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Pyramid repeater problem

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:55 pm
by fireguy810
Hello,
I have a Pyramid repeater set up to crossband a cdm1250 uhf radio to a low band radio. Whenever I key up a uhf portable the pyramid keys up the lowband to transmit but when I stop transmiting the low band radio locks up and wont stop transmiting, I have to shut the radio down. It works fine when the pyramid is shut off. I'm guesing somethings wrong with the pyramid.

Any ideas?

Re: Pyramid repeater problem

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:29 am
by mattsca
What type of low band radio are you useing?

Re: Pyramid repeater problem

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:59 am
by sparks5011
Try placing the low band radio on a dummy load and see if the same condition exists. If it operates properly on the dummy load you may have RF from the low band radio getting into the Pyramid repeater.

Re: Pyramid repeater problem

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:21 pm
by nmfire10
I would bet it is either what Sparks said, or it is the logic level from the pyramid not playing nice with the CDM's PTT circuit.

Re: Pyramid repeater problem

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:50 am
by jackhackett
Pyramids interface with CDMs fine, I did a bunch of them a while back.

Re: Pyramid repeater problem

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:33 pm
by n5tbu
Sounds like lowband RF getting into the pyramid,like usual,lowband gets into everything! Try tuning the lowband antenna for a near perfect match....the dummy load might be a good test.
Also could be that the lowband radio has a harmonic at the Pyramids input freq.
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