[NLRS] 857D

[Joe Belany]

Good morning all,

I just received a call from Sandra at Down East Microwave to let me know my 10 GHz transverter is on its way home.  Steve found that both mixers were blown as well as the PA having a bad SMA connector.  The connector was replaced for free as they felt it was a bad part according to Sandra.

I am curious if anyone else is driving their transverter with an 857D.  Scott, N0EDV, and I talked about my IF rig on the phone.  He recalled hearing or reading somewhere that there is a concern with an output spike when the microphone is initially keyed.  Has anyone heard of this or successfully driving their units with an 857?

 Joe, AI9Z
Grid: EN46no
RV-4, Empenage
Pounding rivets...