By the way, the Wacom model number is WP-430-2. -- Tim :wq Begin forwarded message:
> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Intermod Calculation > > This is a couple of pass cavities, not a duplexer. Do the band pass cavities > have the same problem? > > -- > Tim > :wq > > On Aug 25, 2010, at 1:32 PM, DCFluX wrote: > >> I've seen this before on Wacom BpBr duplexers. Remove the coupling loop from >> the cavity and re-solder the connectors. Use 2% silver bearing solder if you >> can find it. >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Tim Sawyer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Here's the latest: We went up to our site yesterday. We added a lighting >> arrestor to the receive antenna. We grounded the chassis/rail/cabinet as it >> was only grounded via the power cord previously. Didn't expect this to fix >> the paging problem, it just needed to be done. >> >> I did find a loose UHF connector on the Wacom. This is a two cavity BP >> filter on the receive side. I don't know if the loose connector was the >> problem but it's much cleaner now. We ran in carrier squelch for about an >> hour and didn't hear much of anything. A dramatic improvement and amazing >> for our dirty hill. Today there have been a couple of pages bust through the >> P/L but it's 1,000% better than it was and it's still pretty quite in >> carrier squelch. >> >> Do you think the loose connector and/or grounding could have helped or is >> this some sort of cruel coincidence? >
