Quantar linking onsite via v.24 and wireline

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W7BEQ
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Quantar linking onsite via v.24 and wireline

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Looking for info on linking 2 quantar repeaters onsite via v.24 and wireline. I see reference to a rt/rt but links are dead. Is this as simple as a shielded cat 5 cable to the v.24 ports? Any help appreciated. There does not seem to be info in the service manual I have. Thanks
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Re: Quantar linking onsite via v.24 and wireline

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No, the V.24 connections need to use a null/crossover cable. See here: http://www.qsl.net/kb9mwr/projects/dv/a ... facing.pdf
The easiest way I've found to do it is to make a short cable terminating in a keystone jack and punch the crossover connections there, then you can use any Cat5 cable between the keystone jack and the second Quantar. V.24 null/crossover is required for a direct connection between a Quantar and any other device, be it a DIU, AstroTAC, or another Quantar.

Yes, RT/RT needs to be enabled in the Astro Wireline config. RT/RT is only used when connecting two Quantars back to back (side note: P25NX "tricks" the connected Quantars into thinking they're only connected to one other repeater, which is why you need to enable it for that.) You also need to set the External Transmit Clock to Disabled.
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Re: Quantar linking onsite via v.24 and wireline

Post by W7BEQ »

Thank you for that info!!
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