[VHFcontesting] Radios Used For 222MHz

[n2jmh at frontiernet.net]

 Chris,
222 is a lot of fun and even though I usually have a conflict on Tuesday evening activity night I do still try to get on and make a decent amount of contacts from western ny. FN12bw. 
I use a q5 5 band transverter and an icom 7610 for an IF radio. They work nice together. Antennas are a pair of directive 16 element one above the other and they work well. Owner of that company is a super nice guy. ;o)
If you can find a Harris channel 13 surplus amp they work great, some slight connector mods, add some cooling and a low pass filter and you have 800 out for 25 in all day long. I’ve had mine in service for a couple years. You will need a 50 volt power supply same as the larcan amps.
Good luck in your quest and congrats on retirement coming up, mine is in 7 months but who’s counting.
73 Jim n2jmh
    On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 07:15:46 PM EDT, CHRISTOP PATTERSON <w3cmp at comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 Hello all -

Planning for a return to VHF/UHF upon retirement at end of year.  I am impressed by the activity reports from 222MHz, and am thinking of adding it to the station.  I have never been on the band and am curious what most people are using for radios -  Transverters are the norm, but what about the IF radios, antennas and amplifiers?  What is considered adequate power for most work, other than enough to melt the solder on a connector?  Besides W6PQL amps, if Jim is still making them, Lunar Link, and Larcan conversions, what amplifiers and power levels are most people using? Has anyone successfully modified a 2 meter Commander II for 222MHz?  Same for antennas.  Looks like Terry and Directive Systems, M2 and perhaps MFJ/CC are the players.  What are the preferred antenna setups for non-eme general use?  Thanks for your responses.

73,  Chris W3CMP
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