Thanks Bob the repeater come up today and sounds good no open squelch nose nice and clear. I will see how it goes. Thanks Bob L ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob M. To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF 5000 CLB
Which "that" are you referring to??? What book did you look in? Please be more specific. Bob M. ====== --- Bob Luttrull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been looking in the book and did not find > that. Were did you find that at? > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob M. > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 5:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF 5000 CLB > > > Watch how it drifts when the station cools off or > heats up. While the VCO may lock between, say, 20 > and > 40, the book recommends 38uA so it has some room > to > swing. You can adjust the tuning and see how high > and > low you can go before the green LED goes out, then > tune it in the middle. As long as it stays locked, > you're OK. > > Long-term drift should be 2-4uA. If the tuning is > erratic or the meter jumps around as you slowly > adjust > the tuning slug, you'll have to pull the VCO, pull > the > tuning slug, clean all the metal filings off the > threads and inside the VCO, put it all back > together, > make sure the thin nut is tight so the tuning slug > requires a bit of erfort to tune, and readjust it. > Everything should tune smoothly with no jumps on > the > meter. > > Bob M. > ====== > --- Bob Luttrull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Bob > > I put the panel on and the RX was at 48uA and > the TX > > was at 40uA so I put the RX at 40uA. The RX > light > > came back on and it working good for now. I will > > check it in the morning to see if it is good. > > Thanks > > Bob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bob M. > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 3:09 PM > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF 5000 CLB > > > > > > Also make sure the VCO locks are in the OPERATE > > position. They should be in the TRANSIT or > LOCKED > > position if/when the station is moved. This > won't > > affect the problems your having, but it will > allow > > the > > VCOs to pick up noise from anything mechanical > > outside > > the station, like fans or rotating machinery. > > > > The control tray should be slightly warm. Heat > > would > > be generated on the IPA/REG board in the center > > rear; > > nothing else should create noticeable heat. The > > only > > item that needed the fan was the PA/PS assembly > at > > the > > top. The fans were usually mounted between those > > and > > the control tray. > > > > Bob M. > > ====== > > --- Bob Luttrull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > No I don't thing that it is the controll > because > > the > > > RX tray hot very HOT at times that is way I > put > > the > > > fan on it when it was in my basement. I am > going > > to > > > put the meter on it to see where the uA are at > > for > > > the RX and TX. The repeater has been moved 3 > > time > > > and has not been check for alignment. > > > Thanks > > > Bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Andrew G. > > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 11:11 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MSF 5000 > CLB > > > > > > Bob, > > > Sounds like there's a problem with your Arcom > > > controller (RC-210 I guess?). I've had mine > bug > > out > > > a few times where something similiar would > > occur, > > > but it usually corrected itself after being > > reset. > > > Could be firmware or a bad programming string > > > somewhere... > > > > > > As far as the open squelch noise goes, thats > > > something I've never encountered. I run 3 CLB > > UHF > > > Stations and a CXB 900MHz Station with no > > cooling on > > > the control tray and this hasn't happened on > any > > of > > > them. Is the white noise appearing in the > > hangtime > > > only with no cor activity on the RX? Does this > > still > > > happen when you run the MSF with the internal > > > controller? > > > > > > Andy KC2GOW > > > > > > P.S. We can fight over the legality of the > time > > > announcement on repeaters on another > > thread...hahaha > > > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com, > > > "kd7ikz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi All > > > > I am runnig a MSF 5000 CLB with a Arcom > > > controll. I am also runnig > > > > echolink on the repeater. I have the > repeater > > > say the time every > > > hour > > > > and half hour. I was going to work today and > > the > > > repeater said to > > > time > > > > ok. Then I was going to get on echolink and > > the > > > repeater did not > > > key > > > > up so I called home and the wife said that > the > > > TX light was on and > > > the > > > > RX light was blinking on and off. She tryed > to > > > reset but the RX > > > light > > > > would not come back on. So I just let it be > > for > > > about two hours and > > > > tryed it again and the RX light came up. can > > > anyone gave me any > > > ides > > > > on what it mite be? Also I have to keep a > fan > > on > > > the RF tray and > > > > station control because it gets to hot and > > when > > > it TX it sounds > > > like > > > > it has a open squelch.I am new to the > repeater > > > world. The repeater > > > is > > > > working fine other then that. > > > > Thanks > > > > Bob > > > > kd7ikz > > > > echolink 216767 __________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
