RE: [SPAM] [Repeater-Builder] Re: Adding Bandpass Can to Duplexer

2006-03-26 Thread Mike Perryman K5JMP
, 2006 9:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [SPAM] [Repeater-Builder] Re: Adding Bandpass Can to Duplexer Herold, I agree that it would be a ton easier with a network analyzer. What happened in my case was the loop in the PD-1173 can was about 8.5 inches long (8.5" down an

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Adding Bandpass Can to Duplexer

2006-03-26 Thread ldgelectronics
Herold, I agree that it would be a ton easier with a network analyzer. What happened in my case was the loop in the PD-1173 can was about 8.5 inches long (8.5" down and 8.5" back up). It seemed that was way longer as compared to what was seen in other bandpass cans. After reading the theory p

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Adding Bandpass Can to Duplexer

2006-03-25 Thread Harold Farrenkopf
Not exactly right. The length of the cable between the pass cavity and a notch or pass reject cavity has to be 1/4 wave length including the length of the loop in the bandpass cavity and that is why the cable lengths are different for different cavity brands that have different loop sizes. If the

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Adding Bandpass Can to Duplexer

2006-03-24 Thread Coy Hilton
Dwayne, you are right... The cable length Mst be 1/4 electrical wave length to come out right just like the ones on your exesisting duplexer. This is shorter than the calculated wavelength in free space because the RF propegates slower in coax than free space. You have to determine the velocity

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Adding Bandpass Can to Duplexer

2006-03-23 Thread ldgelectronics
Bob, I think you got it right on. Placing in random lengths of cables (out of the junk drawer) between the band pass and the duplexer got different results. Re-reading the VE2AZX duplexer theory paper on the Repeater-Builder web site verified that the cable should be shorter than a 1/4 wavel