At 08:10 PM 09/05/10, you wrote: >I just aquired a second msf5000 to make a 2 meter repeater our of >and it has a part not present in the first station. I suspect it >could be a rx preamp due to the fact it has coax input and output >and it is wired in series between the duplexer rx port and the >receiver rf input. >It appears to be an aluminum block rack mounted just below the power >supply and is about 1.5" thick and about 8 or 9 inches wide. I did >not see any electrical connections so if it is a preamp it must get >power from the coax into the receiver. I am not familiar with this >device. My other station did not have this part. Perhapps it is >sopme kind of filter? Both stations are the digital capable models >which I program with the rib and old laptop. Any ideas >please! Pictures on request if needed.
Is there a Moto part number on it? Either a multi-digit, something like 01V12345A01, or one with three letters and 4 digits, something like TLD1111, possibly with a trailing letter? Mike