On Thu, 18 Mar 2010, tahrens301 wrote: > Working on a micor mobile to be used as a repeater (only using the > exciter/control board/PA). > > Was going through it, and am only able to get about 75 watts out of it > with the exciter on 53.7. > > The exciter is putting out 0.3 watts... a bit more than most exciters > I've seen, but they were high band. > > The tags on the PA cover indicate over 100 watts were once measured. > > Made most of the capacitor mods to the exciter, but it tunes up easy. > (slugs not in wierd places). > > Oh, not gonna run it at full power, but wanted to make sure it was up > to snuff.
IIRC Motorola usually used about 1W at the exciter to drive the PA to full power. 1.125W (+33dBm) will put a Mitrek amp up to 125W under certain conditions. The Micor may have a tripler though. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
