This is what happens when the a customer who knows nothing about radio,
wants something cheep, buys low bid from someone who is out for a fast buck
and the customer who is probably an administrator, is unwilling to admit
that they made a mistake! All they had to do is write a performance
guarantee into the purchase or specification with a penalty for
non-performance.
Fred
W5VAY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] cable run radiating cable
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> Bob Dengler wrote:
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> > At 3/15/2005 01:48 PM, you wrote:
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> >>what do you guys know about the installation of radiating cable for a
> >>repeater in a building. I have a 5 story building and sub basement. So
> >>it is like 6 stories. Thinking of putting the repeater in the lower
level
> >>and installing the cable up to the roof. On the roof thinking a
> >>DB-408. (or would a dummy load be used) This would be a UHF
> >>repeater possible 2 watts or other low power use. The goal is to cover
> >>the floors as there are a lot of cement and metal. At this time they
have
> >>a repeater on the roof but the lower floors are dead and there is very
> >>little receive in the sub basement. The current repeater is 40 watts.
No
> >>preamp.
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> The answer that was proposed for one local hospital was to put the whole
> mess on a middle floor, with 3dB stick just outside. But because another
> cut-throat shop came in and bid a used flexar rptr, and said it would
> work just fine on an existing antenna on the roof, they went that way.
> Oh, while the rptr was UHF, the antenna they used was a VHF 4-bay. It
> was resonant. Didn't work for beans in the hospital, worked good about
> 10-12 mi away though.
> The antenna and rptr have since been replaced, but it still doesn't work
> all that well.
> --
> Jim Barbour
> WD8CHL
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