27-10-2016, 06:14 PM
Sadly yes you need to licence a repeater even if it puts out a flea's fart worth of TX power.
That diplexor is very interesting, but it needs a minimum separation of TX and RX frequencies of 4MHz, UHF CB is 0.75MHz apart.
Its harder to keep TX energy from the RX radio the closer in frequency they are, and I dont reckon that diplexor could be modified to suit a 0.75MHz split, but Im happy to be proven wrong.
Damn it would be nice to have one to play with and a nice spectrum analyser with tracking generator to see if it can be modified.
Ive been after a spectrum analyser for a while... hmmmm...
Pity as its the right price. You COULD use it and have run a non standard TX RX split but the ACMA are going to get very interested in your repeater then.
I found a small cache of old radios in the Skunkworks, I'll have a tinker when Im up to it, stay tuned.
That diplexor is very interesting, but it needs a minimum separation of TX and RX frequencies of 4MHz, UHF CB is 0.75MHz apart.
Its harder to keep TX energy from the RX radio the closer in frequency they are, and I dont reckon that diplexor could be modified to suit a 0.75MHz split, but Im happy to be proven wrong.
Damn it would be nice to have one to play with and a nice spectrum analyser with tracking generator to see if it can be modified.
Ive been after a spectrum analyser for a while... hmmmm...
Pity as its the right price. You COULD use it and have run a non standard TX RX split but the ACMA are going to get very interested in your repeater then.
I found a small cache of old radios in the Skunkworks, I'll have a tinker when Im up to it, stay tuned.
"If a clutered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign." Albert Einstein
Well, I have the cluttered desk, I guess that's a start!
Well, I have the cluttered desk, I guess that's a start!