Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poping or motor boating noise

2007-02-21 Thread Nate Duehr
On 2/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, The short answer is yes. The power supply ground and battery supply ground were not tied together but are now. And both the digital and analog grounds are connected to the power supply ground. 73, Ken Sanders - AE6LA And are

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poping or motor boating noise

2007-02-21 Thread ae6la
Thanks for the question Nate. The popping (I spelled it right this time) is still there. (Perhaps I gave unnecessary explanation) I hope to get up there next week to try some of the suggestions I've heard here. 73, Ken - AE6LA BRBRBR**BR Check out free

[Repeater-Builder] Poping or motor boating noise

2007-02-20 Thread Ken Sanders
Hi All, I'm pretty inexperienced but find myself in charge of a nice repeater operation, 145.170 - N6FRG in Angels Camp, CA. This is a GE Mastr II mobil unit that has been in service for many, many years. We just replaced the 1980s era SC-1 controller with an Arcom RC210 and have a poping

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poping or motor boating noise

2007-02-20 Thread Ken Arck
At 12:56 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote: Hi All, I'm pretty inexperienced but find myself in charge of a nice repeater operation, 145.170 - N6FRG in Angels Camp, CA. This is a GE Mastr II mobil unit that has been in service for many, many years. We just replaced the 1980s era SC-1 controller with an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poping or motor boating noise

2007-02-20 Thread DCFluX
There could be a number of reasons. You are going to have to be a little more specific as Poping a really vague term. If possible try recording it and post it as a .WAV or .MP3. This could be anything from a loose wire to desence caused by the oscillators in the controller. My research says:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poping or motor boating noise

2007-02-20 Thread Jeff Otterson
Is the speaker connected to the MASTR II? If you disconnected the speaker, the AF amp can oscillate, which could make this noise... Jeff At 05:33 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote: There could be a number of reasons. You are going to have to be a little more specific as Poping a really vague term. If

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Poping or motor boating noise

2007-02-20 Thread ae6la
Yes, The short answer is yes. The power supply ground and battery supply ground were not tied together but are now. And both the digital and analog grounds are connected to the power supply ground. 73, Ken Sanders - AE6LA BRBRBR**BR Check out free AOL at