No, and no.
Your repeater would be putting out about 65 - 85 % of your 4 watts, based on
the type of duplexer setup.
v44kai.....Joel.
----- Original Message -----
From: x.tait.tech
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Radio or Duplex watts
yeah no, i have no problem with any of that, what i did have a concern over,
was my misunderstanding of the way the question was asked
" 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? "
Marcus
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 3:24 AM, Mike Morris <[email protected]> wrote:
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 <[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
