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August 2022

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SO2R is not that easy – retransmision

With my SO2R setup ready, I started testing. Transmit on 40m and receive on 20m. A 40m meter signal has a harmonic on 20m but is it attenuated by both the low power and high power bandpass filters. So with 100W on 40 I expected just a trace on 20m. Read more

By no9e, 3 yearsAugust 23, 2022 ago
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Adding PG XL amplifier, TG XL antenna tuner and Antenna Genius

I wanted to do SO2R contesting. My Expert 1.3k can do sort of SO2R but with a substitute antenna like a vertical. So I purchased PG XL, a SO2R amplifier designed for SO2R. I expected an amplifier that would generate 2 KW when pressed hard, and according to newer reviews, Read more

By no9e, 3 yearsAugust 23, 2022 ago
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