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Ham Radio Workbench Podcast

This podcast is your bi-weekly deep dive on making, DIY, electronics, and technical topics of interest to the ham radio operator. Join your hosts George KJ6VU and Jeremy KF7IJZ as they discuss current developments in ham radio while introducing listeners to a plethora of topics and skills such as test equipment, 3D Printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and more.

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HRWB061-Introduction to Repeater Building

Oct 9, 2018

George KJ6VU walks us through the most common components found in a modern FM repeater.  We cover antennas, duplexers, coax, radios, controllers, and other helpful information for those who are considering taking on the project of an analog repeater build.

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BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/

Case for 12V DC Power Strip from Rocket City 3d - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/Ham-Radio-Workbench-12V-DC-Power-Strip-Case-p114464423

OpenSpot 2 - https://www.sharkrf.com/products/openspot2/

POCSAG - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POCSAG

Google Assistant enabled Repeater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m52-3EuQfnk


Benchduino - https://groups.io/g/benchduino

KJ6VU’s Previous Repeater Episode - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2014/10/08/10/

Repeater Builder - http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/index.html

CDM Repeaters - http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/cdm/cdm-index.html

MaxTrac Repeaters - http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/maxtrac/maxtrac-index.html

Sierra Radio Systems Repeater Controllers - http://www.sierraradio.net/

Hustler G6 440 - https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hsr-g6-440

PAVE PAWS Over the Horizon Radar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAVE_PAWS

Coax Feedline Loss Calculator - http://www.timesmicrowave.com/calculator/

Remote Site Monitoring Episode - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/remote-repeater-site-monitoring

QST Voter Article - http://www.ldgelectronics.com/assets/discontinued_manuals/RVS-8.pdf