Mine did that same thing when I didn't have a speaker or load resistor connected to the speaker wires.
Gerald Pelnar WD0FYF McPherson, Ks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mastr II mobile in repeater service Noise in receiver > Antenna is a Cushcraft AFM-44 4bay. feedline is LMR400 abt 50ft run. > all N connectors. > > Dan > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Chuck Kelsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> What are you running for feedline and antenna? I'm immediately > suspicious of >> the feedline. >> >> Chuck >> WB2EDV >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:51 PM >> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Mastr II mobile in repeater service > Noise in >> receiver >> >> >> > Ok all you helpful folks. I need some ideas. >> > I have a UHF mastr II tuned to the ham band. I am using a NHRC- > 3/M2 >> > controller. I have a 2 meter remote base on the 2nd port of the >> > controller. I have both audio delay boards installed. I am > running a >> > TS-64 ctcss board in full encode/decode. My output is 25watts out > of >> > the cavities. I am using a set of TX/RX Varinotch cans. I am > running >> > a ARR preamp. >> > The problem I have is this. Sometimes on the receive signal it >> > sounds "crunchy". A signal will be full quieting and then it will >> > get "crunchy" and then slowly clear up. On weaker signals >> > the "crunchy sounding audio will just stay that way. I thought > maybe >> > this was caused by the AD but it was still there when i removed > the >> > delay board. >> > This system was on 444.450/449.450 for abt 7 years with no > problems. >> > I moved and had to change the frequencies to 448.450/443.450. I > also >> > had a IFAS board fail a few months ago and swapped it out with > one I >> > had from another UHF Mastr II. >> > Thoughts? ideas? places to start? Bring it on!! I need to make > this >> > thing work rght or take it off the air. >> > >> > Dan >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
