Re: [amsat-bb] SSB SP-7000 Question

[John Ronan <jronan@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the reply...

I actually rang them today just to be sure and they said that the pre- 
amp should be ok if I inadvertently keyed up.


As a test on a terrestrial UHF repeater, on the same antenna it is  
crackly with one of the 'led segments' coming on with the pre-amp off  
this comes to 59+10 with the pre-amp on.

As expected results weren't great on the two sats, but It did mean  
that I could copy some of the last AO-51 and SO-50 passes.

Is anyone working these satellites with 'internal' antenna i.e. in  
the roof space.  I'm not in a position to put anything outside, and  
by the looks of things, another 3 db or so would get me readable  
signals.

I'm hoping to work /P tomorrow for JOTA,  hopefully it won't rain :)

Thanks for all the replies.

de John
EI7IG

On 14 Oct 2005, at 22:20, Andre PH7AT wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I'm using the SP-2000 and SP-7000 for several years now without  
> problems in combination with a FT-847.
> Both preamps have a built-in HF-VOX. The SP-2000 is rated for 200  
> W, the SP-7000 for 100 W.
> So you don't need to use the sequencer if your not using more than  
> 100 W output on 70cm or 200 W on 2m.
>
> 73,
>
>
> Andre PH7AT
> www.ph7at.net
>
>
> John Ronan wrote:
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was looking in the electronics lab in the college today and I  
>> found  a SP-2000 & SP-7000 Pre-amplifier, and a DCW-15B sequencer  
>> (in  original packing).  They have never been used and are belong  
>> to the  club in the college. I was going to attempt to use it with  
>> my FT-847  for UHF receive (if it works I will purchase one).  My  
>> question is  can transmitting through it on 144Mhz damage it?  Its  
>> not clear from  the manual that I found on-line.  I suspect not,  
>> but I would like to  be sure.
>>
>> Regards
>> de John
>> EI7IG
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