Thanks for the reply Brad.
Yeah you're right about the repairman.....there's one in town who charged me a small fortune for a small job. Never again!
Hmmmm.....maybe pirate radio means something different over there. In the UK it comes form the days when the BBC only broadcast the news and classical or easy listening music.
A radio station called Radio Caroline started broadcasting the devils music (rock and roll
) and poisoning teenagers minds from a ship in the North sea, believe it or not, hence the name pirate radio.
Over the years hundreds of illegal stations have popped up all over the place using small transmitters. Some stay, most disappear.
A lot have gone on to the internet......but some have an FM transmitter as well as the internet presence so that people can listen on a car radio
The transmitter I have is basically set to a certain FM frequency to be used for an illegal radio station to play underground music, normally to promote the DJs or raves/parties
The studio would be in one location and the microwave link would link to the 150W transmitter/repeater so that the authorities can only triangulate to where the transmitter is but can't find the studio.
Like I say, it was working fine before I shipped it back to the UK, but I can't figure out if it's the microwave link that's at fault or the actual transmitter.
I did email the university which is right next door to where I live and has a huge electonics department, to ask if they could help and told them I don't mind paying, but they never replied.
I just want to get it repaired so I can sell it on. It originally cost me £1200 to get built......someone else might as well make some use of it.
But thanks for the advice, and I'll have a look for ham operators in my area
Cheers!!