WIRES Node getting into my packet station
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| Feb 1st 2021, 21:42 | |
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I have a 2 meter FM packet station handing NTS traffic. It sits on 145.09. That radio runs 80 watts to an outside antenna at 30 feet. I also have a WiresX node running at 147.48 FM. The outside antenna sits at 50 feet. Each is about 25 feet from the other. Both antennas are fed with LMR400. The 5 watt Wires node blows away the packet station, making it deaf to the outside packet world. And visa versa. The 80 watt packet station interferes with the WIRES node. The interference disappears when I disconnect the antenna from the radio (meaning it's not coming in on the power connnection. Is there a filter that I can build that can notch out the 147.48 signal, so the WIRES station does not trash the packet station? And the 145.09 packet signal. Thanks Christine N1AUP |
| Feb 2nd 2021, 05:16 | |
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JUN 1972 - QST (PG. 48) http://p1k.arrl.org/pubs_archive/62137 Taking Out the 2-Meter Garbage Author: Moler, Donald, WA1MRF Keywords: CONSTRUCTION HOMEBREW VHF 2 METER FILTER GARBAGE CAN A high Q filter constructed out of a 32 gallon galvanized trash can. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Behrens-31-Gal-Galvanized-Steel-Round-Trash-Can-with-Lid-1270/100202118 https://www.lowes.com/pd/Behrens-31-Gallon-Silver-Galvanized-Metal-Trash-Can-with-Lid/3475295 Slightly less Q than 32 gallons but close enough as the filter is tunable over wide range. Zak Lau W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |
| Feb 9th 2021, 03:56 | |
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If I am understanding things correctly, this will allow you to pass RF at a certain frequency, and reject everything else. This would be useful on either the packet station or the Fusion node to filter out everything except what this system wants to see. Is it possible to build something that does the exact opposite? Meaning something I could attach to the radio that connects me with repeaters and simplex stations to notch out the packet signal, and the fusion signal? In this case, I don't want to solely allow one frequency through. I want to notch out one frequency. And curious if you could do this digitally? Meaning software reads the frequency of the incoming signal, and if it matches the packet traffic or fusion traffic, it blocks it, while retransmitting what doesn't match? |
| Feb 9th 2021, 08:39 | |
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Yes, if you connect a resonant cavity across a coaxial transmission line it will act as a notch filter. An open quarter wave stub made out of coax will do the same, but you need a very low loss cavity or stub if you want a very narrow notch. You could implement a PIN diode switch to gate the signal. I don't know whether this is be useful for your application, but yes, you can connect a frequency counter to a fast electronic switch. This technique of using a frequency counter for control is used in automatic antenna tuners and modern solid state amplifiers. Zak W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |
| Feb 10th 2021, 05:58 | |
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Do you have an article reference for the frequency counter / gate switch idea? Thanks |
| Feb 11th 2021, 05:57 | |
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https://swharden.com/blog/2016-10-10-raspberry-pi-rf-frequency-counter/ "Previously I've built standalone frequency counters, frequency counters with a PC interface, and even hacked a classic frequency counter to add USB interface (twice, actually). My latest device uses only 2 microchips to provide a Raspberry Pi with RF frequency measurement capabilities. The RF signal clocks a 32-bit counter SN74LV8154 ($1.04 on Mouser) connected to a 16-bit IO expander MCP23017 ($1.26 on Mouser) accessable to the Raspberry Pi (via I²C) to provide real-time frequency measurements from a python script for $2.30 in components! Well, plus the cost of the Raspberry Pi. All files for this project are on my GitHub page." Zak W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |
| Feb 20th 2021, 16:24 | |
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Thanks. Thinking.... |
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