WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA REPEATER COUNCIL
Frequency Coordinating Committee Recomended Technical Guidelines

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* TRANSMITTER *

Frequency Stability:                            +/- 0.0005% (5PPM) MINIMUM +/- 0.0002% (2PPM)
                                                          RECOMMENDED over a range of at least
                                                          -30 to +60 degrees Celsius

Transmitter Sideband Noise:               -90db @ 30 khz, and -100db @ 1 MHz

Spurious & Harmonic Emissions:         At least 80db below carrier

FM Hum & Noise:                             -50db for 1 khz tone @ 60% deviation

Modulation (deviation)-Total:              No more than +/- 5.0 khz

Modulation (deviation)-CTCSS:          No less than +/- 0.500 khz nor more than
                                                           +/- 0.750 khz

CTCSS Tone Accuracy:                      +/- 1 Hz of EIA Standard Frequency

Modulation (deviation)-CDCSS:          No more than +/- 1.0 khz

Audio Characteristics:                          Within +1 to -3db of a 6db/octave preemphasis
                                                            From 300 to 3000 Hz per EIA standards

Audio Distortion:                                  Less than 3%

Duty Cycle:                                         100% (continuous Duty required for repeaters)

* RECEIVER*

Receiver Sensitivity:                            0.50 uV MINIMUM, 0.25 uV RECOMMENDED
                                                          (at 20db quieting)
                                                          0.35 uV MINIMUM, 0.20 uV RECOMMENDED
                                                          (at 12db quieting)

Selectivity:                                          -85db @ +/- 30 khz, -75db @ 25 khz

Spurious & Image Rejection:               85db

Intermodulation Rejection:                   75db

Frequency Stability:                             +/- 0.0005% (5PPM) MINIMUM +/- 0.0002% (2PPM)
                                                          RECOMMENDED over a range of at least -30 to
                                                          +60 degrees Celsius

Modulation Acceptance:                     No greater than +/- 7.0 khz

Audio Characteristics:                        Within +1 to -8db of a 6db/octave preemphasis from
                                                         300 to 3000 Hz per EIA standards

Audio Distortion:                                Less than 3%



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