[VHFcontesting] [Packrats] [NEWSVHF] Tour of the original Downeast Microwave

Fri Mar 25 11:48:29 EDT 2022

I think it should be said at this point that the 2,220,432 transverter boards were designed by and were being produced by Steve, N2CEI, still in Frenchtown, NJ at that point. I guess we were doing some assembly, and certainly the "marketing"..  I honestly don't remember all the arrangements. BUT, it wasn't long after that that DEMI was born and I was "retired" hah hah..

bill
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From: James Gordon Beattie Jr <w2ttt at att.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 5:59 AM
To: wz1v at sbcglobal.net <wz1v at sbcglobal.net>; Bill Olson <callbill at hotmail.com>; 'NEWS VHF Reflector' <NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net>; 'Pack Rats Reflector' <packrats at mailman.qth.net>; VHF Contest Reflector <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Packrats] [NEWSVHF] Tour of the original Downeast Microwave

Thanks Bill for producing the fun video and Ron thanks for circulating it.  I really enjoyed the follow up of reading Bill's QRZ bio.  Fun narrative!

My wife and I got married in 1983 and by 1984 I was researching transverters for our new home station in New Jersey.

Your DEMI single board 25W design great for 144 and 220 and so we bought them.  I will need to wander out to the shack tomorrow to get their serial numbers, but they are fairly low.

We also have the three board 432/435  transverter, but I don't know whether that came from Maine or from N2CEI in NJ.  I know that the 903 and 1296 came from N2CEI.  All work great after all these years!

Thank you and Steve for enabling many decades of enjoyment!

73,
Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
201.314.6964
W2TTT at ATT.NET
Gordon.BeattieJr at VIAVISolutions.com

Get On The Air!

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From: packrats-bounces at mailman.qth.net <packrats-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Ron Klimas WZ1V <wz1v at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 20:49
To: Bill Olson; 'NEWS VHF Reflector'; 'Pack Rats Reflector'; VHF Contest Reflector
Subject: Re: [Packrats] [NEWSVHF] Tour of the original Downeast Microwave

I most enjoyed the Irish Hooligan music in the intro.
Surprsing how tolerant those employees were of that
over-bearing hippee boss !
Congrats Bill now your legacy will live on forever !

73 Ron WZ1V

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From: Bill Olson <callbill at hotmail.com>
To: "'NEWS VHF Reflector'" <NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net>,        "'Pack Rats Reflector'" <packrats at mailman.qth.net>,        VHF Contest Reflector <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:11:51 +0000
Subject: [NEWSVHF] Tour of the original Downeast Microwave

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