The bad antenna is the Rx antenna. It won't hear beyond about a mile after a heavy wind storm. So swapping is not an option.
Stan From: n...@no6b.com Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:58 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 220 duplexers At 5/27/2010 14:16, you wrote: >Scott > >LOL! I'm gonna check my glasses prescription. > >FWIW, I had a similar issue with a split antenna rptr many years ago and >resolved it by swapping antennas. The complaining stick was on the xmtr >side. When it was just dealing with signal levels, it was as quiet as a >church mouse. It was a temporary fix and I doubted it would last very long >but surprisingly it outlasted the repeater itself. We've had similar problems at 2 sites with separate TX & RX antennas. One would start generating noise after a lightning strike, so we swapped them, putting the struck antenna on RX. Been working fine since. Bob NO6B
