John, here's a more subtle lesson on repeaters, and it has nothing to do with
hardware...
If you dial the power back 1 dB, your PA may be much happier.
If you simultaneously change the courtesy beep to be 10% faster, users will ask
you what's changed on the repeater. Tell them you've increased the transmitter
output 3 dB, and they'll claim to have noticed the improved coverage.
Tell him guys...am I wrong?
;^)
73,
Paul, AE4KR
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Sawyer
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: no power out of duplexer SOLVED with more
questions
In that spirit. Going from 80 to 100 watts is 0.97 db better. That's probably
not an improvement your users will notice. When one considers what a pain it is
when the PA dies, it might not be worth it. Just my 2 cents but I think you're
better off leaving the amp at 80 watts.
