Thanks to all who sent me links, information and offers! The help is
greatly appreciated!
I will soon be coming back on 2m with a refurbished and updated Swan
TV-2. For now I will have about 75 watts and a yagi most likely in
the 20-foot boom class (I'll paw through my aluminum stash and see
what I can throw together). Hopefully I can substantially increase
power at a later date.
The winner in budget priced oscillators seems to be the W6PQL VHF
OCXO kit (http://www.w6pql.com). I wish that had been available
during those years I spent pulling my hair out on the 222 MHz LO
project!
I'm very excited about getting back on 2 meters. Operator
convenience will be far superior to anything I've had on 2 in the
past. For the first time I will be able to monitor 6 and 2 at the
same time and instantly transmit on either band. Gone will be the
toggle switch for T/R sequence control, in will be PTT and semi
break-in. I can scarcely imagine such conveniences! Now how long do
you suppose it will take to re-train the operator? ;-)
73,
Paul N1BUG FN55mf
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