[PPRAANet] FW: Interference on the PPFMA repeater

[John Bloodgood]

All,

The last couple of days there has been ongoing interference on the PPMFA 146.970 repeater.  It is coming in on the input of the 2 meter side (146.370), not the 70 cm side.

We need to have everyone check for a stuck microphone.  Also, if you are doing any of the following, please turn them off:

A.  Using VOX or voice operated microphone or headset. These are a common source of unintentional transmissions.
B.  Set up as a “remote base” on the 146.970. We have seen these get stuck or flutter.
C.  Set up as a cross-band repeater to access the 146.970. Same issues.

If you want to direction find the source, you can use a simple dipole and listen on 146.370 MHz as you rotate it around. When the signal is the lowest, then the dipole in in line with the source.

Thanks,


John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
Region 2 EC, Colorado ARES