I never said to use a Tx to put 500kW into a Rx. But may be running nearby on a dummy load...
Christian D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil McKie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 6:11 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Duplexer Alignment > > Say smoke test? > > Neil - WA6KLA > > > Coy Hilton wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Christian D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Interesting post, Gregg. May I ask a couple other questions? > > > > > > From: "Gregg Lengling" <glengling@ > > > > You can fudge by using a signal generator and a receiver, also > > > never never > > > > never tune the duplexers under transmitter power. > > > I'll assume because of so much power "floating around", it would be > > > hard to be sure what is getting into the measuring receiver? > > > > > > > Well you might say that. No, it's pretty easy to be sure what's > > getting into the measuring receiver. Have you ever seen a receiver > > that has had 50 or so watts applied directly to it's input ? > > > > > > > > > > > The first thing you need as previously stated is a 3dB pad on the > > > input to > > > > your receiver you are going to use as signal strength indicator. > > > You will > > > I understand the reasoning for the pad, but if in actual use (on > > the > > > RX cavities) that receiver is NOT really close to 50 Ohm, isn't it > > > better to tune everything up with the actual load (RX front end)? > > > > > > > > > Thanks n 73 > > > > > > Christian D, wo1v > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > 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/
