Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-08 Thread Mr. Edgar McKinney
Randy Karen Long wrote: Ed, I have a set built out of the May 1973 QST... With few modifications they work as well or better than the Wacoms or Cellwaves I have used. Am currently sourcing some 4 type L copper now to build more. If you have mort time than money, you can come up with

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-08 Thread Joe
I had a set of home brew copper pipe duplexers that used regular steel threaded rod for the plunger rods. After the frustration of not being able to keep them tuned, I took them apart and put two nuts above the plunger and two nuts below the plunger on the threaded rod. I tightened these

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-06 Thread Joe
I had a set of copper copper pipe duplexers for 220 years ago. I thinnk they were 4 inch in diameter. I had a stability problem due to temperature changes. They required a "winter tune" and "summer tune" twice a year. I used them for several years and the taught me why I neede to find a good

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-06 Thread Randy Karen Long
here in the Colorado area have more of an issue. I dunno J BTW current relative humidity is 14%. Randy, W0AVV From: Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 6:49 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-05 Thread Randy Karen Long
] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:29 AM To: mrhquin; Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity UHF or VHF ?? what band .. need that info to help you out Rick On 4 Aug 2004 at 6:28, mrhquin wrote: Hi My friends and I are building

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-05 Thread Mr. Edgar McKinney
I have a question to the group about cavities as well.. In an old Antenna Hand Book, hardback, I saw where one can build theit own cavaties. Has anyone done that in this group and if so results please. Ed mrhquin wrote: Hi My friends and I are building a repeater. The task of building

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-05 Thread Randy Karen Long
Ed, I have a set built out of the May 1973 QST... With few modifications they work as well or better than the Wacoms or Cellwaves I have used. Am currently sourcing some 4 type L copper now to build more. If you have mort time than money, you can come up with duplexers that may not always be the

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hi All, Help with Building Cavity

2004-08-04 Thread rob . vance
When you say filters and refer to loop length I assume your referring to cavity filters, BpBr, Bp, Notch or the like. There is a whole lot more to a cavity design/performance than just loop length and shape, a whole lot more!! If you plan to build enough cavities for a repeater duplexer your an