Could it be the receiver is muted during the transmit condition? Neil @ 4:15am ... in Oregon
John Clark wrote: > > > How many cavities do you have for 500kc split? A transistor pa > >with 1 meg takes at least 4 to run 40 watts, I am using six BR > >notch filters. > > > this is a split site? > no, the radio (rx and tx in same unit) will be located on a 500' > platform on a tower. > > > Is your antenna a shunt style? > Currently, for testing purposes, I am using two seperate J-poles (one for TX, > one for RX) both going through their prospective halfs of the duplexer > But my problem is that even when sent to a dummy load, the transmit seems to > blank out the receive. > > > > John Clark wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone had any success or failure in using a 60 watt Mitrek for a > > > repeater on a 500 kHz seperation? > > > Should I use two seperate Mitreks for TX / RX to prevent internal desence? > > > Should I reconsider my frequency pair and use a 1 MHz? > > > In my installation, the radio will be on a tower in a cabnet less than 10 > > > ft from the radiating antenna. Will that give me trouble? > > > My frequency is 51.2 - 51.7 > > > > > > Thanks for your comments and suggestions, > > > > > > John - KI4AWK > > -- > > 73...Clark Beckman N8PZD > > > > Pursuant to U.S. Code, title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, �227, > > "Any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to this address > > is subject to a download and archival fee of $500.00 U.S.". > > E-mailing denotes acceptance of these terms. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

