RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-05 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
] On Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQ Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question At 02:22 PM 05/04/09, you wrote: Mike, I assume the purpose of the paint can is to act as a Faraday cage? Yep. Cheap coax is lossy and leaky

[Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-04 Thread Al Wolfe
The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 50 feet of RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater into the amp module. Not good, probably better to bypass (not use) the 15 watt amplifier and drive the external amp direct from the exciter. Not a thing wrong with using a

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-04 Thread mwbesemer
I think the issue was that it's RG-58. Mike WM4B On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 10:15 AM , Al Wolfe wrote: The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 50 feet of RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater into the amp module. Not good, probably better to bypass (not use) the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-04 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 06:07 AM 05/04/09, you wrote: The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 50 feet of RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater into the amp module. Not good, probably better to bypass (not use) the 15 watt amplifier and drive the external amp direct from the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-04 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B)
: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:19 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question At 06:07 AM 05/04/09, you wrote: The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 50 feet of RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater into the amp module

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-04 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B)
@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question At 06:07 AM 05/04/09, you wrote: The amp is a UHF PA off a mobile rig, and I needed about 50 feet of RG58U to attenuate the signal from the repeater into the amp module. Not good, probably better to bypass (not use

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-03 Thread va2ir
: [Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question va...@... wrote: Running the hamtronics REP-200 with the optional 15 watt PA in it. After all the filtering, I get a whopping 8 watts out. Is the filtering you mention on the 15 watt PA board or is it external to the repeater chassis (on the outside

[Repeater-Builder] Re: desense question

2009-05-02 Thread skipp025
va...@... wrote: Running the hamtronics REP-200 with the optional 15 watt PA in it. After all the filtering, I get a whopping 8 watts out. Is the filtering you mention on the 15 watt PA board or is it external to the repeater chassis (on the outside of the box)? 8 watts is a very usable