Any info on Homebrew repeater controller?

DYee944658

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Jan 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/17/97

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Anyone have any info on homebrewing a repeater controller?
Only need basic features: CW ID, time out timer, courtesy tone and
squelch tail.

Please contact me if you can share some info.

Thanks

Belasius

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Jan 18, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/18/97

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DYee944658 wrote:
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> Anyone have any info on homebrewing a repeater controller?
> Only need basic features: CW ID, time out timer, courtesy tone and
> squelch tail.

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The february '97 issue of QST has an article starting on page 37 that
describes such a project. The only [small :) ] downside I see is that
you either have to buy or program your own microcontroller for the
project. I wish I'd seen this article before I bought Spectrum
Electronic's "HRC-10 Handheld repeater controller" - although the HRC is
a lot easier to program!

73 de Greg, KC7KUP

Jessica

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Jan 22, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/22/97

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hi name is toby i build a cw ider for a repearter out of qst about
10 years ago.. i still have the mag. it work just fine.and for many
years with no problem..it had two cw message on it.
if you want this info i copy send it to you de n9fdf toby

Rodney S Baker

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Jan 27, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/27/97

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DYee944658 wrote:
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> Anyone have any info on homebrewing a repeater controller?
> Only need basic features: CW ID, time out timer, courtesy tone and
> squelch tail.
>

> Please contact me if you can share some info.
>
> Thanks

VK5EX (Andrew McDade) here in Adelaide has a very good controller based
on the 68HC11 micro. It does what you need and he has done a PC board
for it. I don't think he's currently on internet but if you want I can
pass messages to him. He can be contacted on AX.25 packet to
VK5EX@VK5TTY.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC - I'm sure he wouldn't mind a packet
message from you.

Cheers,

--
Rodney S Baker VK5ZTV@VK5TTY.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC
rsb...@dove.net.au
"All wiyht...rho sritched mg kegtops awound???!!!

Kent Farnsworth

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Jan 27, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/27/97

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Be sure to check out the February issue of QST. They have a repeater
controller with a voice synthesizer, remote programmability, CW ID,
and more for about $60 bucks, if you build it.

Kent - de KC5WPW

sl...@cc.usu.edu

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Jan 28, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/28/97

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In article <32ECAC...@dove.net.au>, Rodney S Baker <rsb...@dove.net.au> writes:
> DYee944658 wrote:
>>
>> Anyone have any info on homebrewing a repeater controller?
>> Only need basic features: CW ID, time out timer, courtesy tone and
>> squelch tail.
>>
>> Please contact me if you can share some info.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> VK5EX (Andrew McDade) here in Adelaide has a very good controller based
> on the 68HC11 micro. It does what you need and he has done a PC board
> for it. I don't think he's currently on internet but if you want I can
> pass messages to him. He can be contacted on AX.25 packet to
> VK5EX@VK5TTY.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC - I'm sure he wouldn't mind a packet
> message from you.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Rodney S Baker VK5ZTV@VK5TTY.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC
> rsb...@dove.net.au
> "All wiyht...rho sritched mg kegtops awound???!!!

You might check out the latest QST... there was an article in there on
someone's homebrew controller. Seemed to have some pretty decent features,
and was based on one of the PIC microcontrollers. Source code was available
on the net, as is the manual, etc. for it. A partial kit was available for
$30 + ship, and included the u-processor and a couple of odd IC's. All
other parts were available from Digikey, I believe.
Anyway, I've ordered one, but haven't got it yet. If you're interested, I
do have the designer's e-mail address (I'd post it, but I don't know it
off the top o' my head :-) ) or I can let you know how it goes together
when I get it. Hope it helps!

73,
Paul Cowley, KB7VML
sl...@cc.usu.edu