No............No..............No.....................and again.................NO.............not at all.....not ever
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 7:46 PM, burkleoj <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was thinking it should be 39 Watts. The 4 Watt HT added to the 35 Watt > rating of the Duplexer. > > --- In [email protected]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Joel Liburd" <v44...@...> wrote: > > > > 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]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > 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 <wa6i...@...> 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 <michaelh...@...> 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 > > > > >
