I'm pretty sure the guy wanted to identify the Motorola equipment he had, not what power level was required.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: <n...@no6b.com> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] What have I got? > At 6/19/2010 08:44, you wrote: > > >>Not really an expert on that unit! General rule of thumb: when you have an >>existing exciter, the power amp (final) input is usually around 1/4 >>W (250mW) or higher. Most GE junk is 1/2 watt in. you cant go wrong with >>trying 250mw. > > The G.E. exciters I've measured show around 200 mW out. I once put a UHF > exciter tuned to 450 MHz on an HP437 power meter & got 183 mW. This seems > to be more than enough to drive their RFPAs. > > Bob NO6B > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2948 - Release Date: 06/19/10 02:35:00