[amsat-bb] Re: Preamps??

[Mark Lunday, WD4ELG]

I second those comments, Mark.  I have ARR mastmount 160 watt preamps for 2
and 440.  Huge diff.

I was not surprised that it made a diff on the linear birds.  What DID
surprise me is HOW MUCH it helped with low passes on the FM birds so that I
could work longer distances.  What I discovered is that others were hearing
me, but I did not hear them until I got the preamp (before the preamp I
would call CQ satellite and not hear a response, but I would get an email
from the op saying he was calling me.  After the preamp, solid copy!)

Mark Lunday
WD4ELG
wd4elg at arrl.net
http://wd4elg.net

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Mark L. Hammond
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 7:38 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org; Jerry Felts
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Preamps??

Hi Jerry,

I cannot say enough good things about the preamps AND the PEOPLE at Advance
Receiver Research!  They are always personable, quick to ship/repair, and
their products are awesome.

I have around 5 of their preamps around the shack right now (okay, four are
at the antennas where they belong!).   It makes the difference between
hearing and not hearing. 

In the last few weeks I finally added a 2M mast-mount model at the antenna.
I keep kicking myself for not doing it years ago...I can't believe how much
better I can hear AO-7 now.  

Suggestion---I have found that over the years I tend to "mess around" rather
than get what I really want to begin with.  In that vein---I don't think you
will never regret getting the 160 Watt mast mounted versions:

http://www.advancedreceiver.com/page10.html

Models relevant to 2M and 70 cm:

MSP144VDG-160
MSP432VDG-160

Yes, they are an investment of hard earned ca$h.  But they're a GREAT
investment, if you want to hear...

73,

Mark N8MH

>Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:34:17 -0500
>From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Preamps??
>To: "'Jerry Felts'" <nr5ajerry at gmail.com>, <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>Message-ID: <COL0-DAV19AC034F9A976954FA48CC8A7E0 at phx.gbl>
>Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
>
>Jerry,
>
>     Like all things in Ham Radio it boils down to how much you want or
have
>available to spend :-) 
>
>There are lots of folks out there
>
>http://www.advancedreceiver.com
>
>http://www.ssbusa.com/ham.html
>
>http://www.downeastmicrowave.com/
>
>http://www.hamtronics.com/
>
>http://www.ramseyelectronics.com
>
>are just a few.
>
>RSGB and ARRL VHF/UHF handbooks all have designs in them as well.
>
>73,
>Joe kk0sd
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>Behalf Of Jerry Felts
>Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 7:23 AM
>To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Preamps??
>
>I've seen Preamps mentioned several times now so Who? What? Where? I have
>not seen them in the AES catalog I got the other day.  Can you build one?
>Need info on them!!
>
>Jerry - NR5A
>
>-- 
>Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota
>www.freewebs.com/nr5a
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Minimalist_QRP_Transceivers/
>http://www.cakewalkblogs.com/nr5asminimalradio/index.aspx
>http://nr5abeaconblog.blogspot.com/
>_______________________________________________


Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]

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