There should not be a significantly noticable difference between high
and low tones. If the TS-64 is slow to open (> 250mS), either you have
it tapped wrong (which is nearly impossible on a Micor), the encode tone
is poor, or the decoder is malfunctioning.
Steve Grantham wrote:
> I don't know very much about the Micor stuff. Used to work on the
> occasional Micor unit on the bench in the GE shop some 25 years ago.. I
> like to use the other stuff.. Anyway.. Did you change to a lower frequency
> PL tone? Remember, it takes longer for the decoder to recognize the longer
> sine-wave. Frequency & time.. If you want faster, try a higher frequency
> tone. (Seems like 203.5 Hz is about three times 67 Hz, and it should decode
> in about a third of the time.)
>
> 73,
> Steve AA5SG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wb6ymh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:18 AM
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] ts 64 pickup time?
>
>
>
>>I've recently added a ts64 to a 2 meter Micor repeater and have
>>noticed that the PL decode time is noticeable, probably between 1/4
>>and 1/2 second. I'm use to Motorola PL decoders that have no
>>noticeable pickup time. The ts64 decode seems to be solid with no
>>problems talking it off. The input is right off the Micor's
>>discriminator. Is this normal or do I have a problem? It's
>>certainly an effective kurchunk filter!
>>
>>73's Skip WB6YMH
>>
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
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