I have to agree with these guys, I have run on the tripler output on my
Micor UHF repeater while making PA repairs. The tripler outputs something
like 2 watts and I probably had less than 1 watt at the antenna. The last
time I had PA trouble I left it that way for a few months because after not
noticing much difference in coverage, I was not in much of a hurry to fix
it.
Wade - KR7K
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> Larry, I agree with you on the coverage issue.
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> My 2 meter repeater very near you, the PA deck quit several years
> ago. Ran the repeater on the 400 mw output exciter until we got
> the PA deck fixed. Like you, by the time the RF got to the antenna,
> I'd be surprised if there was more than 100 mw.
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> The users apparently never noticed the difference in power output
> or they never said anything about it.
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> 73,
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> Neil - WA6KLA
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> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> >
> > I have a 2-Watt MICOR UHF Ham Repeater (came from the factory in
> > the 2-watt version) in service locally. The coverage is excellent.
> >
> > I've cooked a few 2-Meter PA decks over the years, and had to jumper
> > around the PA deck to use just the 400 milliwatt exciter as the
> > transmitter, while the PA deck was getting fixed. By the time it
> > went through the three transmit cans of a 6-cavity duplexer, another
> > pass can, all the jumpers, several hundred feet of old feedline,
> > etc., I'd bet that there wasn't 100 milliwatts of power actually
> > reaching the antenna. The coverage was excellent, only the people
> > using mobile and portables behind some hills that were completely
> > blocked seemed to notice that the Repeater wasn't up to its usual
> > strong signal. This is on a very small hill, not some high
> > mountaintop.
> >
> > If you have 10-20 watts for your repeater, you'll probably be
> > surprised how well it works.
> >
> > LJ
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: Dakota Summerhawk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:44:24 -0700
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters?
> >
> > Portables are great but I need the 35W (UHF) and the 50W (VHF) out
> > to assure that the coverage is adequate.
> > Thanks for the suggestion.
> > Dakota
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:13 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Mobile Repeaters?
> >
> > Use portables...
> >
> > Joe M.
> >
> > Dakota Summerhawk wrote:
> > >
> > > Is the best way to have a mobile repeater up and running with two
> > > mobile radios and a duplexer? Looking for a way to be able to run a
> > > couple of repeaters, one VHF, one UHF for a mobile communications van.
> > > Can anyone recommend ways to cut down on weight and space? Thanks
> > > Dakota
> > >
> > > -
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