WQOC472, I have merged your two threads together, you don't need to start a new thread for your issues.
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Repeater HELP!!!!
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If your receiver is PL protected (which it sounds like it is), it needs that PL code to keep the transmitter hung up and going, otherwise it will shut off. Trouble is where is that PL component coming from? It could be your own transmitter via IMD (the LMR-400 noise stuff) or is it coming from "the other guys". I second the idea of changing the transmit PL or disabling it all together to see if it is you or an external thing from another transmitter. Hope you can get your programming software running!
I have ordered a Motorola Rib Box, and 25 pin cable. hopefully this fixes the problem?? The guy that sold me the programming software off of eBay sent me a Motorola USB cable and told me i didn't need a rib box to program the repeater.
So do you suggest changing the PL tone from 114.8 to something else? My cities Police dept, and Fire Dept's repeaters are less than 500 feet away from my repeater and both use a 114.8PL as well. (however the PD and FD repeaters are around 50ft higher than my antenna on 460.2000/465.2000 and 460.6250/465.6250)
Do i also need to turn up the squelch on the repeater? (if that is possible?) I remember someone saying in a previous post to turn up the squelch.
Also what do you suggest to change the PL to? 114.8, 151.4, and 173.3 are the most common used in my area.
So do you suggest changing the PL tone from 114.8 to something else? My cities Police dept, and Fire Dept's repeaters are less than 500 feet away from my repeater and both use a 114.8PL as well. (however the PD and FD repeaters are around 50ft higher than my antenna on 460.2000/465.2000 and 460.6250/465.6250)
Do i also need to turn up the squelch on the repeater? (if that is possible?) I remember someone saying in a previous post to turn up the squelch.
Also what do you suggest to change the PL to? 114.8, 151.4, and 173.3 are the most common used in my area.
It sounds to me like your problem is poor isolation between your transmitter and receiver. Try changing either the TX or RX PL to another frequency temporarily and see if your repeater still hangs up. If it does still hang then your problem is caused by something outside your repeater. If it doesn't still hang then you need to find out why you have poor isolation. A mistuned duplexer maybe? I suppose it is possible that your coax could be your problem but I think that I'd look elsewhere first.
Im going to try programming the repeater tomorrow. I got the rib box and cable today. A few of you have told me to "split my PL" is this what you mean? RX: 467.5500 (167.9PL) TX:462.5500 (136.5PL)
The reason i ask is i'm going to re-program a few of my Handheld's to test the repeater with. Will the split PL only work on the Repeater channel? or can i program the split PL on the repeater (direct) talkaround channel as well?
Thanks again,
The reason i ask is i'm going to re-program a few of my Handheld's to test the repeater with. Will the split PL only work on the Repeater channel? or can i program the split PL on the repeater (direct) talkaround channel as well?
Thanks again,
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When talking "direct" both would need to use the same PL settings since only a single channel is being used. When you "split the PL", what you're doing is using one PL setting on one channel (radio to the repeater) and another on the other channel (repeater to the radio). As required, even when you "split the PL", everyone on the same channel will use the same PL.
n5ims,
My suggestion was to split the PL frequencies on a trial bases to see if the problem is internal or external, not as a solution to the problem. Even if the problem goes away, he still will have interference that will cause him problems.
My suggestion was to split the PL frequencies on a trial bases to see if the problem is internal or external, not as a solution to the problem. Even if the problem goes away, he still will have interference that will cause him problems.
I still think that without test equipment, he's going to thrash around, waste time and money, and never actually get to the bottom of what the problem is. The OP needs to find someone with the background and equipment to troubleshoot this for him. It's absolutely impossible to solve this by applying random efforts without an infinite amount of luck.
What kind of jumpers are you using from the the repeater to the duplexer?
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