Completely understood :) The first unit I was able to verify is acting
correctly on the 173/171 pair in to a dummy load with 8 watts out, broke
squelch at .11 uV. Second unit was missing the TX crystal; swapped between
cabinets and had identical results.
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Milt wrote:
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> Just the standard words of wisdom; be sure you verify that it works, and
> how it works before starting any conversion. That way you only have to deal
> with one problem at a time not compounded problems.
>
> Milt
> N3LTQ
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> - Original Message -
> *From:* AJ
> *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:39 AM
> *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Anyone work on a Radio Specialty Mfg
> Mountain Top Repeater before?
>
> I have not one but two of these gems sitting in my office right now... 2
> channel crystal controlled repeaters in a nice battleship grey cabinet. I
> believe BLM used these here in the western states for quite a long while
> before switching to Daniels.
>
> A factory test sheet in one of the 3 service manuals I have specifies .15
> uV sensitivity at 12 dB quieting; .21 UV sensitivity at 20 dB quieting with
> a whopping 8 ma draw in standby, swinging to 1.8 amps in repeat. Overall
> looking at the design, it appears quite logically laid out. Looks like power
> output is around 8 watts and factory spec was 145 to 174 MHz in 1983.
>
> We're looking at rerocking it for 147 MHz as a portable repeater in a
> Pelican case with a Q2220 duplexer... ICM has already quoted $21 a rock with
> a 2 week lead time.
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> Any one have a chance to work on one of these before?
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