Thanks Kevin. I have a list to include a 1/8" plug and clip leads. That will tell me as you suggested. I have got a lot of good ideas from the group.
73 Jim KA2AJH _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Custer Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 9:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Micor Audio on VERY WEAK SIGNALS Put your MICOR speaker on the (mobile?) radio you are listening to, this will give you an apples to apples comparison. I use a MICOR speaker in my work truck, it's connected to a Kenwood 742, and yes, it makes a BIG difference. Kevin Custer Jim Cicirello wrote: > Hi Guys, > A question for the MICOR fans that may have experienced a similar > dilemma I am having with one of our three Micor Repeaters. All three > are Micor VHF Bases, converted to repeater duty using the information > I obtained from this group. All three have Cat 200 Controllers and > unless I have missed something all are wired the same. > When a weak signal, like from a portable radio or a station far away > comes in I have quite a bit of background (white noise). I have > noticed that if I listen to the audio from the Micor Speaker, it > appears to me that much of the white noise is gone and the signal is > much more understandable. Now this audio test is being performed with > the TX on, so I have determined that there is no noticeable desense. > The first thing I did was check the input audio into the Cat200 and > make sure the voltages were set to the book, which they were. I have > also taken into consideration that the Micor Speaker may reproduce the > audio better than the HT or Mobile, but there is still enough > difference that I wish the repeater audio, on weak signals only, > sounded as good as the Micor RX direct to the speaker. I am using > Discriminator Audio on all the repeaters and have the controller set > properly for that. The only way to explain a weak signal is the > background seems to be pumped up. Any ideas I will look into on my > next trip to Pa. > > 73 Jim KA2AJH Wellsville, NY
