[Repeater-Builder] Re: off site extra RX

2009-02-21 Thread rtc_0001
I don't know the RLC controller per se'. If it has a voter panel in it I'd say ok. If you don't have a voter panel I'd say the idea is very "iffy". You don't want the same rcv audio being summed from two different sources unless you take very special precautions. If those precautions are not

[Repeater-Builder] Re: off site extra RX

2009-02-21 Thread Laryn Lohman
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "rtc_0001" wrote: > > Problem #1: Unless you incorporate an > adaptive delay into each audio path, > you'll have audio arriving out of sync > from the various rcvrs. This is where > your echos will come from. The microseconds of difference would not be

[Repeater-Builder] Re: off site extra RX

2009-02-21 Thread Joe Burkleo
Rick, If you are not interested in using a 2 channel voter, the second best way is to use a 2nd PL tone on the remote receiver. I have done both and if you have a good group of users, the two PL tone method works very well. If you have a technology challenged group of users it can be a pain to ke

[Repeater-Builder] Re: off site extra RX

2009-02-22 Thread rtc_0001
I'm going to suggest another "Poor man's voter" despite the probability that someone, somewhere, has already done so. I was thinking you might go ahead & build your 2nd rcv site with a one way link to the main tx. However, you would rely on the link activation to "vote" the rx signal into t

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: off site extra RX

2009-02-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Someone else suggested the "poor man's voter" by simply requiring a different PL tone for the other receiver. Users simply need to know which tone to use for each area. The other solution is to simply link in a low profile repeater at the desired location. This could even be on a different band

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: off site extra RX

2009-02-21 Thread Rick Szajkowski
its not a voted system .. the repeater is a Harris Radio Phone repeater and I was looking at a Ge Phoenix VHF to UHF to the repeater site UHF phoenix to the controller again just to help cover the HT's in town .. ( small town ) Was thinking just a simple J pole for the VHF side does not need a

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: off site extra RX

2009-02-22 Thread rb_n3dab
Haven't been following this thread that closely, but if Mobile to repeater coverage in your downtown core area is good but HT coverage is marginal, (and coverage everywhere else is acceptable) why not 1. try a preamp on your repeater receiver or 2. consider changing out the cabling from the