Re: Colorado Repeater Fails After??30 Years
I started with a RC850 in 1983. .then RLC2 upgraded to a 2A then 2 RLC 3s...then two Club Deluxe IIs and now have 3 RLC3s ..also have two SM100s and figured out how to clone it getting around the PAL
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Chris Boone WB5ITT
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Re: Explorer QRZ-1 Radio
I am not a fan of the cheap Chinese radios by any means. I like my Motorola, Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu/Vertex commercial and amateur grade gear. That being said, another local ham and I each have the
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terry dalpoas
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Re: Colorado Repeater Fails After??30 Years
Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS
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Dr. Mikeal Hughes
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Re: Colorado Repeater Fails After??30 Years
I just got my hands on a VHF MSR-2000 with an ACC RC-85 from a group in NE Oklahoma. I know for sure that exact setup had run trouble free from at least 1998 up to about a year ago when they lost the
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terry dalpoas
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Re: Explorer QRZ-1 Radio
Just because they say it, doesn't mean they do it. Also when they say "+/-" and they don't say how much that is. Sure leaves them off the hook. I have measured 5 different models and none of them have
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Teton Amateur Radio Repeater Association (TARRA)
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Re: Colorado Repeater Fails After??30 Years
I would love an ACC850, but no support plus I have what I need. Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2025 2:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [repeater-builder] Colorado Repeater Fails After 30
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Chad Nelson
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Re: Colorado Repeater Fails After??30 Years
My original RLC3 still going strong from 1992. My ACC RC850 still works from 1983. SN 201 iirc...went from V2.01 thru to V3.8 Gotta love them Chris WB5ITT [email protected]> wrote:
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Chris Boone WB5ITT
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Re: Explorer QRZ-1 Radio
It looks like it might be the same radio as the TYT UV88. The manual shows max deviation is +/- 5Khz. Not sure how much truth there is to it.
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John - KC5AV
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what is the consequence of reducing insertion loss on sinclair c2037 mutlicouplers
I have 2-? c2037 multicouplers and I see in the manuals that the insertion loss can be adjusted. what is the consequence of reducing insertion loss from 3db to something lower. Has anyone attempted
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Tom VA3TS
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Re: Grounding rods
It always makes me smile when "that book" is called out for what it is.... Matt AL0R
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Matt
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Re: Grounding rods
R-56 is the bible for Motorola and is referenced in other grounding documents. In the field, there should be a ground ring around the tower. On the tower there should be a grounding bar near the top
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Glenn Little
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Re: Colorado Repeater Fails After??30 Years
I have a Link RLC4 that's been in service since 1997 with no failures, no reprogramming. Chuck WB2EDV
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Chuck Kelsey
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Colorado Repeater Fails After??30 Years
*Colorado Repeater Fails After 30 Years* ** My repeater controller, Connect Systems, Private Patch V, Has failed. It was installed in 1995 and has been on 24/7 since then. The failure was loss of
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w0rw
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Re: Explorer QRZ-1 Radio
I have tried a few different models boothingys and they ALL have low deviation. I can spot them every time on a net. Either you are lucky, or have never run any of them up on a service monitor. They
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Teton Amateur Radio Repeater Association (TARRA)
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Re: Explorer QRZ-1 Radio
What is wrong with the boothingy's? I have 5 or 6 and they work fine. The newer ones "AR-5RM" I think it is have crappy recieve. The UV-5R works good and is cheap.
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Wayne Childers
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Explorer QRZ-1 Radio
Hello Group, I am writing to find out what I can about the "QRZ New Ham Jumpstart Program" "Explorer QRZ-1" radio. Wanting to find out what experience some of you have had with this radio. One of the
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Teton Amateur Radio Repeater Association (TARRA)
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MSR2000 Continuous Duty PA power control problem
I inherited a highband MSR2000 that was partially stripped. The continuous duty TLD2602A PA was still in it and beckoned for me to do something with it just as a need came along. I benched the PA and
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Brandon DX
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Re: Grounding rods
Hi Glen, Your explanation makes a lot of sense: "Every thing electrical is to be bonded at one point at a ground window. This is the common point ground. The idea is that during a strike, every thing
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digitalradiohacker
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Re: Grounding rods
R-56 is derived from MIL-HDBK-419. This is the bible for EMP protection. It is available on the web, just search for it. At a previous job I did lightning mitigation. To have a good ground requires
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Glenn Little
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Re: Mastr II 800MHz PA
Ok, Joe, I¡¯ll get back to you. In addition to MASTR II 800 MHz PA¡¯s. I have Uniden PA¡¯s (Millcom ¡ later Crescend). 200 or 400 mW drive? I don¡¯t remember if they were 75W or higher. I
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Kimo Chun
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