I agree that would be a pain on the linear birds, but I've *never* had to adjust the uplink frequency on an FM bird. The receiver passband is made deliberately wide so you don't have to worry much about it. Jim KQ6EA
On 12/04/2010 08:35 PM, Dave Tipton wrote: > Ever tried holding two HT's while adjusting two VFO's, while pointing an > Arrow antenna, while trying to sip your coffee, while munching a biscuit? > > Your logic is great, but don't overestimate the convenience of having > everything in one box, just for the sake of being able to save a few bucks. > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Clint Bradford > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> It looks promising for true, full-duplex V/U FM satellite ops. >> >> And, of course, an awful lot more (GPS, APRS, et al). >> >> But five hundred dollars? >> >> Heck, a person wanting to work full duplex with the FM birds could >> purchase, for example, a Yaesu FT-270 and FT-277R brand new for a total of >> $280 - and have enough money left over to purchase an Arrow Sat Antenna with >> diplexer, a spare battery pack, and a modest dinner for the family - in >> comparison to the $500 for the 'D72a. >> >> Tentatively, the secondary band RX "de-sense" is not as dramatic as it is >> with the Alinco. More test results by Tuesday. >> >> Blog on the new Kenwood at ... >> >> http://blog.worksatellites.com/ >> >> Clint, K6LCS >> 909-241-7666 >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
