[ETS/PARC List] 2M repeater signal

[Pete Fierro]

Hi Len

  When I was out&about last night,there is a dramatic power drop on the
repeater.Hope the repeater hasn't got COVID-19!

   I would advise having nothing to do with any Chinese equipment onsite.My
experience running node radios with anything Chinese is that they are very
substandard&not meant for continuous duty.Two of my TYT radios burned up on
Allstar on low power&even with a cooling fan blasting on the
heatsink!Alincos saved the day

  I do have a very old Motorola VHF amp you can tinker with if you want.Got
it at the Timonium hamfest years ago.

  We wont know whats up until we go onsite to see whats up.

  Amps from TE Systems are what I hear the best,better than a Henry&priced
about the same.I know some repeater owners that have these amps&they are
reliable

http://tesystems.com/

Pete
KD2ARB





On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 8:54 AM Len Griffin <lengriff at optimum.net> wrote:

> Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Things are so wacky right now.
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> I have observed that the 2M repeater signal is weak. Please e-mail me with
> your observations.
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> We may have a problem with the MIRAGE B108 power amplifier. If so, it will
> need to be replaced.
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> We drive it with about 7watts for 50w out.
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> Does anyone have a VHF amplifier?
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> A HENRY repeater amp would cost about $700.
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> A Chinese amp would be about $125
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> Len
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> WB2HKK
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