No worries, the more info the better. Echoproducer is the Bees Knees if you are running echolink. It is one very impressive and free program. Peter has put a lot of work into it.
Scott --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Tony KT9AC <kt...@...> wrote: > > Scott, > I also would second the "reverse repeater" theory. Years ago (many) we > had a repeater in Western PA on 147.165 that would lock up with a > Michigan repeater on 147.765 (both rightfully coordinated) and produce > the "pipe" sound. In those days (1980s) everyone ran carrier squelch and > we had some Lake Erie ducting once in a while. > > Its up to you, but was just a quick workaround that I started doing. > Funny thing is I can get the "growl" when the system ran DPL and > conditions are right...but its not the repeater since another temporary > system I put in did the same thing. > > Sorry to hijack your note with my issue, but was hoping that there would > be some commonality and we would both benefit. Thanks for the > information on echoproducer, I might look into that. > > Tony > > offtracks1 wrote: > > > > Thanks for the quick reply > > > > The revers pair is a good point. > > > > I am in a remote area and did the full coordination but still we have > > had some odd ducting here as I am close to 9K mountains and I am at > > around 4K feet to start with. > > > > Tony I have not ran it without the tx pl. I have a few folks that like > > that including myself as I drop the tone before the TX, the controller > > is a ICS. But still for testing I may do that. I have echolink so I > > hook it up at night to the Ireland conference and set the system to > > listen only so I do not interfere with folks. Then with a program > > called echoproducer I can log each time the system gets kerchunched. > > sometimes its fine other times the log is big. > > > > Sorry I failed to put down its on 147.000 TX 147.600 RX. > > > > I have a repeater info page off of my weather station site. > > > > http://www.josephoregonweather.com/repeater.html > > <http://www.josephoregonweather.com/repeater.html> > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, Tony KT9AC <kt9ac@> wrote: > > > > > > Scott, > > > You are not alone in this!! I too have been fighting a problem almost > > > exactly like this - I've tried different PL tones on RX and TX and that > > > seemed to keep it from "self-oscillating". Seems to happen more when > > the > > > weather is dry and I describe it as a "growl" sound. Happening on a > > > MSF5000 at a commercial site. We too have numerous broadcast towers > > > within 2 miles, and lots of Cellular/PCS antennas around. Mine is on > > > UHF, yours appears to be high-band VHF (from the TKR-750 K2 note). > > > > > > I'm still working on a resolution, but again for now try either split > > > tone or remove PL from the transmitter (CSQ). It would keep the > > repeater > > > keyed up for several seconds, then drop signal and come back again (as > > > long as the tail remained with PL output). I've also shortened the hang > > > timer to 3 seconds to help. It wouldn't bring up the system unless > > > someone kerchunked it, then it started. > > > > > > Tony, KT9AC > > > > > > > >
