Kevin, it still rocks!
--- Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >Wow Kevin, sounds like you got a [EMAIL PROTECTED] repeater
> >with 330 watts on 2meters.
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> >Question for you: How many watts ERP is your
> repeater
> >putting out? What type of antenna will handle 330
> >watts?
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> The repeater is actually outputting (and is
> coordinated for) 250 watts
> into the duplexer. Subtracting the duplexer
> insertion loss of 1.5 dB
> (or 29 %), I get about 175 watts to the bottom of
> the feeder which I
> lose an additional 1/2 a dB or so, so I really get
> about 158 watts to
> the stick (Sinclair SRL-229) which has a rated gain
> of 6.1 dBd, so my
> ERP is about 650 watts. The antenna will handle 300
> watts, so I'd need
> to run over 400 watts for that to be a concern.
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> I have run this station for short periods of time at
> the 330 watt level
> for testing. There isn't much difference in ERP
> between the 250 and 330
> watt level, so I choose to save on the electric bill
> and keep the
> coordinator happy and run it at the 1/4 kilowatt
> level.
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> Kevin
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