ERIC, VERY WELL PUT I APPLAUD ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS!!! My repeaters have been on the air for a few years and they still are not complete. I started as close to perfect as I could get them and continue to try and make improvments with new antennas, added features and what ever I can think of to make it better!
Again Great Comments!! When I worked in the two way shop before I was licensed as a HAM I remember listening to a local repeater and thinking how great it sounded compaired to the equipment that we had and with much less money spent, and older equipment. Now I know, it is by learning as much as you can and careing how your equipment sounds and making as many improvments as you can. --- In [email protected], "Eric Lemmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Randy, > > I think the subject has been covered well enough already. Perhaps the best > analogy would be a Hewlett-Packard power meter, where the sensor is matched > to, and calibrated with, the meter itself. If the sensor should somehow be > destroyed by accident, one could not simply purchase a new sensor and expect > it to work with the existing meter. One must ship the meter and the sensor > back to the factory for alignment and calibration. Like the crystal and the > channel element, they are a "matched pair." > > While I understand and respect the opinions of those who maintain that > Amateur Radio transmitters can embrace a much more relaxed level of > precision than commercial transmitters, I cannot help but wonder why this > feeling is so pervasive. My personal feeling is that the public impression > of Amateur Radio (notice the capitals!) is greatly enhanced when such > installations meet or exceed the workmanship levels found in a typical > commercial installation. Many others more vocal than I have lamented that > some installations by Amateur Radio licensees have been so amateurish that > they demean the name. I submit that an Amateur Radio repeater should always > incorporate the State of the Art, with the appropriate bandpass cavities, > isolators, filters, and components that will ensure a reliable, trouble-free > installation. Moreover, I cringe when I hear that a substandard > installation is okay, simply because it's "only" an Amateur Radio project! > > I congratulate you on taking the high road to correct the problem with your > channel element. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Nelson > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 6:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Recrystalled Element Problem > > I tried another channel element and the error was worse. Both the xtal > and element are on their way back to ICM. It will be interesting to see > if ICM admits an error or blames it on the element. > > Randy > > > > > > 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/
