I've got one of the old FT290RII 2m all modes that I'm using as the IF on my transverters. With the SG Lab devices, I can select between RF sense switching and PTT switching, but I now have a DEMI 3c
Thanks for the responses! I got a few good ideas here. I'm not entirely certain why it never occurred to me to pull the Push To Talk signal off of the thing you push...to talk. Way easier than trying
That might be where being able to flip a switch would come in handy. If I'm reading the documentation right, the DEMI transverters prefer you don't use full- or semi-break in with CW anyway, so you'd
It seems like that method will work, just toss a switch in line for when you want to use CW to ground PTT for the duration. Wire it so that either the switch (or foot switch ) will ground ptt, or the
You could interrupt the PTT connection from the mic and just tape the mic button down. It's always on but you have it switched lower in the chain. _______________________________________________ VHFc
I kind of wish we used 902.1 in New England. With SG lab transverters and my ft290rii it'd eliminate a lot of knob turning. I was looking into switches on the jumpers, it's not a bad idea with all of
Hi Jarred, How do you handle sequencing just one of the transverters at a time? Do you have a separate sequencer for each, do you key them all at once, or do you switch each individual item in the ch
Unlimited allows the use of external power, antennas, etc. It also allows 3 or more operators. K1SIG/R ran as Unlimited in January, as we had 3 of us in the car. Technically, you could avoid putting
Rick K1DS goes pretty well in depth into some of the shenanigans that the rover packs would get into in one of his videos on roving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baETPvsxcdI&t=2687s When you start
I didn't mean shenanigans in a negative way, I'm a fan of shenanigans! The SCCC and other groups that drive a lot of these rules changes are masters of seeing exactly how to work the rules to maximiz
No worries, email isn't the greatest at conveying contextual information. During contests, I tend to look at "what is most fun." Scoring high and winning a category is definitely fun, so I like to lo
I enjoy some of the features on the SG Lab transverters. You can set jumpers to switch the LO, and output in a different part of the band (moving from the sideband portion of 33cm to the FM portion,
It depends where you plan to drive. I believe most semi trucks are 14', so definitely stay under there. We run with an 11' mast. You have to watch bridges. We avoid the Merritt Parkway in CT and such
Do you have more info about this potential VHF+ RBN? Seems like it might be interesting. 73 Sean WA1TE _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contest
Thanks Tony! I've got some reading to do. Any idea if Mark is posting his rover presentation anywhere? As a rover I'm very interested :) 73, Sean WA1TE _______________________________________________
Hey Herb, Any idea what shipping on those would be up to 01824? The booms might be a little long for me but I can do around 100W on the band so it might be an interesting way to get into EME, however
Definitely an interesting set up. Assuming shipping isn't astronomical, I've got plans that could use them. I've also been looking at sites for VUCC with Chris KG6CIH, and a pair or all four of those
It's that time again! K1SIG/R is heading out for the June VHF contest. We should be QRV on the bottom 7 - 6m through 2.4GHz. Microwaves will be very limited, if we're stopped we'll be happy to work y
It's after 2am and I just got home, but figured I'd give a quick email about the rove. We said after the 14 grids in January that it was too much, we shouldn't do that many. So we did 13 this time. S