Re: [amsat-bb] RFC on handhelds supporting 2-meter SSB mode

[John Geiger <johngeig@xxxxxxxxx>]

And the FT817 is smaller than the Icom 202 and can run
on more power.  Plus you have 70cm receive already for
the downlink signal.

73s John NE0P

--- Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> Take a hard look at the FT-817. It's not a handheld,
> but not much larger. In my opinion you'll get MUCH
> more bang for your buck buying an 817 than any of
> the 2m ssb handhelds or something like the 202.
> 
> See the last AMSAT journal for an article on
> operating FO-29 with an arrow and 817....
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robin Callender <robin_callender@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Mar 17, 2005 1:31 AM
> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] RFC on handhelds supporting
> 2-meter SSB mode
> 
> Along the same lines as a previous post about
> Full-Duplex handhelds, I would 
> like to ask about any handhelds supporting SSB
> mode(s).
> I am especially interested in any handhelds which
> could be used as an IF 
> with a transconverter on the S-band.
> I would believe most would be 2-meter radios, but I
> don't want that to be a 
> limit on comments.
> By googling, I get a couple of radios that might
> qualify, most quite old --
>     Icom IC-202S
>     Santec LS-202A
>     Mizuho MX-2S
> 
> The IC-202S seems to have been used quite often as
> an IF for L and S band 
> and some reference indiate it was used is such on
> AO-40.
> My wish is to stay with handlheld radios, and not
> with mobiles (although 
> from the pictures of the IC-202S it sort of
> straddles the two types).
> 
> Thanks for any comments & 73s
> Robin Callender  KE7ARL
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