Actually a duplexer does have a wattage - it has a
power LIMIT.
The small chinese duplexers use a tiny, low voltage
capacitor inside each stage and the have a limit of
35-40 watts.
I have a small duplexer here that has a limit of 50 watts and
a large rack mount unit that has a limit of several hundred watts.
Things aren't pretty when a duplexer arcs over internally.
You have half a chance of repairing the ones that are
bolted together. The ones that are welded together
make halfway decent doorstops.
Mike
At 11:24 PM 05/26/10, you wrote:
A Duplexer has no wattage as it is neither a Transmiter nor Reciever
i am trying to understand your 35 watts point
Marcus
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 6:00 PM, kf7eec
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
If I would to use 2 HT radios that are 4 watts each and a duplexer
that is 35 watts to build a portable repeater, would my repeater be
4 watts or 35 watts?
Thanks!
Michael
KF7EEC
