Re: [Repeater-Builder] Better RX with feedline partailly disconnected?

2005-03-22 Thread Mathew Quaife
Just for the sake of being nuts, make sure you don't have a floating voltage lying around. When I first began working with the repeater, I had something similiar, found that it was a stray voltage to ground. Changed the power source coming in and that fixed the problem. Turned out to be a

[Repeater-Builder] Better RX with feedline partailly disconnected?

2005-03-21 Thread Michael Singewald N1PLH
OK, this is making me nuts. I have changed jumpers about 3 times thinking I have a cable problem but I am convinced it is not the cable. Here are the symptoms: 220 Hamtronics receiver (very old, no labeling on the board). Tunes great on the bench (.15uv 12db sinad). Installed into rack

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Better RX with feedline partailly disconnected?

2005-03-21 Thread Ralph Mowery
--- Michael Singewald N1PLH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, this is making me nuts. I have changed jumpers about 3 times thinking I have a cable problem but I am convinced it is not the cable. Here are the symptoms: 220 Hamtronics receiver (very old, no labeling on the board). Tunes

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Better RX with feedline partailly disconnected?

2005-03-21 Thread Roger Grady
At 08:25 PM 3/21/05, Michael Singewald N1PLH wrote: OK, this is making me nuts. I have changed jumpers about 3 times thinking I have a cable problem but I am convinced it is not the cable. Here are the symptoms: Have you tried changing the length of the jumper? Have you tried putting a pad

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Better RX with feedline partailly disconnected?

2005-03-21 Thread Michael Singewald
] Better RX with feedline partailly disconnected? At 08:25 PM 3/21/05, Michael Singewald N1PLH wrote: OK, this is making me nuts. I have changed jumpers about 3 times thinking I have a cable problem but I am convinced it is not the cable. Here are the symptoms: Have you tried changing