[NLRS] question of transverters vs radios

[Mike]

   Hi  all,  I'm  looking  for  some discussion about the merits of using
   radios I already have vs going with an sdr1000 and transverters.
   Here's  my  situation.   I  have a 706mkIIG with no special filters or
   features, a FT736R with just 144 and 440 and no special features and a
   1.2GHz  transverter  by  MM.   Basically  I  have 6, 2,  and .7 meters
   covered with ssb and 23 cm if I ever get it hooked up.  I was thinking
   of buying a 222 MHz module for my 736r at a cost of $375 from ebay.  A
   similar  transverter  from  DEM  would  be ~$400 but require alot more
   effort to interface it.
   I  also  have  it in my mind that sometime soon I'd like to try an SDR
   1000  out  but that would require several transverters and cost just a
   bit.
   The easy thing to do is just get the 222 module plunk it in and presto
   I have another band, albeit with no antenna up at the moment.
   The  best  long term solution from a specs perspective seems to be the
   sdr1000   route   since   it  is  technically  very  capable  and  the
   transverters   generally   have   a   better  nf  and  perhaps  better
   sensitivity.   The  biggest  problem here is that I'd probably only be
   able to afford to buy the sdr 1000 and one band for the moment.
   What thoughts might ya'al have out there?
   Thanks much
   Mike
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