--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Steve Passmore <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Steve Passmore <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RP-70U repeater not transmitting at full power
To: [email protected]
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 12:29 AM
You sure it's 15 watts? The service manual on repeater-builder
specifies it's a 12 watt repeater
http://www.repeater -builder. com/standard/ standard- index.html Add in
the duplexer, cables, age, possible tuning out of it's designed 450-470
range and you get about 8 watts.
Aisen Lopez wrote:
> Hello, I've got a Standard RP-70U UHF repeater that is not
> transmitting at full capacity.
>
> The thing is supposed to have a max RX power of 15 watts. Yet, I
> plugged a power/swr meter and my dummy load, when I checked it was
> only putting out 7 watts. So I looked in the manual, found the
> adjustment points and tried to adjust for maximum power and it won't
> go over 8 to 8.5 watts of TX power. It doesn't seem to be having any
> problems with the duplexer. It just won't go over 8 watts. Could it
> be a failing TX transistor?. RX is fine and there are no other
> problems with the repeater, just the power issue.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
OK, yes the manual does say 12 watts. That's the operating power, but it does
go up to fifteen. The freq is under the 450-470 range (it's on
464.825/469.825). It looks like I'll have to take it to the tech. to have the
duplexer retuned. Thanks for your help and everybody else's help!.
>
>
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