Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

Jay Urish wrote: > Change your PL for a few days.. See what happens. > > Scott wrote: >> Here's the problem... >> >> Every so often (several times in 10 minutes) we are getting a key up >> of our repeater. >> >> Here is what we know... >> There is no signal coming in on the input frequency. No ev

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

I have operated several RCA TAC-200 mobiles converted to repeaters and experienced the intermittent kerchunking problem with each of them. It seems the squelch circuit generates short spikes on the CAS output, even with the squelch set rather tight. My solution on each of them was to build a

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

Scott, Although you did not mention it, did this symptom just start recently? If so, check to see if any event (lightning, a new station startup, etc.) occurred around that time. If your station is co-located with one or more other stations, there may be leakage from one of them as a result of a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

Being quilty of this before when I was trying to set up a moble APRS station I got on a repeter chanel and was on watching where to beacon was being transmited.  Just food for thought.  Miles KA!LDLScott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's the problem...Every so often (several times in 10 minutes

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

Hi My 2 cents worth Are you using a PL code which is harmonically related to the AC line freq? i.e. 123.0 or 179.9 ? An earlier respondent suggested changing the PL and I concur with this as a good test. Ed Folta Com/Rad Inc - Original Message - From: "Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

Is it at exactly the same interval? If so, check the programming on your CAT to make sure you're not calling an empty memory location (voice ID, DVR, etc.), because if you call an empty location, the controller will still try to access it. I had a problem a while back and everything with the cont

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

Change your PL for a few days.. See what happens. Scott wrote: > Here's the problem... > > Every so often (several times in 10 minutes) we are getting a key up > of our repeater. > > Here is what we know... > There is no signal coming in on the input frequency. No even a small > spike. It is al

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem

Hi could it be something to do with the controller, ie spike on the supply, or maybe RF getting into it. Steve - Original Message - From: "Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 11:50 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Weird Kerchuking Problem > Here's the problem...