Re: [Repeater-Builder] Adjacent Channel Noise, how far should it be heard

2005-01-18 Thread Jim B.
Mathew Quaife wrote: Well I have not done any testing at this point as it was brought to my attention just last night. I'm heading to work in a bit, but will be able to check it out tomorrow. I do have a spectrum analyzer, still learning to use it, but with help could figure it out. I will

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Adjacent Channel Noise, how far should it be heard

2005-01-18 Thread Bob Dengler
At 1/17/2005 01:09 PM, you wrote: I had something brought to my attention yesterday on my 2 meter repeater. ABout 15 miles away, I'm being told that my repeater can be heard on the output for about 20 to 25 Khz away. From what I am told, it is not legible, but it's there. The transmitter is

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Adjacent Channel Noise, how far should it be heard

2005-01-18 Thread Mathew Quaife
I checked a few of the other big repeaters, and they have just as much side channel noise as mine did. I adjusted the deviation and it's now narrowed down to around 10 kc either side of the transmit frequency, and not as bad as it was. Mathew At 1/17/2005 01:09 PM, you wrote: I had

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Adjacent Channel Noise, how far should it be heard

2005-01-18 Thread Bob Dengler
At 1/17/2005 07:11 PM, you wrote: Mathew, It's definitely not normal. Assuming that the person reporting the problem has the equipment and expertise to accurately determine that your repeater is transmitting a spurious signal, there are three possibilities that come to mind: 1. Your repeater

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Adjacent Channel Noise, how far should it be heard

2005-01-17 Thread Rogers, Ron
What does the repeater output signal look like on a spectrum analyzer ?? That's the only way to tell if something is wrong with the transmit signal. It cannot simply be determined by what someone else observes on their radio. Ron WW8RR -Original Message- From: w9mwq [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Adjacent Channel Noise, how far should it be heard

2005-01-17 Thread Daron J. Wilson
I had something brought to my attention yesterday on my 2 meter repeater. ABout 15 miles away, I'm being told that my repeater can be heard on the output for about 20 to 25 Khz away. From what I am told, it is not legitable, but it's there. The transmitter is a Majorrie Hi-Pro

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Adjacent Channel Noise, how far should it be heard

2005-01-17 Thread Mathew Quaife
Well I have not done any testing at this point as it was brought to my attention just last night. I'm heading to work in a bit, but will be able to check it out tomorrow. I do have a spectrum analyzer, still learning to use it, but with help could figure it out. I will check a few things in