My guess is that it is the harmonic filter, with the left coax leading to the pa or circulator if it has one............... . bill w4oo . .
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "wb5oxq" <wb5...@...> wrote: > > I just aquired a second msf5000 to make a 2 meter repeater our of and it has > a part not present in the first station. I suspect it could be a rx preamp > due to the fact it has coax input and output and it is wired in series > between the duplexer rx port and the receiver rf input. > It appears to be an aluminum block rack mounted just below the power supply > and is about 1.5" thick and about 8 or 9 inches wide. I did not see any > electrical connections so if it is a preamp it must get power from the coax > into the receiver. I am not familiar with this device. My other station did > not have this part. Perhapps it is sopme kind of filter? Both stations are > the digital capable models which I program with the rib and old laptop. Any > ideas please! Pictures on request if needed. >
