The voltage at the tap point is about 7 volts, when keyed it drops to about .5 volts, just not enough to get it to key the controller. I looked for other sources in the radio, nothing would drop to zero volts.
Mathew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Arck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] WTB: 440 Mhz Receiver with COR > At 06:10 AM 3/30/2004 -0800, you wrote: > >The receiver that is on the 440 machine is a Uniden > >radio, for which we pulled the de-emphasized audio from. Then we used a > >COR, which actually is nothing more than a voltage drop. > > <---Well Mathew. It doesn't sound like you need a new receiver. That would > be like throwing the baby out with the bathwater, no? > > It sounds like all you need to do is to get a decent COS signal from the > Uniden you're using. That shouldn't be a huge deal. What are the levels > you're seeing from the current "tap point"? It shouldn't take more than a > couple of resistors and a transistor to get a "clean" source. > > Ken > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > President and CTO - Arcom Communications > Makers of state-of-the-art repeater controllers and accessories. > http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html > AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 > http://www.irlp.net > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/