[600MRG] 600MRG Digest, Vol 60, Issue 5

Tue Apr 12 12:42:16 CDT 2016

Hi Neil,

I modified an RTL dongle to receive down to 1KHz without the need for  
a down converter.

Here is a link to my post on QRZ.com   
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/sdr-communication-receiver-with-new-r820t-chipset.402951/#post-2942004

Just scroll down to post number #6

Good luck with your project.

Best, John Bailey KB1YFD

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> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:33:18 -0700
> From: Neil Klagge <w0yse at msn.com>
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> Subject: [600MRG] Q: HF to MF transverter ?
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> With the (hopefully) soon access to the 630m band I am thinking it  
> would be nice to seea simple *transverter* kit (as opposed to a  
> transmitting converter using "split" mode on the HF radio). It would  
> be easier to make cw contacts if the kit would be able to change TX  
> frequency to track with the RX frequency while surfing the band.
> I wonder if any Ham Radio manufacturers will be offering any  
> *out-of-the-box* transverters.
> The only transverters that I have been able to google are for VHF and up.
> Jus' thinkin' ahead.....
> 73
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> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 22:17:43 -0500
> From: Joe <nss at mwt.net>
> To: 600mrg at w7ekb.com
> Subject: Re: [600MRG] Q: HF to MF transverter ?
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> Sig <http://www.idle-tyme.com>
> On 4/11/2016 10:08 PM, Joe wrote:
>> Remember the 160 meter converters in the 60's and early 70's when most
>> gear did not have 160 capabilities?
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
>> On 4/11/2016 9:33 PM, Neil Klagge wrote:
>>> With the (hopefully) soon access to the 630m band I am thinking it  
>>> would be nice to seea simple *transverter* kit (as opposed to a  
>>> transmitting converter using "split" mode on the HF radio). It  
>>> would be easier to make cw contacts if the kit would be able to  
>>> change TX frequency to track with the RX frequency while surfing  
>>> the band.
>>> I wonder if any Ham Radio manufacturers will be offering any  
>>> *out-of-the-box* transverters.
>>> The only transverters that I have been able to google are for VHF and up.
>>> Jus' thinkin' ahead.....
>>> 73
>>> *??)
>>> ?.???.?*??) ?.?*?)
>>> (?.?? (?.?`   Neil
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>>> My Faith website:http://neilsfaith.webs.com/
>>> My ham radio websites:http://w0yse.webs.com/  andhttp://wg2xsv.webs.com
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 03:16:50 +0000 (UTC)
> From: J Mcvey <ac2eu at yahoo.com>
> To: Neil Klagge <w0yse at msn.com>, Posting 600mrg <600mrg at w7ekb.com>
> Subject: Re: [600MRG] Q: HF to MF transverter ?
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> I'm building the Dongle SDR radio that was in QST a few issues ago.  
> It's "down converted" to go all the way to 1KHZ. I'll let you know  
> how it works out.I was impressed with my preliminary testing of the  
> native frequencies (10 meters +) . The antenna that comes with it is  
> useless, so cut it off and interface it with an appropriate antenna  
> for the band of interest.? I have also found other free SDR software  
> that I like better than SDRsharp.
> I was thinking of a quick CW TX setup consisting of? a DCO driving  
> one of those broadband LDMOS power amps. I may be able to  
> synchronize the RX and TX via some minor software mods.
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>     On Monday, April 11, 2016 10:34 PM, Neil Klagge <w0yse at msn.com> wrote:
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>
>  With the (hopefully) soon access to the 630m band I am thinking it  
> would be nice to seea simple *transverter* kit (as opposed to a  
> transmitting converter using "split" mode on the HF radio). It would  
> be easier to make cw contacts if the kit would be able to change TX  
> frequency to track with the RX frequency while surfing the band.
> I wonder if any Ham Radio manufacturers will be offering any  
> *out-of-the-box* transverters.
> The only transverters that I have been able to google are for VHF and up.
> Jus' thinkin' ahead.....
> 73
> *??)
> ?.???.?*??) ?.?*?)
> (?.?? (?.?`? Neil
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> My Faith website: http://neilsfaith.webs.com/
> My ham radio websites: http://w0yse.webs.com/ and http://wg2xsv.webs.com
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