[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tuning cavity filters

2003-11-28 Thread kc7gf
Ian, Since I don't have a network analyzer or a tracking generator, I have consistently used the S meter method to tune my cavities for both the transmit and receive side. It is not recommended to tune duplexers with power applied, because you wind up getting little arcs that leave black

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tuning cavity filters

2003-11-28 Thread Eric Lemmon
I think Ralph hit the nail on the head on this one! All of the major duplexer manufacturers ship their factory-tuned units with a warning that reads something like this: This duplexer has been carefully tuned using precision laboratory instruments, and no further tuning is required before