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A buddy and I are trying to configure a Kenwood TK8302 to work as a link radio from the RC 210 repeater controller. Bought a cable from Ken, but that doesn't work so does anyone have pinouts for the accessory port on the back of the TK8302 so we know what pins go to what? Chad Nelson WI9HF/WRPL979 Janesville Wisconsin 608-754-8671 Send from my spectrum iPhone 16.

One thing I'd like to have in my supply box is an iso-tee. Today while searching I came across this repeater builder post below. Then I found another site that sounds like the same thing but with pictures. The pictures helped me visualize it nicely. Are these good plans for one or should I keep looking around for a commercially made one on the used market? If so is there one recommended? On ebay I'm seeing a lot of sma connecter ones. I'd prefer N connectors if possible. Wanting it for repeater stuff. To test for desense & receiver sensitivity etc. https://repeater-builder.com/projects/iso-tee-project.html https://urgentcomm.com/tower-site/every-toolbox-needs-one-of-these

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 main things to find out is what the deviation is like. Does it suffer from the low deviation like the boothingys do? I don't need or want any of those on my system. The local group has been very good about using good radios. I have three people who just got their license issued this week. So of course they are looking for new radios. Trying to help them get started with a good starter radio while looking for something better. Anyone run up any of these to see how they do??? Mick - W7CAT -- Untitled Document

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 touch tone control and was traced to U7. U7 is a touch tone decoder IC, 75T2089IP, 22 pin DIP. It was replaced and the controller is operational again. The Radio functions of the repeater never failed. Pretty good MTBF, 263,000 Hours. The MTTR Maintainability was excellent, This 22 pin DIP is in a socket ! 3 minutes to find the bad part and 3 minutes to replace it. No further analysis was performed, yet. There was a function error about 15 years ago, I had to reprogram one line in the EEPROM. Probably a cosmic ray upset, Not a hard failure. We get more cosmic rays in Colorado than at sea level, https://emerginginvestigators.org/articles/20-190 Paul w0rw

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 have a keying switch temporarily connected to the appropriate pin. With a few hundred mW drive it pegs a 100W Bird meter. I'm still looking for a 250W slug) I am reading around 23Amps on the 13.8Vdc applied. Adjusting the power set pot makes no change at all in output. I am not experienced with this model, in days past Skipp was so generous when he sent me a driver transistor (an odd PNP device as I recall) and I got the exciter crystalled up and working but its not currently installed (the control chassis is incomplete). I poured over the Motorola drawings and see the power control board TLD5960A is under a metal shield, and it uses a pre-historic silicon opamp type M2002. I hope that's not bad. I'd really like to find a known good power control board to substitute. I see this thing needs 9.3Vdc so I made a 3 terminal regular set for 9.3V that I connected to the red/white wire going to the 4-pin feedthru on the PA but it doesn't seem to be the solution and the power out is still way too much to put this into service. I wonder if anyone has had this kind of problem? I'm still on a steep learning curve with this MSR. Am I missing something? Reid W6MTF

Hi all, Does anyone have any documentation on the Mastr II 800MHz PA's, or any Mastr II PA's at all? Follow up...has anyone ever modified one to 900MHz? Since all capacitors inside are fixed, there are not any adjustment points to slide it up. I have full power output on 860, and power drops significantly after 895. Just need to slide it up a little bit, but will need a schematic of it in order to figure out what new capacitors to stick inside. Thank you, Joe KC3LMP

I have available free for pickup three vhf Micor base stations. One of them has a 136-150mHz PA deck, that was working when last in service about ten years ago. There have been various parts robbed, but believe there is enough here that one complete repeater could be assembled. I believe there is a native 142-150mHz receiver as well. The collection comes with a set of NOS 8560 finals. Free for pickup in West Terre Haute, IN. You must take the entire lot. Contact me direct at k9hxATyahoo if interested. I do gave a few pictures, but the cabinets are against a wall, and are a little dirticult to move to get better shots. There are three loose HP power supplies, status unknown. Thanks and 73, Kevin, K9HX

Many thanks to all for the overwhelming requests for these antennas. They have all SOLD but I want to thank each and every one who had interest or got one for your outreach! SOLD SOLD SOLD They are all sold. Rick w6re

I am looking for an Arcom AP1 Intelligent Autopatch if anyone has one for sale. The part has been discontinued so the only option is to see if I can pick up one secondhand. Much appreciated and 73, Scott - WB6EFW

Hello RB members, I have a potential project that I thought I would list for those of you who like things like this. I have the bottom half of a Decibel DB-420 16-bay antenna array here that is cut for the 470-490MHz band according to the dipole loop sizes. They are a good 1.5-2" shorter than the 450-470MHz cut versions I have used in the past. The harness is in great shape and there is no damage to the hardware. Basically it is laid out like a DB-408 with the connector at the top of the harness to feed another DB-408 making up the full DB-420 16-bay array. I will ship it less the bottom half of the mast to anyone needing it or interested in a project for $150 + actual shipping to you. Maybe it can work on GMRS frequencies since they are quite broad banded, maybe the harness can be terminated at the mid-point connector and used as is, maybe someone can modify the harness and use it as is. Basically it is a project or for someone with a damaged bottom half of your DB-420 higher cut that needs the parts. I don't see many parts for these come up anywhere so I figured list for the RB group. Thanks for looking, Rick w6re

Selling several DB-404 antennas cut for the 460 MHz range. Perfect for a GMRS repeater or some such. In good usable shape, various ages. Will ship these WITH NO MAST in a compact box CONUS 48 @ $225 in a box each. Stuff is getting spendy new these days so save some coin. Use your own mast to save some money. These have factory harnesses with type N connectors and have been swept to make sure. I might even have a couple cut for the "T" band 470+ if someone needs one. I can text or email pictures as they are before they are taken off the masts for shipping and compare the loops. These have a higher SWR than I like on the ham UHF 440 band so I recommend them to use on GMRS instead. Thanks for reading! Rick w6re

Looking for a CLN1229. Anyone have one laying around? Matt AL0R

I have a couple of pieces of test equipment for sale at the Hamvention that might be interest to the repeater builder group. Note: This is for pickup only at the Hamvention. - Agilent E7401A EMC Analyzer, 9 kHz to 1.5 GHz. $600. - Siglent SRF5030T Near Field Probe Set (looks unused.) $275. I will be in space 7736 on Friday and Saturday. Tom N3AJA

OK. Time to move these as we're trying to standardize our sites on two platforms, and these don't fit in. One is essentially new and unused and includes the accessory kit. Just tuned it up on a 449 pair, works fine. The other needs, er, decontamination. It lived at a site with a rodent problem. When removed from service it worked fine (upgraded to an integrated 110W station). Can test if there's interest. These are both the 450-470 version and both tuned into the amateur band without issue. A minor hex edit is required to the saved archive to get them in the ham band, but it's fully documented here on the list. I'll entertain trades for anyone that might have Midland 71-4xxx series Base Tech II equipment, or anything Palomar Telecom. Otherwise, please drop me an off-list email (my callsign at aol dot com) and make an offer on one, or preferably, both. The "used" unit was used with an RLC-4 for years and years without issue. Thanks! Chris/AJM -- Chris Baldwin, CETSr. (KF6AJM) Trustee - MetroNET Cal. Intertie (KB3PX)