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

[Shaffer, Sam]

I have IC-375a + amp on 222 and IV-1275a + amp on 1296 also 432 but never hear much anymore other than the same couple stations, and never at random, CQ etc.  Not like the old days.

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> On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:11 AM, Karl Heil <towers at mhtc.net> wrote:
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> 6- 1.2 all way up this am.  No one on SSB or CW.....just FM stations.
> 
> Karl
> WD9BGA
> EN53
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Zack Widup
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 1:26 AM
> To: Glen Overby ; NLRS List
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] What's the problem with UHF (& microwave) contesting?
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> I looked at the schematics for these transverters, and they are far from
> state of the art. You've confirmed my suspicions.
> 
> My homebrew transverters are very clean, but I use a lot of filtering.
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
> 
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>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Glen Overby <gpoverby at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Mary Brown <maryalanab at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > 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
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