Chris, What kind of antenna are you using?
--- Chris Bunting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Problem is, it only happens every couple weeks, and > lasts for a couple hours, if I'm available and I > spend 30 minutes to get the the repeater site, I can > only hope it's still doing that. > > We tried all new feedline, I looked in the > antenna/hardline connector and everything is dry. We > even tried a brand new antenna and duplexer. This > didn't fix the problem, which leads me to beleive > it's in the receiver itself > > > At 06:59 AM 11/30/03 +0000, you wrote: > > > > >I am having a problem with my MSR-2000 VHF > receiver going flaky > > >whenever it is (1) wet out (2) pressure drops > > > > > >It has a "oscillating" noise on the receiver, and > sensitivity goes to > > >crap on the RX. > > > > > >Anyone else ever run into this? > > > > > >I have some spare receivers, I think I'll try > replacing it first, and > > >see if it fixes this. > > > > > >Could my xtals be the culprit?? > > > > > >-K1CWB > > >145.310/R Lancaster, PA > > > > More likely your antenna system. > > > > As a test go to the site on a day when it's really > bad and unplug the > > feedline from your cabinet and plug a dummy load > into the cabinet. > > > > Try the system with a handheld. I'll bet that it > performs just fine. > > Then reconnect the feedline and move the dummy > load to the top end > > of the feedline and repeat the test... > > > > ...and so forth until you get to the antenna > itself. > > > > I'll bet that you have moisture in the antenna > system somewhere. > > > > Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
