Rick,
You made some very good points. I can offer two comments: For hookups
within the repeater cabinet, use RG-400/U coax instead of RG-142/U. RG-400
has a stranded center conductor, while RG-142 has a solid steel center
conductor that breaks easily when repeatedly flexed.
Regarding the
Hi Eric and the Group -- Thanks for your comments and yes, Rg-400u is a good
substitute as well. I completely forgot about that one -- old age I guess
LOL!
73 - Rick NU7Z
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Eric Lemmon wb6...@verizon.net wrote:
Rick,
You made some very good points. I can
Thank you all for some excellent advice for a first-time repeater
builder. I have decided to move the antenna to the other side of the
house and push it up 60 feet. My home sits about ~15 feet below the
road, so this will give me a net gain of ~45 feet. I'll feed it with
hard line and do it
Very good, excellent points Eric. I might add that the receiver in
this application has a very broad frontend. You NEED a receiver
preselector for best performance.
Eric Lemmon ... wrote:
Rick,
You made some very good points. I can offer two comments: For
hookups within the repeater
...the receiver in this application has a very broad frontend...
Not quite. The radio is software tuned and aligned for the actual
frequency range in service. It is *capable* of the broad range of 134-
174. That is not to say that a preselector won't help an already
excellent receiver, but a
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Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics Helical Resonator Preamp orAdvanced
Research Preamp
...the receiver in this application has a very broad frontend...
Not quite. The radio is software tuned and aligned for the actual
frequency range in service. It is *capable* of the broad
: Thursday, February 05, 2009 5:04 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics Helical Resonator Preamp
orAdvanced Research Preamp
Thank you all for some excellent advice for a first-time repeater
builder. I have decided to move the antenna to the other side of the
house and push it up 60 feet
WB2EDV
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From: Bob Ricci b...@...
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Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 5:04 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Hamtronics Helical Resonator Preamp
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Thank you all for some excellent advice
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