Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: wp-639 -- How far should I expect to move the invar rods?

2009-07-19 Thread Joe
Hopefully, you have only tried to tune on of the cans. If you still have a can that is tuned to the original frequency they were working (???) on, try to follow the procedure on repeater builders carefully. If you get that one working, you can try to set the rods to the same dimensions as

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: wp-639 -- How far should I expect to move the invar rods?

2009-07-19 Thread Chuck Kelsey
There's no way to tell how much, the adjustments interact with each other. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - The question remains though, how much should I expect to have to move the plastic stick in the reject adjustment?

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: wp-639 -- How far should I expect to move the invar rods?

2009-07-19 Thread Gary Hoff
Joe is correct, if you're going to try an tune it without the proper test equipment, you will not get it perfect. It may work, but not as well as it could. Early in my career, I was able to tune a duplexer with a couple HT's, one for xmit and one for receive, but I found I needed a step

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: wp-639 -- How far should I expect to move the invar rods?

2009-07-19 Thread NORM KNAPP
-Builder] Re: wp-639 -- How far should I expect to move the invar rods? Hopefully, you have only tried to tune on of the cans. If you still have a can that is tuned to the original frequency they were working (???) on, try to follow the procedure on repeater builders carefully. If you get

[Repeater-Builder] Re: wp-639 -- How far should I expect to move the invar rods?

2009-07-18 Thread hbbcara
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Eric Lemmon wb6...@... wrote: You don't move the Invar rods at all- those are the pass adjustments. [...] Just so we're talking apples and apples, the Invar rod is in the center of the cavity, and it usually has a black knob on it. OK, so much for