Years ago I built a Hamtronics 6-meter exciter. Suffered from low and distorted audio too. And it was a bear to keep it tuned up. Tuning caps were real touchy. I never did actually use it. It sits in a box in the basement. One of those "lessons learned" projects.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Custer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics 6 meter repeater problems > Joe wrote: >> I'm thinking that I might just have a bad crystal, but have no way to >> prove it. The crystal does have the Hamtronics crystal oven on it, but >> I don't think that should be the problem. >> > > I wouldn't think so, the crystal itself is not 'modulated'; it's the > following active stage that provides the modulation. > > Kevin > >
