[NLRS] What's the problem with UHF (& microwave) contesting?

[Glen Overby]

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Mary Brown <maryalanab at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Cheap way to get on 144, 222, 432 for those who only have an HF rig
> http://transverters-store.com/ 144 & 222 are $75 432 is $95, sure you need
> an amplifier stage after these if you want more than qrp but it will get
> you
> on the higher bands... they are around 3 watts out. They sell an attenuator
> board also. Add some switching from attenuator to the transverters and you
> have 3 bands in a box. If enough people ask they may add 902 and 1296!
>

I have two of these transverters: 50mhz and 144mhz.  I put the 2m
transverter on my spectrum analyzer and looked at the output; at full
power, it is HORRIBLE!  Spurs were close in enough that there was no way I
was going to filter them.  They were better at low power levels, but I
don't know how much of that would return if it was run into an amplifier.
I didn't try it.  They now sit in a junk pile.

Glen, kc0iyt