The repeater that I was working on is a direct FM version. I guessed at approximately 100mw because my IFR 1500 is not always that accurate at low levels. It seems to be driving the PA just fine, but I will go back through and retune the exciter. I just wanted to get the repeater working on the original frequency before I began to twiddle coils and caps.
Joe Jeff DePolo wrote: > > IIIRC, the original spec for UHF M2 PM exciters was 200 mW. The later > direct FM exciters were spec'ed for 180 mW, even though the mulitplier > stages were basically the same between the two models, not sure why they > "downgraded" the spec. I've never had any problems with outputs down > in the > 125-150 mW range. I might start getting concerned at 100 mW though... > > --- Jeff > >
