Re: TS64 as repeater controller I've seen a number of basic repeater systems using an encoder and decoder board as in-between controller interface. A poor man's repeater was a pretty common sight back in the 70's & 80's. I also see a lot of back-to-back repeaters with not much of a controller installed.
Craig, you should drop the radio transmit power down to less than 10 watts. A flat pack duplexer will promise the moon, but deliver not so great results with more than 15 to 25 watts rf output. So your system set to less than say... 12 watts "migh help" with the stutter problem if it's related to rf desense. However, some mobile radio receivers won't work really well for repeater service dpending on how their front ends are constructed. Going through the system with a good quality service monitor will help a lot. Check the duplexer tuning first and finish up with the proper (audio) levels. Another source of stutter might be the ctcss decoder (detection/audio input) levels. cheers, s. > "fxbuilder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for all the replies. We checked for desense before a > while back, If I remember correctly it wasn't a problem. How did you check for desense? > But... It could also be an antenna location problem It is in a > tree with the antenna sitting up among the upper most branches. > I've seen some discussions that say this wouldn't be a big > problem though I myself have wondered if the branches are causing > some type of desense problem. The branches might cause increased reflected power, which may come back to both the receiver and transmitter as a source of problematic rf. > Here is the set-up: 2 maxon radios, ts-64 decoder as controller > (thinking a better controller might help), flat pack duplexer, > unknown interconnect cables (provided by dealer), Tram 1485 base > antenna, and RG-8 cable to the antenna (I know this is not the > best choice for uhf but it fit the budget). 2 deep cycle batteries > and way under powered solar panels. Thanks again for all the > suggestions. We will be trying some of these suggestions over the > next couple days. > Craig
