Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-05 Thread Ed Yoho
cisfuk wrote: > 455-480mhz all read 19.89v and doesn't change from there when adjusting > the vco trimmer and below 455mhz all read 0.54v and also doesn't change > from there when adjusting vco trimmer That seems to say the free running VCO frequency is around 453/454 (somewhere between 452.5 a

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-05 Thread cisfuk
455-480mhz all read 19.89v and doesn't change from there when adjusting the vco trimmer and below 455mhz all read 0.54v and also doesn't change from there when adjusting vco trimmer

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-05 Thread Ed Yoho
cisfuk wrote: > Thanks, I fitted the oscillator on the TX module now L1 shows 19.89v > but doesn't change when adjusting the VCO trimmer > You should try creating a test EPROM for the TX also with channels every 2.5 MHz and see if it can lock anywhere. As it is pushing 19V into the VCO, it is

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-05 Thread cisfuk
Thanks, I fitted the oscillator on the TX module now L1 shows 19.89v but doesn't change when adjusting the VCO trimmer

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-04 Thread Ed Yoho
cisfuk wrote: > I started too but then the trimmer broke so I'm not sure what to do > about that. > > http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7035/281hg3.jpg my one only has > 3? the bottom right is 5v. > You must have had a trimmer that had been glued. Look at your local parts house for a 2 t

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-04 Thread cisfuk
I started too but then the trimmer broke so I'm not sure what to do about that. http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7035/281hg3.jpg my one only has 3? the bottom right is 5v.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-04 Thread Ed Yoho
cisfuk wrote: > Thanks for your help with that, I took a look at the TCXO for the TX > module today but I'm not sure which way it goes because it has 4 pins > this is what it says on it NKG3001B 4D21 NDK 12.8Mhz > > Did you get the RX VCO to lock? WRT the TXCO, there are four holes in the cir

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-04 Thread cisfuk
Thanks for your help with that, I took a look at the TCXO for the TX module today but I'm not sure which way it goes because it has 4 pins this is what it says on it NKG3001B 4D21 NDK 12.8Mhz

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-03 Thread Ed Yoho
cisfuk wrote: > L1 shows 0.17v upto 460mhz then it shows > 460mhz = 2.5v, 465mhz = 9v, 470 = 14.8v, 475 = 3.8v, 480 = 9v > Discounting the 475 and 480 MHz readings, it is likely currently centered / tuned for about 466 MHz. It cannot require the same VCO voltage at two largely disparate frequ

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-03 Thread cisfuk
L1 shows 0.17v upto 460mhz then it shows 460mhz = 2.5v, 465mhz = 9v, 470 = 14.8v, 475 = 3.8v, 480 = 9v

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-03 Thread Ed Yoho
cisfuk wrote: > Thanks for that, I tried it but it just stayed at 0.17v > Not sure what you tried: 1. Making a EPROM with channels from 440 to 480 (or perhaps 400 to 440 if it is a -10) in 2.5 MHz steps. 2. Adjusting the VCO trimmer. If it is #2, you will need to first move the trimmer and watc

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tait 800 not working

2008-09-03 Thread cisfuk
Thanks for that, I tried it but it just stayed at 0.17v