I hope you are not planning on running 200W into the satellite via your 2M4. The HF-BERG 100W option (VOX) is already too much.
Stefan On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Tim Goodrich <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks all for your help. I put in an order for an SSB Electronics SP-2000 > yesterday. BTW, I did notice that the HF-BERG preamps can't handle as much > power. > > Thanks, > Tim > K6TW > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Wagener [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:11 PM > To: Burns Fisher > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Which preamp to buy for 2m? > > One of the best SSB alternatives is actually the preamps from HF-Berg > in Germany! > > http://hf-berg.de/HFC/preisliste_amateurfunk.htm > > You can contact them directly and they will ship it to you. The price > for their 2m preamp with VOX and protective housing is currently Euro > 154. That's what you more or less will pay once they deduct the local > sales tax because you buy from the US and add shipping cost. > > Don't worry about the website being in German they are very good in > getting back to you in English and their shipping is quick and > reliable and they take PayPal. > > Hope this helps, > > Stefan > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Burns Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: >> First, my sincere apologies...I think I managed to resend the entire > digest >> to the list. I HATE it when people do that but now I know how easy it is > to >> do accidentally. Sorry. >> >> ---- >> >> Now to what I was going to say: I have the SSB SP-2000 and I'm also very >> happy with it. It seems to do auto RF switching well down to under 2 >> watts. (Some auto-switching are only spec'ed to switch down to 8 or 10W). >> It also bypasses itself if you just cut the power (to be expected, I >> guess). I'm using it with a second power feedline (which you can connect >> with a PL259) since I don't happen to have 13.8V phantom power available. >> On the other hand, it is about the most expensive 2m preamp you can find > :-( >> >> Where to get it in the US? ssbusa.com appears to be a distributer. No > one >> answered the phone, and they never returned my call. Another vendor (take >> it from whence it came) said they were phasing out. But in any case, > Array >> Solutions was very helpful and fast and sent me my SP-2000 in a very short >> time. As I recall I had to talk to them on the phone since they did not >> have the SSB stuff fully integrated into their web site yet, but it was >> worthwhile. Array Solutions also advertises in QST :-) >> >> Burns, W2BFJ >> >> >> >> >> >>> Message: 14 >>> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:19:24 -0400 >>> From: "Stephen E. Belter" <[email protected]> >>> To: Tim Goodrich <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Which preamp to buy for 2m? >>> Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> Tim, >>> >>> I own SSB preamps, the SP-2000 (2 meter) and SP-7000 (70 cm). They have >>> worked very well for me, both on my Icom IC-821 (powered by the radio) > and >>> with my FUNcube Dongle (powered with an external bias-T from ARR). The > SSB >>> preamps have helical filters on the front end which should help in your > Los >>> Angeles RF environment. >>> >>> You have at least four sources for the SSB preamp: >>> >>> 1. Direct from SSB in Germany, www.ssb.de >>> >>> 2. From SSB-Electronics USA, www.ssbusa.com >>> >>> 3. From Array Solutions, www.arraysolutions.com >>> >>> 4. From Universal Radio, www.universal-radio.com >>> >>> 73, Steve N9IP >>> -- >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Tim Goodrich >>> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:04 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Which preamp to buy for 2m? >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I just got a M2 2M4 and 420-50-11 to mount on my az/el rotor and go with > my >>> 736R. As I'm hoping to potentially work some EME with the big guns when >>> conditions are just right, I'm wondering if anyone can provide advice on >>> which preamp to get for 2m. I live in the Los Angeles metro area, so lots > of >>> noise/QRM, and also would like something to take advantage of the 736's >>> preamp switch/voltage over coax option. In other words, something that >>> doesn't require any complicated power/switching controls, if possible. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> K6TW >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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! 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