Re: [Repeater-Builder] carrier drop pulse

2005-07-25 Thread Kris Kirby
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is one for you guru's and BMOC problem solvers. Must admit there are a lot of good ones in this group. A 2 meter repeater 15 miles away using a Mastr2 PLL exciter emits a carrier drop pulse of about 500 ms in duration on a frequency 225 khz

RE: [Repeater-Builder] carrier drop pulse

2005-07-25 Thread Jeff DePolo WN3A
Title: Message I'd look at the comp line on the ICOM and see if it's doing anything strange when PTT drops. You'll probably need a DSO or something similiar to capture it since it's such a short duration. While you're at it, monitor the 10V line as well. Is this a converted mobile or a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] carrier drop pulse

2005-07-25 Thread albemarle7
Thank you both for the good suggestions. It isn't my repeater. I believe its a base station. Gary YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo!

RE: [Repeater-Builder] carrier drop pulse

2005-07-25 Thread no6b
One problem I saw on a converted Heathkit HW-202 repeater (not a radio I recommend - TX OK but RX horrible) was a leaky feedthru cap on the TX box that partially pulled PTT low (active). This would cause the TX to shift up several kHz every time the controller's PTT went inactive for a second