Chucks right on the money.
Do the next guy a favor and remove the useless junk from the tower.
See this article:
<http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/cracking.html>
Mike WA6ILQ
At 05:42 AM 05/28/10, you wrote:
I understand the move and money issue. Be aware that any loose
hardware and/or damaged antenna can, and often does, generate noise
all on it's own when hit with an RF source - your repeater or some
other nearby transmitter.
Good luck with the move. And you got very lucky if you land a cell
tower location for a good price.
Chuck
WB2EDV
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From: <mailto:wa2...@taconic.net>Stan
To: <mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 220 duplexers
Hi Chuck,
The tower is 150' up and I keep forgetting my binoculars. But I
think the elements are simply blown away. The cable appears to be
still intact. AND we are expecting to move over to a new Cell Tower
location soon and don't want to put a lot of work and money into the
current tower. And I shut the 220 repeater down so it will not
create any noise.
Thanks
Stan
From: <mailto:wb2...@roadrunner.com>Chuck Kelsey
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:14 AM
To: <mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 220 duplexers
I never like the idea of leaving a known bad antenna on a tower. It
will eventually become a noise generator. Yes, sometimes you can
"get away" with it, but it's a real gamble. And if there are other
services nearby, you could be bothering them and not know it.
Chuck
WB2EDV
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:wa2...@taconic.net>Stan
To: <mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 220 duplexers
The bad antenna is the Rx antenna. It won't hear beyond about a mile
after a heavy wind storm. So swapping is not an option.
Stan
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