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Jyd
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2002 - 1:24 pm: | 
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ok,i have a palomar 250 and my receive messed up on me,my jumper is good.without the amp inline i get 9 db of skip and when i hook it back up only 3db of skip.my wilson 1000 is new.when antenna is straight to the coax receives good.i went over all solder joints,and i dont know what else to do.do you have any ideas? thanks |
307
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2002 - 8:38 pm: |
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Three things to test...
1) Is the TX light "on" without keydown?
2) Does the RX go away or get better with the RX pre-amp turned on?
3) Does the PL-259 "Center Pin" fit snug when hooking it up?
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Jyd
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2002 - 9:45 pm: |
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1)no,when i key it it comes on and when i talk into it it gets brighter.2)gets better but not like it should be,it picks up about 1 to 1 and 1/2 db with it on,last night i was going down the road and it was fadeing in and out now it seems worse.3)pl-259 are nice and tight. is it possible that the relay is dirty on the contacts,a dont have any faith in palomar anymore.everything looks nice as far as looks on the board,or is there a diode that works with the receive? thanks for your help. |
Marconi
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 9:10 am: |
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Jyd, I have a Palomar 100 that has been modified and the preamp does the same thing when switched on. I never use the preamp so I am not sure what it did before the mod. I just run mine in the off position. I do not know what is going on with mine either.
Marconi |
307
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 6:19 pm: |
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I would guestimate the RX relay is broken. 
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Jyd
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 7:39 pm: |
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well, i took the relay apart andcleaned the contacts and bamb!!!! back in buisiness, but i am thinking on trading my 142gtl for a texas star 500,if its not gone yet. |
Jyd
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 6:30 pm: |
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thats that big relay right,not the small one.i will take it apart and look and i will let you know. |
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