I never said that it needs tweaking or any other hands on measures. I just said it should be checked once a month with a SA off air. (I added "off air" this time.) 73
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, mch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have repeaters that have been on the air over 20 years and have never > needed alignment. This goes double with duplexers - if it's still doing > its job, there is no need to tinker with it. I'm using duplexers that > are over 30 years old and have never been touched. About 15 years ago, I > tried running them up to 400W with a very hot receiver - no desense. Why > should I tweak them? All I might end up doing is making them worse. I > surely can't make them any better. > > I agree, it's not just Spectrum that has the broad TX problem, but they > all will have the problem if they are of the same design. Conversely, a > Motorola or GE will never have that problem unless the OEM LPF was > circumvented by the builder. I've never had that problem with Spectrum - > all my problems involved TXs going spurious. > > What about sites that are not accessible for months? How do you look at > those monthly? You need to use a reliable repeater to start with. Then, > you won't need to babysit the repeater. And IMHO, a monthly checkup IS > babysitting the repeater - something that should never be needed. > > Joe M. > > ac0y5 wrote: > > > > 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. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
