I understand the move and money issue. Be aware that any loose hardware and/or
damaged antenna can, and often does, generate noise all on it's own when hit
with an RF source - your repeater or some other nearby transmitter.
Good luck with the move. And you got very lucky if you land a cell tower
location for a good price.
Chuck
WB2EDV
----- Original Message -----
From: Stan
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 220 duplexers
Hi Chuck,
The tower is 150' up and I keep forgetting my binoculars. But I think the
elements are simply blown away. The cable appears to be still intact. AND we
are expecting to move over to a new Cell Tower location soon and don't want to
put a lot of work and money into the current tower. And I shut the 220 repeater
down so it will not create any noise.
Thanks
Stan
From: Chuck Kelsey
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:14 AM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 220 duplexers
I never like the idea of leaving a known bad antenna on a tower. It will
eventually become a noise generator. Yes, sometimes you can "get away" with it,
but it's a real gamble. And if there are other services nearby, you could be
bothering them and not know it.
Chuck
WB2EDV
----- Original Message -----
From: Stan
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 220 duplexers
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
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