My Equipment
(links are to pictures of the devices.)
Low Bands:
- 50mhz all mode 4.85db NF(w/preamp on!), 100w, ICOM 706 barefoot. Not to great a receiver.
- 144mhz all mode 3.25db NF(w/preamp
on!), 160w, ICOM 706
& Mirage 3016 amp w/mods.
- 220mhz all mode NF unknown, 20w DEM transverter, Mirage C1012G 120w
amp. (70w in 2003)
- Current 222 IF rig is a President HR2510 with transverter mods.
- New, not yet in use. 220/432 IF rig R/S HTX-10 with cw and
low
power mod. Info
here. schems here. CW mod here.
- 432mhz all mode ?db NF(w/preamp
on!), ICOM 706 MKIIG, 70watt with amp.
Microwave bands:
- 144 mhz IF rig. Yaesu FT-817. Neat rig, input voltage
varies (in a car) but output power stays constant!
- 900mhz
all mode transverter on loan 17dbm in = 20dbm
out
, NF unknown. Converted commercial linear amp, 75watts.
- 1.2g
SHF all mode transverter kit 3.4db NF. A DEMI preamp1.2db NF and a 15Watt
DEM Amp ... 900/1296 on
rack tray with PA's
- 2g all mode peices DEM
transverter boards and homebrew LO board. 1.8db
NF, 37w
Hughes TWTA.
- 3g home
brew WA2AAU board KH6CP
type all mode transverter. 1.92db NF, 42w Hughes TWTA.
- 5g
all mode DEM transverter kit.
1.6db NF, 11w Commercial Brick amp. ( pics
on rack tray with PA ). I am planning a power supply mod to
reduce the size and weight of this thing so I can mount it on the dish.
Thanks to WW2R Mod.
- Rack Front
and Back
pictures.
- Power
supply / control systems. build
up in an old GE Mastr II power supply case.
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