Yes, possibly a bad capacitor anywhere in the audio chain. What else do you have connected up? A receiver?
Happy Thanksgiving! Jeff At 11:09 AM 11/25/2004, you wrote: >--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Otterson ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Jeff, I disconnected the audio line to the exciter. NO Noise, so >then I disconnected the audio from the Rx. The noise was still >there. The only thing left is the NRHC 3+ controller. What would >generate noise there, Bad Cap? What should I look for? Tnx...Jim > > > > Bad capacitor in the audio stage? > > > > Jeff > > > > At 09:39 AM 11/25/2004, you wrote: > > > > > > >Hi group! > > >I have a vhf pll exciter that is very noisy, by that I mean >scratchy > > >sounds on the carrier. When I unplug the PA and run the exciter > > >alone with no audio into a dummy load I get this noise, so I know >it > > >is coming from > > >the exciter. I cleaned all the contacts that the audio and >bandpass > > >boards plug into and also the edge connecter plug, ICOM etc. >Touched > > >all posts with a touch of new solder, but still have it. > > >I even swapped audio and bandpass boards to no avail. So I >replaced > > >it with another exciter, and this one is a > > >lot quieter. What would cause this exciter to generate noise? I > > >modified the Band Pass Filter from G2 to a G1 and replaced the > > >aluminum slug with a ferrite one. I would like to fix this one if >I > > >can as they are hard to come by. Is there any suggestions where I > > >should start looking? Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks in > > >advance. > > > > > >Jim KMØK > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >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/