On Mar 22, 2009, at 4:40 PM, Kris Kirby wrote: > On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 [email protected] wrote: >>> I have retuned 10+ GE Mastr II exciters - base/moble and have never >>> had to change a component. Put the ICOM in for the new frequency >>> and >>> tune per the manual. >> >> Same experience here, except that if you want to put one on the >> 144.390 APRS frequency you may find that some exciters don't quite >> make it down that far. > > What sort of temperature coeffiecent does the exciter have? If I > want to > find the limits of lock, do I need to freeze it or heat it up to 140 > degrees?
I'll say this: Many people put their repeaters in temperature controlled environments and then hunt needlessly for 2C ICOM's. There's a chart in the LBIs for where/when the temperature compensation kicks in. More folks should read it. (GRIN!) -- Nate Duehr, WY0X [email protected]
