[nrv-hams] IC-7300 and transverters

[Cam Coble]

Thanks Russ,
My budget is more around the IC-7300 at this time, and I'm probably just
looking to do too much with a base radio.
I have an aging Ten-Tec Omni VII that I love, but realize that it's
probably not going to be easy to fix down the road.
I would certainly one day like to go with the Flex or Elecraft, and would
probably pick the Flex since it seems to be easier to fit with transverters.
Thanks for the info on W1GHZ as well!
--
Cam, W4XXV


On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 10:59 AM Russ Abbey <russ.abbey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Cam and Everyone,
> Cam, have you tried to download the manual from Icom?  I've also been
> looking into the new Icom's for  radios to replace my older tech here.
> Between the 736 and 847 I should have enough to get the 97oo to replace
> them, but we'll see what happens.  Another good radio for the Software
> defined stuff is of course both Flex Radio and Elecraft.  I know the
> Elecraft will do transverters well, not too sure about how far up the bands
> the Flex will go yet.
> Transverters are not cheap!  No matter if it's a premade or commercially or
> a non made kit they sure are expensive!  Depending on which frequencies and
> your level of expertise you might want to look into W1GHZ.org pages, he has
> transverters that aren't even kits, just the boards and you buy the parts.
> Good, cheap, and out to 10Ghz so far.  If i remember right, there is a 900
> Mhz and above including both 1.2 and 2.4 Ghz.
>
> 73
> Russ Abbey, N4MAV
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> On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 9:27 AM Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking into the IC-7300 as my next radio, but have had some
> > reservations on the basis of the integration with transverters.
> > I've done the google searches, youtube videos, etc. but have not found
> real
> > use information other than a kit that someone has to add a transverter
> > output (seems promising, but $$$).
> > I also haven't seen any native support for "offset" tuning so that if you
> > *were* to use it with a transverter, you'd had to do the calculations of
> > the displayed frequency vs. actual frequency yourself. Seems a bit
> > shortsighted for a software defined radio for sure.
> >
> > So, does anyone have practical experience in using the IC-7300 with a
> > transverter? If so, what is your setup, headaches, and success?
> >
> > Thanks, and 73!
> > --
> > Cam, W4XXV
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