[AK-VHF] Testing my 222 & 432 bands

[Edward R Cole]

Since having some issues on 222 during the VHF Contest, I did some 
testing today (on my first weekday of retirement -weekend was taken up by FD).

432 is working fine and the transverter is showing 25w output.  The 
antenna+preamp+xvtr+K3 hear my test signal pretty good (-33dBm signal 
source sitting on the railing of the deck about 80-feet from the antenna).

Testing the 222 system I am seeing about 75w at 222.100 and 55w at 
223.50.  SWR looks fine and my counter hears the signal well enough 
to show frequency about 250-Hz low.  But the receiver is deaf.  It 
takes a 0 dBm signal for it to hear the test signal directly 
connected to the transverter.  It should be hearing at -107 dBm.

OK so I tested the preamp by using my Yaesu VX6-R and get full 
s-meter reading with -33 dBm signal with source sitting on the railing.

So now I wonder if I can use the VX6-R as receiver and transverter 
for transmitting?  Tried it on the 224.94 repeater and getting  full 
strength meter signal back on the VX6-R...yeah!

We might give it a test on the Tuesday night net.  I should have 
50.125 (125w), 144.200 (150w), 146.52 (70w), 223.50 (55w) and 432.200 
(25w).  Be interesting what can be done between Nikiski and Anchorage.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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