On Tue,1/20/2015 1:40 PM, Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA wrote:
How can I tell if I have too much energy at the input of "radio 2" when
transmitting on "radio 1" ?
When the smoke comes out of the front end transistor. :)
Is this too much signal?
See above. W2VJN's excellent "Managing Interstation Interference"
addresses this, and is a must-read. Lots of detailed advice, all of it
solid.
http://www.inrad.net/product.php?productid=248&cat=148&page=1
I can build some coax stubs over time.
In addition to the W2VJN book, also see k9yc.com/Coax-Stubs.pdf for
detailed advice and tutorial stuff that complements George's book. It's
tricky to use stubs on multi-band antennas though -- you have to switch
them, and both the switch and the coax between the switch and the Tee
where they are inserted are part of the stub.
..and I am working on a YCCC SO2R box
as time permits but don't have a lot of spare dough for BPF's (2 of them
would run me $1200-$1400 CDN by the time I had them in the shack)
The TXBPF kits that 5B4AGN puts together are first rate, second only to
the W3NQN-designed filters that Array Solutions sells for a lot more money.
nor a SIX-PAK(another $1k_),
One of the YCCC guys has designed a kit to do that. Poke around for it.
I'm thinking about building one.
If I am willing to leave the amp turned off (sigh..), and antennas will all
be separated only 50', how do I know if I have too much signal at the input
of the 'other' radio?
Oh and feel free to school me on SO2R
Practice, practice, practice, during contests, of course. I'm no expert,
although I've been banging away at it for nearly 3 years, and gradually
getting better. It does make most contests a lot more fun.
p.s.- I will sorely miss using the amp, but if I try SO2R @ 100w and like
it, maybe I can stumble onto some cheap 419 BPF's
You don't want one -- it's a dog. Several years ago, I tested several
bandpass filter sets and wrote up this review that eventually was
published in NCJ.
http://k9yc.com/BandpassFilterSurvey.pdf
I'd guess that in most contests, an amp is worth more than 100W SO2R.
FWIW, NAQP is a great one to get your feet wet -- simple exchange, 100W
max, no cluster.
73, Jim K9YC
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