[Repeater-Builder] Re: Mirage B-320-G as a Repeater Amp

2010-08-13 Thread Bob - AF6D
Now that I am home from the hospital I can respond a bit better. The amp does fine without the duplexer inline. Full power and it follows the Mirage chart. But I had a thought (that's SCARY) I pulled out my seldom used MFJ 259 and dialed in my output. I plugged it into the duplexer TX side and

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mirage B-320-G as a Repeater Amp

2010-08-13 Thread Jeff DePolo
The amp does fine without the duplexer inline. Full power and it follows the Mirage chart. But I had a thought (that's SCARY) I pulled out my seldom used MFJ 259 and dialed in my output. I plugged it into the duplexer TX side and noted that it reads 39 ohms. I disconnected the remaining

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mirage B-320-G as a Repeater Amp

2010-08-13 Thread x.tait.tech
throw away the duplexer and get another i seem to read everything you state it is fine until i plug in the duplexor inline at least if not, do you have another duplexer to try in its place Marcus On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Jeff DePolo j...@broadsci.com wrote: The amp does fine

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mirage B-320-G as a Repeater Amp

2010-08-10 Thread Jeff DePolo
The grungy audio isn't related to the amp. Yes, I know, you said that. My question was whether the grunge was there whether or not the repeater transmitter was keyed. The TKR may be turned down to 20-30 watts and not trip the amp. By not trip, do you mean not key or not cause the amp to

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Mirage B-320-G as a Repeater Amp

2010-08-09 Thread Bob - AF6D
The grungy audio isn't related to the amp. The TKR may be turned down to 20-30 watts and not trip the amp. The amp may easily be made continuous duty by driving it at a lower level and adding fans and blowing on it from an inch or so away, or by sucking on it. I like to use two 6 fans and they