RE: [Repeater-Builder] Can I lose a cavity using an amp and an attenuator?

[Jeff DePolo WN3A]

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If you give up a cavity, you're giving up around 40 dB of isolation.  The pad only provides 6 dB of isolation.  Unless you've got a transmitter that is cleaner than any I've ever seen, or your split is many MHz, the answer is no, it won't work. -----Original Message----- From: Ian Ashford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 5:22 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Can I lose a cavity using an amp and an attenuator? At the moment I am testing a  2m 4 can duplexer with a 25 watt transmitter and all is fine.   I wish to remove one of the cans in the duplexer and use it for another purpose (part of another duplexer actually)   If I lose a can from the tx arm can I "clean up" the transmitter with (say) a 120w solidstate amp followed by a high power 6dB pad?   has anybody in the group tried this?   Ian G8PWE     Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.