Good thought. The repeater was taken up there pre-installed in a cabinet with all the wiring in place (i.e. jumpers). All that had to happen was hook up feedline and plug it in. You may have a very good point. The antenna and feedline have been there several years.
--- In [email protected], Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Scott wrote: > > >Well, here is the setup, and the problem: > > > >Setup: > >Moto Mitek trunk mobile on 70CM with CAT 250 controller, and control > >head intact (mic disconnected). TX-RX duplexers (GE flavor, 3 cavity) > >retuned. Uses stock tone board for incoming tone, Com-Spec board for > >outgoing. Running about 25W into duplexer. > > > >Problem: > >Worked OK for a month in the shop on a small antenna, about a day at > >the site, then now the RX audio is not there unless you are at the > >site. Also you get a wierd growling like feedback and cycling of the > >TX for a minute. > > > > Since you said it worked okay at the shop, I'll assume that the duplexer > isn't insufficient for your needs. > > I'd suspect interconnecting coax (from the duplexer to the radio set) or > the antenna and feedline you switched it to. > > Put the repeater (duplexer output) on a dummy load and see if the > weirdness goes away. If it does, suspect the antenna and/or feedline > you moved the repeater onto. > > Kevin > 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/
