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KA5IPF

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Repeater Controller
« on: November 20, 2018, 07:09:18 AM »

Our club is currently using a Cat 250 with the RLS1000. That gives us 4 ports; 2m repeater, WX radio, Echolink, and wanting 440 repeater added. Problem is we also want a simplex radio so we're short a port. I've been looking at the different controllers available but the most I have found is 5 ports. Surely something out there has more capabilities???
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RE: Repeater Controller
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2018, 07:23:53 AM »

I used a GE voter w/ an SCOM 7330.  All of the receivers went into the 12-channel voter (high band, UHF, 900, Echostink, remote RX links, etc.).  The output from that went to the 1st RX input on the controller.  The WX receiver went to the 2nd RX input.  Aux control RX went to the 3rd input.  The TX audio ran off of a distribution block and PTTs tied to a multi-pole relay.  The SCOM has a half dozen open collector outputs for controlling external devices.

That whole system was replaced a couple years ago with a Yaesu Fusion repeater after a club vote.  Idiots.  POS lasted 2 years before it burned up (multiple times).
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RE: Repeater Controller
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2018, 07:30:47 AM »

That gives us 4 ports; 2m repeater, WX radio, Echolink, and wanting 440 repeater

You can't legally rebroadcast another radio service so use the WX radio port.   

That being said, I used glue logic to mux COS and PTT from 2 remote bases into one remote base port, with a DTMF control line steering the PTT priority.  Works-a-treat.

Mark K5LXP
Albuquerque, NM
 

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K4JJL

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RE: Repeater Controller
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2018, 08:41:32 AM »

You can't legally rebroadcast another radio service so use the WX radio port.   

From Riley Hollingsworth himself in 1999...

Rebroadcasting NOAA was legal as long as:
    The act of rebroadcasting did not lock out the control operators, that they would be able to shut it off if necessary.
    If the rebroadcast is long enough your repeater has to ID normally during it. In other words the rebroadcast must not not inhibit your repeater IDs.
    And no, if it happens the NOAA transmitter ID would not be a false ID of your amateur radio service transmitters.

The permissible rebroadcasts are only NOAA Weather, WWV (or WWVH) time and propagation and NASA shuttle communications.
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KA5IPF

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RE: Repeater Controller
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2018, 01:20:18 PM »

That gives us 4 ports; 2m repeater, WX radio, Echolink, and wanting 440 repeater

You can't legally rebroadcast another radio service so use the WX radio port.   

That being said, I used glue logic to mux COS and PTT from 2 remote bases into one remote base port, with a DTMF control line steering the PTT priority.  Works-a-treat.

Mark K5LXP
Albuquerque, NM

The NWS Alerts can be sent out over ham repeaters. Not rebroadcasting the NWS, only the alerts.

Once the alert goes out they use EchoLink to access our repeater where the weather net for our area is held. Several of the NWS personnel are hams and can ask specific questions of specific spotters as needed or just monitor. Makes for a nice system. By adding the 440 repeater to the mix it extends the coverage. A link radio would be to the local repeater in a neighboring area, as needed.
 


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RE: Repeater Controller
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2018, 11:00:47 AM »


I stand corrected.

ยง97.113   Prohibited transmissions  (5)(c) No station shall retransmit programs or signals emanating from any type of radio station other than an amateur station, except propagation and weather forecast information intended for use by the general public and originated from United States Government stations, ...

Another way I've muxed multiple crossband and remote bases was to connect two repeater controllers together with a bit of glue logic.  Kind of smashing flies with a hammer but it does make radio interfacing and command/control fairly straightforward.  This repeater was just recently retired and replaced with a DMR machine, NM5SH.

https://www.qsl.net/k5lxp/rptr/440/440rptr.html

Mark K5LXP
Albuquerque, NM
 
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N2AYM

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RE: Repeater Controller
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2018, 10:28:37 AM »

Our club is currently using a Cat 250 with the RLS1000. That gives us 4 ports; 2m repeater, WX radio, Echolink, and wanting 440 repeater added. Problem is we also want a simplex radio so we're short a port. I've been looking at the different controllers available but the most I have found is 5 ports. Surely something out there has more capabilities???

The RLC Club seems to be what you need and is expandable if need be.

https://www.rlccontrollers.com/rlc-club.html
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