Jeff, I suspect the IDC pot as well. I have sprayed and readjusted it before. Sometimes it lasts for five days, and sometimes it's 5 months. Last time was about three months ago, it is still OK, I've got my fingers crossed. Thanks,
de Lee K4LJP 73 On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Jeff DePolo <j...@broadsci.com> wrote: > > > > Start with the basics: > > 1. Clean all of the contact pins and female contacts with a good contact > cleaner like Deox-It. When re-installing each of the boards/cards, check > check to make sure that all of the male pins are straight and that none of > the female contacts have "spread" - tighten up by squeezing gently with > needle-nose pliers where necessary. > > 2. Clean (or replace) the IDC pot if you haven't already. > > If speaker audio is normal and doesn't vary in level, and/or if PL > injection > doesn't change when the audio level changes, chances are it's somewhere in > the repeat audio path. But if speaker audio level changes too, then > clean/replace the audio level pot on the audio/squelch board as well. > > Those are my first-pass suggestions. If you want to provide more detail on > the problem, including what cards you are using and how you have Tx and Rx > wired from the controller to the station, I can probably offer some other > suggestions. > > --- Jeff WN3A > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>] > On Behalf Of Lee Pennington > > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:42 AM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Which Micor RX for Two Meters > > > > > > > > No, I did every thing from the RB "station to repeater > > conversion" instructions. My problems with the Xmitter > > involve fluctuating audio & deviation levels. It is frequency > > stable and I have a solid 75-78 watts out of the cans. > > Thanks for your concern and keep up the good work. > > de Lee > > K4LJP > > 73 > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Scott Zimmerman > > <n3...@repeater-builder.com <n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com> > > <mailto:n3...@repeater-builder.com <n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Did I do the transmitter as well? (I don't remember. I > > do so many projects.) > > > > Scott > > > > Scott Zimmerman > > Amateur Radio Call N3XCC > > 474 Barnett Road > > Boswell, PA 15531 > > > > > > > > Lee Pennington wrote: > > > > > > > > > Exactly right, Scott did the coils and castings on > > mine five years > > > ago.Hasn't been touched since.............now the > > xmitter, well that's > > > another story. > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:36 AM, terry_wx3m > > <wx3m.te...@gmail.com <wx3m.terry%40gmail.com> <mailto: > wx3m.terry%40gmail.com <wx3m.terry%2540gmail.com>> > > > > > <mailto:wx3m.te...@gmail.com <wx3m.terry%40gmail.com> > > <mailto:wx3m.terry%40gmail.com <wx3m.terry%2540gmail.com>> >> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Do yourself a favor and send the receiver and $100 to Scott > > > > > n3...@repeater-builder.com <n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com> > > <mailto:n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com <n3xcc%2540repeater-builder.com>> > > <mailto:n3xcc%40repeater-builder.com <n3xcc%2540repeater-builder.com> > > <mailto:n3xcc%2540repeater-builder.com<n3xcc%252540repeater-builder.com>> > >. > > > > > > Then you will have a receiver that is in the 131-150 > > range. It is > > > worth EVERY penny. It will exceed book specs. > > > > > > --- In > > > Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > > > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%2540yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%252540yahoogroups.com>> > >, "Tim - WD6AWP" > > > > > > <tisaw...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have the following Micor receivers. TLD4071B, > > TLD5781AV, and > > > TLD8271B3. Unfortunately none are in range 2. Which, > > if any of these > > > would be the best for a receiver on 144.5 > > > > > > > > Tim WD6AWP > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "Always drink upstream from the herd." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Always drink upstream from the herd." > > > > > > > > > > > -- "Always drink upstream from the herd."
