my experience is that they are very good filter wise but can be
fried with a 200w exiter.......also about double the cost
of the dunestar units however their specs far exceed dunestar
jobs.......w7gg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Benko" <benko@aztek-eng.com>
To: "Billy Cox" <aa4nu@ix.netcom.com>; <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Filters for two rigs and contesting
>
> The filters are designed by Ed Wetherhold, W3NQN and were featured
> in QST May/June 1998. Yes they are sold by Jay WX0B and they are
> very good. Use them for Field Day with antennas less than 50 ft.
> apart and they work great. The QST article showed how to build them
> yourself.
>
> 73,
> Larry, W0QE
>
> Billy Cox wrote:
> >
> > Vince,
> >
> > I use a pair (one on each rig) of Dunestar 600 bandpass
> > filters here. ICE makes a similar unit.
> >
> > I use Top Ten Decoders to automatically switch the
> > units (and other devices) here.
> >
> > There's a new player W3NQF (?) who offers what may
> > be the best bandpass filters, but the price point is going
> > to be higher than the Dunestar or ICE units. I think that
> > WX0B is the only source for these units at the moment.
> >
> > That helps ... other options would be stubs, in some cases
> > it may take bandpass filters AND stubs.
> >
> > For example, using tribanders makes keeping the cross
> > band "mush" harder.
> >
> > Hope this helps and gets you started. It's work, but worth it.
> >
> > 73 Billy AA4NU
> >
> > > I would like to know what is needed for operating two radios on
different
> > > band at the same time, what filters are used for this, I do know when
I am
> > > transmiting on one rig the other gets blanked out, I do not have any
> > filters
> > > between the rigs, so what does it take to do 2RSO in a contest.
> > >
> > > Tnx for any help
> > >
> > > Vince, K6BIR
> > >
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