Re: [Repeater-Builder] Zetron 38A wanted in UK

2004-12-24 Thread Ian Ashford
Dave, I have a Philips badged version of the 38A in use on GB3DX to lockout audio on the main Rx when remote rxs are in use. The unit seems to decode into the noise more than any mobile/portable set. I think a spare unit is available- contact me off list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ian-G8PWE -Walsall www.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Transmitter combiners

2004-11-27 Thread Ian Ashford
Gareth,   For two transmitters the length of the circulator to porcupine jumper would be 5/8 wavelength in coax.   When these two are parrelled the common impedance  is  25+j25 ohm.   Looking at the Smith chart it looks like a paralleled s/c stub of -j25 would acheive a match to 50 ohm.   P

[Repeater-Builder] synchronising slave transmitters to a master.

2004-11-01 Thread Ian Ashford
Has anybody on the group synchronised two or more transmitters together with a landline/RF link or done it digitally with a DSL/T1(E1) link ? How is it done? Ian Ashford G8PWE www.gb3dx.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yah

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Re Circulator

2004-10-16 Thread Ian Ashford
adjust the port 2 (Antenna) matching for minimum tx power at the receive port. However as this is typically a single capacitor, some additional work with a line stretcher on your feeder would be required to obtain a true minimum. Ian Ashford G8PWE www.gb3dx.com - Original Message

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Cavity filters from aluminium beer barrels ?

2004-09-13 Thread Ian Ashford
Dave. I have a couple of beer barrel resonators made in England by Aerial facilities ltd (Now gridcom) : A brand new barrel is silver plated then painted in grey etch primer/ gloss The old stainless -steel pickup tube and mounting plate is removed and replaced by a silver-plated variable length p

[Repeater-Builder] Echolink - use as emergency backup receiver

2004-03-31 Thread Ian Ashford
We have recently had a couple of instances of severe interference on our repeater. 1)An energy saving lightbulb- acting as a -600khz transposer 200ft from our repeater. 2)A Dell computer monitor- again as a transposer, but very strong. Both instances took some weeks to DF and rectify. This repe

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Plotting Audio Frequency Response

2003-12-31 Thread Ian Ashford
Lee I use an IFR/Marconi comms test set linked to a Lindos LA101/102. The results of the sweep are put into a live windows page so you can add components on the fly. Each sweep has an initial FFSK ident so that long delay links can be swept eg echolink. My experience is that if you dont automate th

[Repeater-Builder] update:Can I lose a cavity using an amp and an atenuator?

2003-11-06 Thread Ian Ashford
dy is interested I'll report my results in a couple of weeks   Ian G8PWE   - Original Message - From: Ian Ashford To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:21 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Can I lose a cavity using an

[Repeater-Builder] Can I lose a cavity using an amp and an attenuator?

2003-11-06 Thread Ian Ashford
At the moment I am testing a  2m 4 can duplexer with a 25 watt transmitter and all is fine.   I wish to remove one of the cans in the duplexer and use it for another purpose (part of another duplexer actually)   If I lose a can from the tx arm can I "clean up" the transmitter with (say) a 1