This covers the P28VDG, P50VDG, P136VDG, P144VDG, P220VDG and P432VDG models.
They are out of business but one gentleman is still supporting them at www.iders.com.
All of the 7000-series radios have nearly the same schematic. Obviously the TX and RX sections would have different component values. Supposedly the manuals had addendums to cover the various band differences.
ChargeGuard CG-X Instructions 387 kB PDF file current model.
Mark Three 1.2 MB PDF file Equivalent to the Midland 13‑500. The last page of the PDF is a full-size schematic diagram.
FM-28 7.1 MB PDF file Equivalent to the early model Midland 13‑510A (the 2 meter version of the Midland 13‑513 220 radio). The original price (in the mid-1970s) was around $350. They were sold in europe as the Uniden 2080.
FM-76 1.5 MB PDF file Equivalent to the Midland 13‑509 and similar Cobra model. The second page of the PDF is a full-size schematic diagram.
FM-88 1 MB PDF file Equivalent to the later model Midland 13‑510A.
Clegg 016 repeater (220 MHz) 21.4 MB PDF file Contains the advertisement and schematics.
The FM-28 and FM-88 had a factory installed scanner option (FM-28S or FM-88S) that was very rare. The scanner was actually made by CES as their 800-ML product.
This amplifier is also sold/rebranded by Codan/Daniels and other LMR manufacturers.
Note that the original 16-pin TTL EPROM is no longer available, but you can make an adapter to allow use of the more readily available 27Cxxx series EPROMS. The manual walks you through what each bit is used for.
A newer version is available here 1.1 MB PDF file
The first file listed below contains the basic (standard) CSI 32 Repeater Tone Panel Controller manual (photo of the unit). The second file contains the CSI Super 32 Repeater Tone Panel (Controller) manual. The last two files contain the two pages of programming commands from the basic (standard) CSI 32 Tone Panel Controller Manual; the zip file contains two GIF files, and the PDF is a two page image file.
If anyone has photos of the Super 32 panel we'd appreciate an email.
The first four of the Communication Systems Incorporated (CSI-Lynwood) files below were donated by Skipp May http://www.radiowrench.com.
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CSI 32 Repeater Tone Panel (Controller) manual 1.5 MB PDF file with bad pages removed. |
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CSI Super 32 Repeater Tone Panel (Controller)
manual 921 kB PDF file Here's the corrected chapter 4, programming information that has both sides of the page scanned. 6.4 MB PDF file. |
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CSI 32 / Super 32 command list One 511 kB ZIP file containing two GIF files |
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CSI 32 / Super 32 command list (a two-page PDF file) 570 kB PDF file |
They wrote:
We did go by the name Data Signal quite a few years ago. We got out of that business when cell phones took off and eliminated about 80% of our product line. Fortunately, we do still have some of the old product manuals available. As an example, we have a CWID 70-DC version that you can purchase for $10.00. It has all the information that you need. Schematics, theory, installation and so on. One thing you do need to know is that coding of the PROM is no longer possible by us. If you need to change the code, then you will have to go elsewhere. To get the manual send a check along with your complete mailing address. Please let me know if you need further assistance.
Technical Support; Game Country, Inc.; 2403 Commerce Lane; Albany, GA 31707; www.gamecountry.biz
Unfortunately this is a scan of a printed document and not text searchable. If anyone has a better file please send it in.
The schematic of a rather rare power supply. It was not provided with the unit and Erik had to go hunting.
An adjustable (5-15V) 40A switching power supply.
This is a single-crystal-per-channel design similar to that of the Motorola Metrum or UHF MICOR mobile radio. Note that the unit has a mess of of small coax stuffed into the bottom of the antenna pocket. It's a magic length - a quarter wave at 2 meters - so don't change the length.
Bob WA1MIK scanned his own manual and cleaned it up significantly. It's still full of errors, but so were the radios.
This is not the complete ID-1A manual, just the chapter on programming the diode matrix. Note that the original 1N270 germanium diodes are hard to find, since they are no longer actively manufactured. The Central Semiconductor CDSH270 is a Silicon Schottky diode specifically designed to replace the older germanium diodes manufactured with 1950s technology like the 1N270, 1N277, etc. Advantages of this new technology are lower forward voltage, lower leakage, faster switching speed, and a more robust package. Mouser part # 610-CDSH270 was a reliable source for this diode in 2008 at about 25 cents each.
NOTE: The HAL ID-1000 uses a DIFFERENT diode Matrix format, so this manual excerpt is not helpful for that newer CW ID model.
Here's a higher resolution scan, but a larger file 6.6 MB PDF file
Both of these files were donated by Don Kirchner W5DK and contain all available documentation plus the 73 magazine review and sales sheet/advertisement.
A high-resolution (33 MB) scanned version is available here.
This is a repeater controller project for the DR-1X that allows complete analog control, with linking and lock-up prevention.
This radio is identical to the GE Monogram series; it just has a different name.
This inexpensive 12 volt 30 amp power supply is put through its paces.
See the file below for programming details.
Has detailed programming instructions and a worksheet.
10w in, 160w out. Factory manual with schematics; no cover sheet or specifications.
30w in, 300w out. Full manual with schematic. Scanned by Gary WB6YRU, cleaned up by Bob WA1MIK.
NorComm is now out of business, unfortunately. They had some nice products.
This unit extends the operation of an existing low band, VHF, 800 Mhz or 900 Mhz mobile radio to a UHF portable. Signals received by the mobile radio are transmitted to the portable. Transmitted signals from the portable get retransmitted by the mobile radio.
This seems to be aimed at the commercial two-way radio market.
Racom is still in business at http://www.racominc.com.
You will probably want to print this short (36 kB PDF file) programming cheat-sheet (page 20 of the manual) and stuff it inside the cabinet.
This is the full manual with schematic and component layout.
This is a synthesized 12-meter and 10-meter AM/FM/SSB/CW dual-band amateur mobile transceiver, rated for 25 watts SSB and 10 watts CW/AM/FM (RCI-2950) or 150 watts SSB and 50 watts CW/AM/FM (RCI-2970).
40V, 40A version, model 106-2046-B, with extra schematics at the end. This is the same as the Motorola S-1305A power supply.
Also bear in mind that Repco is a generic brand. Repco did/does contract manufacture and private labels/labeled their products for E. F. Johnson, Federal Sign and Signal, KAAR, Marconi and several other well known brands. Also sold as the Neulink 900 MHz tx/rx.
The actual name of this software is "Service Monitor 2000". This is version 2.0, anybody have the 2.2.3 version? Supposedly that was the last one.
NOTE: Several anti-virus products falsely detect this program as a Trojan Horse. It's NOT! And your page maintainer can verify that.
Comments from Joe Orrico WB6HRO: "You have to make an exception (in the antivirus) to run allow it to run. There isn't a virus or trojan in it. Then for compatibility run as Windows 95 or 98. My entire system uses these radios, I have about 30 RFT modules including spares."
10 MHz GPS-disciplined ovenized oscillator used as a station reference frequency source.
These units have a built-in switchable preamp and several colored status LEDs.
VHF-lo model DXP-L180, VHF-hi models DXP-V175 and DXP-V220, UHF model DXP-U150.
VHF-hi amplifier photos: Front Rear courtesy of Paul N2XZF.
This is the early synthesized handheld marketed by Henry Corp. The later S4 was UHF. Somewhere in there they made a 220 MHz model - I forget if it was the S2 or S3. Anyone have schematics or a service manual?
13.8V, 20A supply. Overly complicated.
TPL is apparently out of business despite their web site still being there. Does anyone know of a competent repair facility?
Models RXR, RXRPS, RXRF, RXRF2, RXRFPS, RXRF2PS. This file contains the User's Manual and the Service Manual.
Trident Raider Installation and Operation Manual Rev. 1.4.1 dated November 1999 PN:600-491 111.5 MB PDF (an image file, not text serchable, no schematics)
Schematics that should have been included in the 1.4.2 manual: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5
All five pages in a ZIP file All five pages in a multipage PDF file
Trident Micro Systems ("TMS") in Arden, North Carolina made the Raider (spec sheet) (front rear), the Marauder (spec sheet) (no photos), the Raider Extreme (spec sheet) (front rear), the Raider Extreme II (no data), and other LTR repeater controllers.
The Raider replaced the TNT model (that Kenwood sold for years with their name on them) and was a LTR (analog trunking) single channel controller with internal Morse Code ID and LTR airtime usage info that could be downloaded as a simple text file. Both the TNT and the the Raider were one rack unit tall (1 and 3/4 inch). It also had both CTCSS tones and DCS codes as it was designed to be a transition controller from a community repeater to an LTR repeater.
The Marauder was a Raider with a fully populated circuit board - they added an internal telephone interconnect (an autopatch that supported both outgoing and incoming calls). If anyone has a Marauder manual I'd like to have the opportunity to scan it (and will return it if you want it back).
The LTR format had limitations and was easily hacked. It was superseded by first LTR-NET, then MultiNET and finally Passport. The Raider Extreme model was the exact same circuit board as the Raider just with different PROMs and paint and implemented the Passport protocol features.
TMS was bought by Motorola in November of 2014 just for the patents and intellectual property (Passport, Connect+ and eventually DMR) and the LTR product line went away.
The Raider manuals that we have above have interfacing information for a plethora of common repeaters, and enough information to roll your own. All the Raider needs is +12vDC, receiver discriminator audio and it outputs transmit audio and transmit data. The LTR format is NOT legal on amateur frequencies as it transmits a beacon data pulse every few seconds and does it without any ID signal.
Managing a TNT, a Raider, a Marauder or an Extreme does not require a Windows PC running a virtual machine running MS-DOS running old proprietary software to manage it (like you do with the competing Zetron model 42 or the CSI 4200)… All you need is a female-to-female 3-wire (pins 2, 3 & 5) crossover cable and a Televideo 920-compatible terminal emulator (like ProCommPlus or ZOC).
Your page maintainer has 47 channels of LTR with Raiders, Zetron 42s and CSI 4200s in commercial service on both Motorola and Kenwood repeaters. All are remotely managed over the internet.
He'd love to find one or two Raider Extreme II units just to experiment with them. Also any airtime billing package that supports the Trident format.
An odd design and not a very good design, which may explain why they aren't around any more. Ken K9KO reverse-engineered the supply and drew the schematic.
This generic, inexpensive 350 watt, 5 Volt, 70 Amp unit is marketed as an LED lighting power supply. It was purchased by Bob WA1MIK who sent it to Eric WB6FLY for load testing. Read his Megawatt S-350-12 article above as this supply is nearly identical inside and out.
The Waters phone patches were the Rolls Royce grade units of the 1960s-1970s and are still prized today. The 3002 had an additional audio leveling amplifier that worked quite well. The physical design was interesting as well: the unit could sit horizontally on top of a radio, or vertically next to it. The front panel was reversible for either mode.