing works.?
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Re: Think we bricked a quantar.
Ok so update. And it does not seem good.?
got the replacement parts from digi key today.?
had previously cleaned the board good and it’s been sitting?
out the IC chip and the machine had all lights red tx lock rx lock pa low pa fail and statio fail we’re all RED.?
now system switch is powered on and nothing works.?
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Re: MTR 2000 - PA fan reports not work, but it is working
If I was designing a system for preventive maintainance, I would monitor the current both start up and run. As the friction increases (bearings wearing) the current would rise.? This is how I'd do it.? Not sure how it's done at the Big M.
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73,
Frank K9IC
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Re: MTR 2000 - PA fan reports not work, but it is working
Doug,
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Is it possible that it's not spinning at full speed?
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Burt, K6OQK
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Re: Digital voice vs analog
If I recall correctly Motorola’s HearClear system was only available on 900MHz and maybe 800 MHz radios. It was not available on VHF & UHF.
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On Jan 3, 2025, at 11:23, Alan KM4BA <ml9003@...> wrote:
?On 1/2/2025 2:24 PM, Jim Barbour via groups.io wrote:
Ok, I know some motorola's had something they called "hear-clear" that is a compandering scheme, but I'm sure not every radios had it...
Others mfg's also had some form of compandering, but not all. We have experimented with hearclear on both moto FM and DMR radios and FM repeaters. Also Maxtrac based remote bases.
If you are running Moto radios so the whole system is hearclear, it's a great thing. If some of the radios are not, it's noticable but still useful.
Have fun,
Alan KM4BA
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Well time for me to throw to half Pennie’s into the mess. And I fall directly into this question. I put my own DMR system because dmr around me sucks and the coverage is worth crap.?
those hotspot things are about as useless as the coverage is so I put my own. I tried to listing the machine with my RepeaterBook but they refuse to list the machine.?
so screw it I return it in when I want run a weird color code and I get the coverage I want.?
no one else near uses it because well it hasn’t been listed. Does it make MY machine private. Kinda but not on purpose.?
I run gmrs ? Even got a two meter machine out of a dead xpr8400.?
As for owning a frequency that’s a WB2hww thing.?
go on his machine and he’ll start with I own you and every time I inlet it’ll make you want to talk.?
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Gervais Fillion
Pierre Martel
Rob VK5TRM
Alan KM4BA
Doug Kingston, KD7DK
Burt K6OQK