Not one to sleep, Bruce, W7BAS, has been burning the midnight oil to bring us two new transverters to add to his current stable of 222 MHz and 902 MHz models. This release is very much like a buying two bookends- Bruce has come up with a 144 MHz and 1296 MHz design (he is also working on another pair of transverters to be released soon- 432 MHz and 2304 MHz). The 144 MHz transverter is, “very sensitive and quiet on RX. Better than -140 dBm.” The 1296 MHz transverter is “better than -135dBm on RX and quiet also.” Both have an output of ~+17 dBm.
Pricing is as follows:
144 Transverter + Micro-Synth L.O. (user choice of 28Mhz/50Mhz I.F.) = $279.00 (both assembled); $249.00 (XVTR Kit Micro-Synth Assembled)
222 Transverter + Micro-Synth L.O. (user choice of 28Mhz/50Mhz/144Mhz I.F.) = $259.00 (both assembled); $229.00 (XVTR Kit Micro-Synth Assembled)
902 Transverter + Micro-Synth L.O. (user choice of 28Mhz/50Mhz/144Mhz I.F.) = $259.00 (both assembled); $229.00 (XVTR Kit Micro-Synth Assembled)
1296 Transverter + Micro-Synth L.O. . (user choice of 144Mhz I.F.) = $279.00 (both assembled); $259.00 (XVTR Kit Micro-Synth Assembled)
You will note the price increase; but you will also note that with the increased price you are getting one of Bruce’s very excellent synthesized L.O.’s. This, in my mind, is a better bargain than he was previously offering and you’d be a fool to pass at this price.
Bruce will have these new 1.2 GHz and 144 MHz transverters available August 7, 2011. Order from his website Signalblox.