[Gonset] 2 Meter AM Repeater

[Geoff Fors]

The only 2 Meter AM repeater I ever knew about was the Los Angeles area 
homebrew one by Art Gentry that had the callsign K6MYK, circa 1960+.  By 
1970 most of us thought "AM? Yuck!"  But over the years I have grown 
nostalgic and now miss it.

I have been thinking about putting together an AM repeater up here in 
Monterey for 6 and 2 Meters but mountaintop space is becoming an increasing 
hassle and I have no one else interested in joining me on it.

I have a couple of  2 Meter Communicator IV's gathering dust, and several 6 
meter Communicator II's and a III on 6 Meters.

As far as whether there were any commercially made AM repeaters, I am 
drawing a blank.  For 2 Meters I was thinking about using one of those FAA 
surplus aircraft band tower rack receivers and moving it to 144 Mc/s and 
cobbling in a level activated COR.  Or maybe using a Motorola Sensicon A 
receiver and tapping signal out prior to the limiters and building a 
detector and level activated squelch.  I can't recall how low the cavity 
pipes tune in those...I had one on 144.83 for a local FM system years ago 40 
years ago so they do tune at least that low.

If I lived in  a big city I would try to drum up 6 and 2 AM activity, but I 
am in the boondocks in a canyon here. I would have to take my Gonsets on 
road trips, and then only if there were someone to talk to!

Geoff
WB6NVH
Monterey CA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Paul Signorelli
To: gonset at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2023 8:08 AM
Subject: [Gonset] WTB: 2 Meter AM Repeater


Do you have an old  2 Meter AM Repeater out in your shack
ready for redeployment?
Maybe a few old Gooney birds that are broken?
Paul   w0rw
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