Hi Mark, Good to know and thanks! I haven't been back to the repeater yet but when I get there, I'll make some small adjustments.
Thanks again! Adam N2ACF N9WYS wrote: > Adam... > > My experience with a C85GFB is that my squelch also seems a bit "tight", but > so far I have not been able to do anything about it. I set it to threshold > when I had the service monitor on it, and the station was within > specifications. > > FWIW - I currently have the station set for "AND" squelch, but have been > told that PL-only squelch may be a bit more "forgiving". I just haven't had > an opportunity to get to the tower and change the setting to see for myself > whether this is true. > > Mark - N9WYS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of Adam Feuer > > Great, thanks James! > > Adam N2ACF > > James Delancy wrote: > >> Receiver Squelch is just that ... a level at which the local receiver >> un-squelches. The repeater squelch is the level the station uses to >> determine (for its own internal controller) when it is actually going to >> pass a signal through for repeat. I would recommend that you just set >> both at the same level. The squelch knob on the front of the SSCB may >> also affect your squelch levels depending on where you are deriving your >> COR signaling. >> >> James >> >> >> Adam Feuer wrote: >> >> >>> After interfacing my C74CXB to an external controller, everything seems >>> to be playing real nice. In scrutinizing received signals, it seems as >>> if the the MSF squelch is a little tight and not letting week signals >>> become week but rather just squelching them out. >>> >>> The receiver is programmed for CTCSS decode so I would like to loosen >>> the squelch a little. In the list of available EEpots, there are two >>> settings that I'm not totally familiar with: "Repeater Squelch" and >>> "Receiver Squelch". If someone could provide me an explanation of both >>> as well as which one I should lower to help my issue, it would be >>> greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Adam N2ACF >>> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
