Hope all is well with you and your families. As a side project I've been building a small personal/emergency repeater at my home for the last couple months. Finally got the the right antenna and tuned to my repeater frequencies. All using LMR400 cable, Ed Wong antenna and a cell wave duplexer tuned by a professional with readouts.
I am using a CDR700 desktop system with two CDM750 radios using CPS R06.12.05 and a RICK
I also incorporated an Argent Data System ADS-SR1 for repeater ID and "remote" knock down. This was a little extra project that I got working with the RICKs accessory port.
Anyways to the issue...
Recently I noticed the repeater would get stuck in TX mode with a high pitch tone and this would happen randomly. After checking CPS and swapping TX and RX radios, I am having the same issue. Keep in mind I am still new to these radios. This would happen if I used my HT or used the TX radio direct with a mic.
So I further tested the radios doing process of elimination, I turned off the RX radio and the issue when I TX stopped, however this is the weird part. My RX radio is off via the front push in power control. Even though I don't hear my voice on the TX radio, it somehow receiving my signal from my HT. TX radio is programmed for TX only but somehow receiving and transmitting at the same time??? I see my RICK activate COR when I use my HT and I can hear myself on my other HT radio. I am TX on 467.6250 and RX 462.6250 on my HT. My TX repeater radio only has 462.6250 programmed.
I swapped the radios again and same issue. Is my RICK doing something weird? My ADS-SR1 is not connected and nothing on the accessory port. Is the RX radio still on somehow even though its supposed to be off. If I disconnect the RICK from the RX Accessory port the RICK shuts off as it receives power from it. I am lost and would appreciate anyone's idea on this problem.
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Hello Everyone,
Hope all is well with you and your families. As a side project I've been building a small personal/emergency repeater at my home for the last couple months. Finally got the the right antenna and tuned to my repeater frequencies. All using LMR400 cable, Ed Wong antenna and a cell wave duplexer tuned by a professional with readouts.
I am using a CDR700 desktop system with two CDM750 radios using CPS R06.12.05 and a RICK
I also incorporated an Argent Data System ADS-SR1 for repeater ID and "remote" knock down. This was a little extra project that I got working with the RICKs accessory port.
Anyways to the issue...
Recently I noticed the repeater would get stuck in TX mode with a high pitch tone and this would happen randomly. After checking CPS and swapping TX and RX radios, I am having the same issue. Keep in mind I am still new to these radios. This would happen if I used my HT or used the TX radio direct with a mic.
So I further tested the radios doing process of elimination, I turned off the RX radio and the issue when I TX stopped, however this is the weird part. My RX radio is off via the front push in power control. Even though I don't hear my voice on the TX radio, it somehow receiving my signal from my HT. TX radio is programmed for TX only but somehow receiving and transmitting at the same time??? I see my RICK activate COR when I use my HT and I can hear myself on my other HT radio. I am TX on 467.6250 and RX 462.6250 on my HT. My TX repeater radio only has 462.6250 programmed.
I swapped the radios again and same issue. Is my RICK doing something weird? My ADS-SR1 is not connected and nothing on the accessory port. Is the RX radio still on somehow even though its supposed to be off. If I disconnect the RICK from the RX Accessory port the RICK shuts off as it receives power from it. I am lost and would appreciate anyone's idea on this problem.
Thanks so much for reading my post.
Phil
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