[FADCA] Another port on the air in Fort Pierce

[bud thompson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <W_J_Sinbine at fpl.com>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 08:10
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Another port on the air in Fort Pierce


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Sinbine" <n4xeo at bellsouth.net>
> To: <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 21:46
> Subject: [FADCA] Another port on the air in Fort Pierce
>
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> I now have a 9k6 port up and running from the EOC in Fort Pierce
>> connecting to WPB on 440.075.
>> I still have some tweaking to do but it is working. For the time
>> being I have turned off the 220 port to give this port a workout...
>>
>> Now to go to the FADCA web site and do my NEW coordination paperwork!!!!
>> Get ready for it Russ you will be getting paperwork for 2 fpac switches.
>>
>>
>
>
> * * *
>
> What radios are you using for 9.6kb?
>
> bud N0IA
>
> bud I'm using a old maxar 50 on the port. We have used many of them and
> they work good. The only problem is that they are low power so that could
> limit you on distance.
>
>
> 73, Bill N4XEO
>

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We have a closet full of Maxar 80s and their sisters Moxys. (Basic same 
radio.)  Only a few are the 2w units, the rest are 25w.  The Maxar 80 is the 
first radios I started doing 9.6kb conversions for (in Las Vegas) before I 
'graduated' to Mitreks which are a lot easier to work with.  There is also a 
conversion for replacing the IF crystals in the Maxars for making them 
wider-band, just like the Mitreks.  Do you have any idea of the BER you are 
attaining with the Maxar 50s?

I've (perhaps temporarily) put the Maxars/Moxys aside in favor of the 
Mitreks, but might have to go back and take another look if our network is 
going to move more sites to 9.6kb.

If you can get 25w out of them for our service they should do 30-35 miles 
with reasonable "I can see you too" antennas. We are only running the 
Mitreks at 35-40 so far but plan on having 60-70 for links over 30-35 miles.

bud