--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ac0y5 wrote: > > > I WILL NOT PUT UP CRAP NOR DO I HAVE A N Y TOLORANCE FOR ANY ONE THAT DOES, PERIOD. I beleave if it is crap in needs to be taken off the air. That is exactly what I told the trustee of our clubs repeater. I spent many hours making shure that it as one of the best sounding machines in town and may be THE best. > >73 > >ALL > > > > Sometimes the best sounding repeaters are the ones that need to be > looked at more closely. Over occupied bandwidth issues can result in > excellent sounding audio, but at the expense of needed filtering to keep > things clean an be a good neighbor, especially in a 15 Kc channel > spacing world. > > We had a Spectrum once, it was absolutely the best sounding repeater > around by far, but at the expense of precious AF filtering ahead of the > modulator. After the charge pump capacitors became dry in the ACC > controller we were using and the 15 Kc audio that resulted on the B- > rail created a 15 Kc spur, we seriously looked into the audio chain of > the Spectrum Exciter. We were surprised that the Low Pass filtering > section was essentially non existent. This filter was an "option" that > was never installed in most "ham" repeaters delivered from Spectrum from > the factory. > > Spectrum, at least they named them properly..... > > Just be damn certain you look at it with a SA and continue to do so on a > very regular basis. > Well said Kevin, but not JUST "Spectrum" machines. All repeater owners should look at their machines at the very least monthly on a SA as well as have local monitoring equipment. That is why I'm not crazy about "NEW HAMS" buying and or owning repeaters with out some experiance and knowlege. 73 to ALL
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