Or they used RG8 ....still a Heliax guy... shoot me On Jun 7, 2017 4:55 PM, "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think so. I am assuming they probably didn't install some > connectors correctly. Unless they are using some extremely crappy gear the > RF portions of all half decent repeaters are shielded very well. Unless > they modified the repeater leaving some shielding off the connectors are > the most likely source. I guess there could also be punctures or some such > in the coax as well. > > On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 5:51 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Lewis. You are assuming the VHF gear was properly installed...few folks >> do right first time... someones laziness or lack of knowledge is another's >> opportunity to make some cash >> >> On Jun 7, 2017 4:41 PM, "Lewis Bergman" <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone checked their connectors/connections between all RF points? >>> Antenna to cable, cable to duplexer, duplexer TX/RX to repeater. >>> >>> Most of the time I have seen Two Way equipment either be interfered with >>> or interfere with someone else it is a connector issue. The only other case >>> I have seen issues should be able to be determined by an intermod study. I >>> doubt it has anything to do with intermod. My bet is a faulty connector. I >>> would assume it is the RX side so I would check the RX Repeater port to the >>> RX port on the duplexer and then the rest of the connectors. >>> >>> Not saying it can't be the the CAT5, just that if all is good on the >>> antenna system I haven't ever seen an issue and I have a lot of sites with >>> both two way and 900, 2.4, and 5GHz operating on all kinds of speeds both >>> POE and not. >>> >>
