Kevin, Sorry I must disagree with you. When isolators were first introduced to the two way radio systems in the early 70's they were for the purpose of reducing intermod on congested sites. Then others saw the benefit of protecting the solid state finals, they were also used for that purpose.
Fred W5VAY ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Custer To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: duplexer isolation and receiver noise bud Ron Wright wrote: > The primary reason for a isolator is to prevent intermod I strongly disagree... An isolators main purpose is to prevent a power amplifier from burning up due to excessive reflected power; due to antenna system issues. Kevin Custer
