--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Mathew Quaife <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My first attempt, since I had the vhf/uhf radio on the bench already, I put the xtal in the 144.810 rx side of the radio, it did not work, I would have thought it should have at least received, even though I would have to retune the radio.
Mathew, as you have found out, these receivers will not work, not even a little bit, unless tuned properly on the frequency you are trying to receive. You can't <cheat> by quickly swapping crystals to see if it works on the new frequency. Thanks for the update. Laryn K8TVZ