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Re: [VHFcontesting] VHF/UHF Panadapting

To: Dave Pruett <k8cc@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] VHF/UHF Panadapting
From: Scott Armstrong <aa5am@vntx.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:29:28 -0500
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That would be Dave, G4HUP. He is now a SK.
Haven't seen anything posted about  plans for someone to continue selling
his products.

-Scott AA5AM

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 7:47 AM, Dave Pruett <k8cc@comcast.net> wrote:

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>
> I seem to recall that there is a G4 over in England who sells kits and
> documentation for making mods such as this  on a wide range of modern
> radios.  I've seen his web site, but I can't seem to recall his callsign
> at the moment.
>
> Dave, K8CC
>
> On 4/23/2017 3:40 PM, Patrick Thomas wrote:
>
>> Is there a certain aspect you're thinking of that makes it "out of reach"
>> for the 736R?  I don't have a 736 but some web searching seems to suggest
>> "The 2nd IF of 13.690 MHz can be tapped at the emitter of Q09 (2SC535B).
>> Ideal is the connection point of R38 and C39."  If you are aware of
>> particular gotchas, please share!
>>
>> As N5UWY pointed out, conventionally the IF is fed to a small SDR
>> (RTL-SDR, etc.) which covers the relevant frequency(s).  If you're at
>> 13MHz, you may need one with a built-in downconverter.
>>
>> At one point there was a whole Yahoo group devoted to hacking radios for
>> SDR-based spectrum scopes, but it mysteriously disappeared one day.  I've
>> considered something similar with my IC-9100 though the newness hasn't worn
>> off yet. :)  Would like to hear how it goes for you if you try the mod.
>>
>> Patrick
>> KB8DGC
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