[SCCC] SO2R Equipment Recommendations
Bob Selbrede, K6ZZ
k6zz at ccis.com
Mon Nov 30 18:42:38 PST 2009
Folks,
I am considering dabbling a bit with SO2R and was curious to
know what people are using these days for their SO2R
Controller (Mic, PPT, TX/RX Audio, CW) and Antenna
Switching. In the early to mid 90's, Top Ten Devices or
home-brew seemed to rule. There are many products on the
market these days.
For the SO2R Controller I'm leaning toward the Top Ten
Devices DX Doubler or Array Solutions SO2R Master. They
seem a lot simpler and are more affordable than some of the
others. Simple and reliable are both great attributes!
For Antenna Switching I'm leaning toward the Array Solutions
SixPak. Again, it seems to be a good product and priced
better than the competition.
Have I missed any other obvious options? Home-brew isn't
much of an option these days given my hectic schedule. Is
there are reason why the DX Doubler would be any better or
worse than the SO2R Master?
For bandpass filters I'll go with the Dunestar or ICE
multi-band units. I've owned both and both seem to work
well. The W3NQN filters look great but are a bit pricy.
Don't know which band decoders I'll use yet either. This
setup will use a K3 and FT-2000.
Comments and suggestions welcome and appreciated.
73, Bob K6ZZ
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