[Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-14 Thread Dave VanHorn
Does anyone have tuning instructions for these? The pass is easy, and it's done, but I don't see how to adjust the notch frequency. Thanks Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this grou

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-14 Thread Eric Lemmon
Dave, Here's the WP-678 tuning instructions: http://www.repeater-builder.com/wacom/wp678-665-UHF-tuninginstructions.pdf 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY Dave VanHorn wrote: > Does anyone have tuning instructions for these? The pass is easy, and > it's done, but I don't see how to adjust the notch frequ

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-14 Thread Dave VanHorn
At 01:05 AM 6/15/2005, Eric Lemmon wrote: >Dave, > >Here's the WP-678 tuning instructions: > >http://www.repeater-builder.com/wacom/wp678-665-UHF-tuninginstructions.pdf AH! It's under the covers! I didn't know if those were screws or covers, or what. Thanks, all done now, it only takes a few mi

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-15 Thread Eric Lemmon
Dave, Congratulations! It's always good to hear about successes in duplexer tuning. (The dust covers on those Johansen tuning capacitors have fooled a LOT of people!) One little tip: If you want to squeeze the utmost performance from your duplexer, but your spectrum analyzer doesn't have the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-15 Thread Ken Arck
At 05:18 PM 6/15/2005 -0700, you wrote: > It sometimes helps to >use 6 dB attenuators on either side of the cavity when tuning in this manner, so >that a relatively uniform impedance is presented. <---I would argue that you should ALWAYS use a pad (3 or 6 dB) when tuning a cavity. If for no oth

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-15 Thread Dave VanHorn
> If the jumper cables are the >correct length, the combined performance of the cavities *should* be >the sum of the >individual cavities, minus the losses in the jumpers. That is a question, it was on 460-ish, now 440-ish. Seems like still a relatively small change, but I don't know EXACTLY

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-21 Thread Neil McKie
Always terminate the un-used port in a 50 ohm load. A 20 dB pad will work here as the return loss is 40 dB. Neil - WA6KLA Ken Arck wrote: > > At 05:18 PM 6/15/2005 -0700, you wrote: > > > It sometimes helps to > >use 6 dB attenuators on either side of the cavity when tuning in > >thi

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-21 Thread Dave VanHorn
At 02:21 PM 6/21/2005, Neil McKie wrote: > Always terminate the un-used port in a 50 ohm load. A 20 dB pad > will work here as the return loss is 40 dB. Termination is easy, and inexpensive. I've just begun to build my library of attenuators. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your gro

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-21 Thread Ken Arck
At 12:21 PM 6/21/2005 -0700, you wrote: > > Always terminate the un-used port in a 50 ohm load. <---Of course but I'm a firm believe in using a pad on every port. It's the only way to guarantee a 50 ohm load on them. Ken --

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-21 Thread Bob Dengler
At 6/21/2005 12:46 PM, you wrote: >At 12:21 PM 6/21/2005 -0700, you wrote: > > > > Always terminate the un-used port in a 50 ohm load. > ><---Of course but I'm a firm believe in using a pad on every port. It's the >only way to guarantee a 50 ohm load on them. > >Ken How very true. I once tried t

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wacom 678-A

2005-06-21 Thread Dave VanHorn
At 03:12 PM 6/21/2005, Bob Dengler wrote: >At 6/21/2005 12:46 PM, you wrote: > >At 12:21 PM 6/21/2005 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > > Always terminate the un-used port in a 50 ohm load. > > > ><---Of course but I'm a firm believe in using a pad on every port. It's the > >only way to guarantee a 50 o