The q5 5 band transverter - 25 or 50 w
2 wires - forget the big 3
Buy local
73 Dana ve3ds
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> 1. Re: Icom & 222 (jimk8mr@aol.com)
> 2. Hey! It's Tuesday! (David Olean)
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> Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 01:11:51 +0000 (UTC)
> From: "jimk8mr@aol.com" <jimk8mr@aol.com>
> To: "vhfcontesting@contesting.com" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Icom & 222
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> FWIW? I mentioned to an Icom guy how nice it would be to have a multiband
> multimode radio that included 222, and maybe even 903. He gave me the usual
> BS in return.
> Yes, transverters will get one on 222, but especially for roving having one
> box with few wires attached is much nicer.
>
> 73? -? ?Jim? K8MR
> On Monday, May 22, 2023 at 08:22:29 PM EDT, Dana <ve3dss@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Marshall and all
> I don?t get it either, the big 3 all had 220 gear at one time
> Back in the day?
> You can buy 3 band hand helds now, some even cover 50 - 600 Mhz!
> Boefeng and whole constellation of other companies in China are cranking them
> out cheap.
> So yes they are FM? but the point is its hardware that covers 222.
>
> Someone suggested that in Japan 222 is used by the police etc and the big 3
> wanted to stay clear
> ?.not really sure if that?s an issue
> given that yes the major market for gear is Japan? the US/R2 market is a
> ?subset??
> BUT
> Even so, technically adding 222 should not be a biggie ? software defined
> radios abound
> so the coverage is? not an issue, filters are cheap, PA modules are from
> Mitsubishi and others?
> You could simply design the product ONLY for Region 2? with the extra band?
>
> I would think ARRL RAC and IARU could put some squeeze on these guys to
> make the gear, but I suppose the demand isn?t there?. I mean how many do you
> think they can sell?? ? how many have they sold that cover 144 and 432?
> I?d like to see the stats by country?.
>
> Anyway, I?m fine with a transverter? but one box in the car would be UFB
> The Q5 5 band transverter is slick?
>
> 73 Dana VE3DS
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 08:15:37 -0400
> From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
> To: "222 >> 222Activity@groups.io" <222Activity@groups.io>,
> "NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net" <NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net>,
> "vhfcontesting@contesting.com" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Hey! It's Tuesday!
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> Please don't forget that every Tuesday night, (which happens every week
> by the way) is 222 Night.? I am not sure how I will survive the evening
> knowing that WA3EOQ will not be there. A contact with Howard is what I
> call EXCITEMENT.? The distance is an insane 500+ miles and Howard is
> running just 100 watts. A contact with WA3EOQ is confirmation that my
> receiver is working at about the best that it can be.? While it is true,
> that some days are better than others, the typical situation is that the
> signal is buried in the noise. I narrow up the panadaptor as far as it
> will go and then I look for any line on the waterfall. I may or may not
> find it, but it helps me to locate Howard's signal in the passband. Then
> it is a matter of pulling his cw out. I am constantly rocking the dial
> slightly to verify that the signal is real and not just my imagination.
> Throw in a little QSB and things can get quite strained.? We seem to be
> able to squeak out a contact every Tuesday. Then there are the other
> days like two weeks ago when I tuned up to the sked frequency and heard
> an S8 or S9 signal sending WA3EOQ a few times. I wondered who was
> calling him until he signed and it turned out to be Howard tuning up!!
> That is the only time I have ever heard him that loud. Usually a great
> report is 529!? At S9 I figured it couldn't possibly be him!
>
> I guess my point is that I get such a thrill out of working stations far
> away or under difficult conditions. I look forward to Tuesday nights as
> a means to try to work an impossible path. You might just find that it
> is not impossible if you try.? It also livens up the activity on the
> other end where lots of contacts might be impossible.? I want to try
> some meteors this evening, as we are getting close to June and those
> pesky grains of dust and sand tend to become more prevalent.? MSK144 or
> FSK441 works well on 222.?? There is much to learn about Q65 as well.
> Some nifty Q65 QSOs were recorded last week over impossible distances
> and low power. So seek out a sked partner and see what happens.
>
> The fun starts around 2300 UT on the East Coast and a bit later in the
> midwest. By the time you finish dinner and clean up the plates and put
> away any leftovers, that is the cue to head for the shack and get
> strapped in for some unbelievable excitement. I will be on 222,100 a bit
> before 2300 UT and then move up in frequency as the activity shows up.?
> So apply those electrons to your 222 gear and make some noise tonight.
> The ON4KST Chat page can be a big help in setting up any skeds.
> http://www.on4kst.info/chat/index.php????? (Pick 144/432 Region 2 Chat)
>
>
> Dave K1WHS
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