Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bomar TC'ing elements and ICOMS

2004-12-19 Thread Ken Arck
At 02:34 PM 12/19/2004 -0800, you wrote: > >2. Once every 6-12 months. When the repeater is not within +/- 700hz, its time >to make a trip to the site and recalibrate it. If this is happening sooner >than 6 months, then the element tempco is sub-par.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bomar TC'ing elements and ICOMS

2004-12-19 Thread Steve Rodgers
Ok-- Let's ask a few burning questions regarding ham repeaters on 10m-70cm: 1. How much short term frequency instability is tolerable over 0-70 degrees C? 2. With regard to long term frequency stability, How often do you check and/or calibrate the repeater's transmitter and receiver's frequenc

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Bomar TC'ing elements and ICOMS

2004-12-19 Thread Kevin Custer
Kevin Custer wrote: Q wrote: The only company that truly does good element comp is ICM. Not True. Bomar does TC on user supplied ICOMs and Channel Elements. They charge $15 extra for this service over and above the price of the crystal. http://www.bomarcrystal.com