[VHFcontesting] Getting back on 144 / L.O. follow-up

[Paul N1BUG]

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