[Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
I have a repeater receiver overload problem I am trying to cure. The repeater is a 900mhz 927.7125/902.7125. There is an FM broadcast station 100 yards away 104.9mhz. The repeater works fine at another site. My transmitter is a Motorola Purc 5000 running 75 watts the receiver is a converted

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Jim Brown
David, try using one or two band pass only cavaties in the receive side instead of the BpBr type. The BpBr filters often do not discriminate against signals far off the pass frequency, and you may not be getting enough rejection out of your input cavities. 73 - Jim W5ZIT --- David Epley [EMAIL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Ron Wright
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload I have a repeaterreceiver overload problem I am trying to cure. The repeater is a 900mhz927.7125/902.7125. There is an FM broadcast station 100 yards away 104.9mhz.The repeater works fine at another

Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Ron Wright
@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]Receiver overload David,try using one or two band pass only cavaties in the receive side instead of the BpBr type. The BpBr filters often do not discriminate against signals far off the pass frequency, and you may not be getting enough rejection out

RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
turned off and the degradation is still here. _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:19 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload David, Your

RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload I just tried a pair of Celwave 8 inch bandpass cavities with no noticeable improvement. David N9CZV From: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Mark Stennett
I also share a site with an FM broadcaster. I use an all band notch filter from Microwave Filter Company on my receivers ahead of the preamp. Mine were custom made for 50 ohm input and output and are good for about -40 dB. http://www.microwavefilter.com/ David Epley wrote: To my

RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Joe Montierth
and the degradation is still here. _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:19 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload David, Your

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Joe
Can you give us a list of all the transmitters that are at/near the site? Ones that are on the air all the time such as the FM station. Does your transmitter have to be keyed to get the desense? 73, Joe, K1ike David Epley wrote: I have a repeater receiver overload problem I am trying to

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
-Builder] Receiver overload Can you give us a list of all the transmitters that are at/near the site? Ones that are on the air all the time such as the FM station. Does your transmitter have to be keyed to get the desense? 73, Joe, K1ike David Epley wrote: I have a repeater receiver

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Lemmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 11:10 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload David, My first move would be to add a bandpass cavity in front of the receiver. All cabling between the receiver and the RX output

Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Ron Wright
David, Have we ask if you can verify the problem is the FM transmitter??? 73, ron, n9ee/r From: Eric Lemmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/11/22 Thu AM 10:10:19 CST To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload David, My first move

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Eric Lemmon
not have any effect. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Epley Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 7:02 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload The only

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
degradation. _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 11:10 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload David, My first move would be to add a bandpass

RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
Yes when broadcast goes off problem goes away _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wright Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 11:14 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload David

RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread n9wys
Date: 2007/11/22 Thu AM 07:32:46 CST To: Repeater-Builder@ mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload I just tried a pair of Celwave 8 inch bandpass cavities with no noticeable improvement. David N9CZV From: Repeater-Builder

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Eric Lemmon
: Thursday, November 22, 2007 8:42 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload I have tried all the above. I even change out the mini UHF connector to an N female when I use the maxtrac for repeater use. All cables are ¼ hardline. When I use a 900mhz

RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Eric Lemmon
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Epley Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:17 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload It is linked but there is only an STL link receiver at the site From: Repeater

RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
22, 2007 12:59 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload David, This is definitely an interesting thread! I cannot think of a more suitable topic to discuss in this forum. You mentioned in your original post that you are using a converted

Re: RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Ron Wright
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/11/22 Thu AM 11:26:10 CST To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload I was thinking that maybe yourinterference might be a harmonic of their uplink freq… Back tothinking some more. ;-) From

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread David Epley
Muncie Indiana _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:32 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload Are you sure that 104.9 (WINN?) is the only FM

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Receiver overload

2007-11-22 Thread Joe
Are you sure that 104.9 (WINN?) is the only FM station near your repeater? Looking at the data, it looks like 100.3 WYGB is possibly on the same tower. This is assuming that your repeater is in Columbus, IN. 73, Joe, K1ike David Epley wrote: I have a repeater receiver overload problem I am