[VHFcontesting] Transverter usage (and 9700 comments.)

[Mark Spencer]

Hi Patrick:

I do almost all my roving with radios with "Native" coverage of the relevant bands from 50 thru 1296 MHz.   (I do have a transverter / IF radio combination for 222 Mhz that I have taken roving on occasion.   The total package is a bit smaller and easier to deal with in my truck than my FT736 .)

I'm hoping once the 9700 is released my primary roving radios when operating from my truck will consist of:

IC7300 for 50 MHz
IC9700 for 144, 432 and 1296 (probably with mast mounted pre amps for 432 and 1296.)

IF radio (currently an IC735) and transverter for 222 (and perhaps 902 at a later date.)

Motorola FM mobile for 927

I'll be curious to see the initial reviews of the 9700.   I have more or less put plans for additional transverters on hold pending the release of the 9700. In the unlikely event the IC9700 doesn't perform as I hope it will I expect I'll run a transverter on 144 while roving near built up areas where there are lots of near by strong signals and probably switch to a transverter for 1296 so I don't have to take my FT736 roving for 1296.


I expect I'll continue to typically take one of my IC706MkiiG's when back pack roving.  


73

Mark S
VE7AFZ


mark at alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099

> On Dec 16, 2018, at 4:48 PM, Patrick Thomas <p-thomas at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> To be fair, the stock 9100 covers 12 bands over two decades of RF.  I have to admit I share some disappointment that 222 (and 33cm while we're dreaming) can't be included in a $1500-$2000 dedicated V/U radio.  I guess Big Radio is in league with the transverter industry!
> 
> Speaking of which... let me fork this thread off on a related topic... how many people here use a rig with native VHF/UHF coverage of 144/432/1296 for weak signal work, as opposed to off-board transverters?  I'm not holding my breath on direct conversion UHF radios, so frequency conversion has to happen somewhere, right?  But I can see either philosophy: 1) the radio manufacturer gets the best prices, an army of engineers, and knows their system the best... or 2) the transverter people aren't constrained by cost vs. mass market appeal, physical space, etc.
> 
> Patrick
> KB8DGC
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:32:10 -0600
>> From: Peter Laws <plaws0 at gmail.com>
>> To: VHF Contesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Icom IC-9700 Release Date
>> 
>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 9:47 PM N6Ze via VHFcontesting
>> <vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> And 135 cm (222-225mhz )?? Hahaha
>> 
>> Icom finally decides to put L-band in as the default (meaning no need
>> to leave room for and then design a removable module as on previous
>> radios) and ... people complain because there is no 222 MHz band.
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