[Repeater-Builder] Re: power output on 440

2009-04-22 Thread skipp025
va...@... wrote: I inserted a small 20 watt PA after the TX port on our Hamtronics REP-200 UHF machine. Who makes the PA? 20 watts... It probably has a nominal drive value of less than 7 watts for sure... The original bare Hamtronics exciter (transmitter) is probably rated for 1.5 to

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: power output on 440

2009-04-22 Thread va2ir
Thank you skipp. Money is not an issue really. the repeater belongs to our club. Its in between homes now. You are correct about the LPA. I was looking at the schematic for that - figured I could maybe swap out the transistor for an MRF (or similar) that might do 2 in, 25 out and avoid the