Brian, How did you detect the carrier? If you used a handheld radio in the vicinity of the repeater, then yes, the exciter's oscillator is running all the time. Most likely, your VXR-5000 is an earlier model that has single-shield coax jumpers inside the cabinet. I have a VXR-5000 repeater on GMRS, and I eliminated that leakage by replacing all three jumpers with RG-400/U double-shielded cable.
Check to ensure that ALL of the module shield covers are in place, with ALL cover screws installed and tight. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian R. Chapman Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 3:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] VXR-5000 Spur I recently acquired a VXR-5000 UHF repeater on 442.650 PL 100.0, it seems to be generating an on freq carrier even when not keyed!!! Almost like the exciter is staying on although the service monitor shows no power being transmitted Anybody else ever have this problem and what is the fix? Brian nb9e
