I just bought a Z-Matcher from EMR and installed it on my repeater. It didn't improve the situation over my 61" lead between transmitter and duplexer but I was able to match random lengths of coax to the same performance. So it works!
The cost of this little box was well under $100 including shipping to Canada. I wouldn't build one myself unless I had the parts kicking around or had some special enclosure/connector requirements. It's one of those things where the parts really are a significant chunk of the cost of the item. > An excellent idea! All that's inside one of these little gems is a Pi > network, so it would not be a big deal. I plan to measure the > components inside a Telewave VHF matcher when I swap out a repeater that > uses one, but that will be in a month or two... Perhaps some photos of > the guts will be useful... Adi -- Adi Linden | va3adi | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://adis.ca +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ IRLP Node 2590 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
