Just sharing a few photos of the latest G.E./Harris Mastr III station to repeater conversion I’ve done. This one is for a SKYWARN group up in Northeast Alabama and will be going on a recently coordinated VHF frequency pair. […]
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SMD Reflow Oven Build, Testing, and A Few Lessons Learned
DMR Changeover Complete On 442.175(+) Gold Hill, AL KK4ICE Repeater
As of 5/24/18 the 442.175(+) Gold Hill machine has been changed to full-time DMR operation. It is working fantastic and a bunch of us are enjoying having nice, clear DMR QSO’s using handheld radios to actually go through the repeater direct from distances we were not able to when it was running as an analog […]
GMRS G.E. Mastr II Repeater Build and Alignment for K6JFS
It took me a while to gather the hardware and get everything ready to build this GMRS repeater for K6JFS, but I finally got around to getting it done this morning. It actually went very smoothly, expecially considering the fact I had to completely replace the original PLL type exciter with a non-PLL type and […]
Only So Much Time and Energy
As many of you know, I’ve been engaged in a battle with out of control diabetes recently, along with the other two main physical conditions. I’m pleased to say that the blood sugar is getting under better control. Related to that, my time and energy are limited — much more so than in my younger […]