[amsat-bb] Re: Which preamp to buy for 2m?

Fri Oct 14 14:18:24 PDT 2011

I hope you are not planning on running 200W into the satellite via
your 2M4. The HF-BERG 100W option (VOX) is already too much.

Stefan

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Tim Goodrich <tim at timgoodrich.net> wrote:
> Thanks all for your help. I put in an order for an SSB Electronics SP-2000
> yesterday. BTW, I did notice that the HF-BERG preamps can't handle as much
> power.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
> K6TW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan Wagener [mailto:wageners at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:11 PM
> To: Burns Fisher
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Which preamp to buy for 2m?
>
> One of the best SSB alternatives is actually the preamps from HF-Berg
> in Germany!
>
> http://hf-berg.de/HFC/preisliste_amateurfunk.htm
>
> You can contact them directly and they will ship it to you. The price
> for their 2m preamp with VOX and protective housing is currently Euro
> 154. That's what you more or less will pay once they deduct the local
> sales tax because you buy from the US and add shipping cost.
>
> Don't worry about the website being in German they are very good in
> getting back to you in English and their shipping is quick and
> reliable and they take PayPal.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Stefan
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:
>> First, my sincere apologies...I think I managed to resend the entire
> digest
>> to the list.  I HATE it when people do that but now I know how easy it is
> to
>> do accidentally.  Sorry.
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Now to what I was going to say:  I have the SSB SP-2000 and I'm also very
>> happy with it.  It seems to do auto RF switching well down to under 2
>> watts.  (Some auto-switching are only spec'ed to switch down to 8 or 10W).
>>  It also bypasses itself if you just cut the power (to be expected, I
>> guess).  I'm using it with a second power feedline (which you can connect
>> with a PL259) since I don't happen to have 13.8V phantom power available.
>> On the other hand, it is about the most expensive 2m preamp you can find
> :-(
>>
>> Where to get it in the US?  ssbusa.com appears to be a distributer.  No
> one
>> answered the phone, and they never returned my call.  Another vendor (take
>> it from whence it came) said they were phasing out.  But in any case,
> Array
>> Solutions was very helpful and fast and sent me my SP-2000 in a very short
>> time.  As I recall I had to talk to them on the phone since they did not
>> have the SSB stuff fully integrated into their web site yet, but it was
>> worthwhile.  Array Solutions also advertises in QST :-)
>>
>> Burns, W2BFJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>  Message: 14
>>> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:19:24 -0400
>>> From: "Stephen  E. Belter" <seb at wintek.com>
>>> To: Tim Goodrich <tim at timgoodrich.net>, "amsat-bb at amsat.org"
>>>        <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Which preamp to buy for 2m?
>>> Message-ID:
>>>        <51668A33220E754EABE6583357ECEE2D79CD61B2 at Exchange.wintek.local>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>>
>>> Tim,
>>>
>>> I own SSB preamps, the SP-2000 (2 meter) and SP-7000 (70 cm).  They have
>>> worked very well for me, both on my Icom IC-821 (powered by the radio)
> and
>>> with my FUNcube Dongle (powered with an external bias-T from ARR).  The
> SSB
>>> preamps have helical filters on the front end which should help in your
> Los
>>> Angeles RF environment.
>>>
>>> You have at least four sources for the SSB preamp:
>>>
>>> 1.  Direct from SSB in Germany, www.ssb.de
>>>
>>> 2.  From SSB-Electronics USA, www.ssbusa.com
>>>
>>> 3.  From Array Solutions, www.arraysolutions.com
>>>
>>> 4.  From Universal Radio, www.universal-radio.com
>>>
>>> 73, Steve N9IP
>>> --
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Tim Goodrich
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:04 AM
>>> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Which preamp to buy for 2m?
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I just got a M2 2M4 and 420-50-11 to mount on my az/el rotor and go with
> my
>>> 736R. As I'm hoping to potentially work some EME with the big guns when
>>> conditions are just right, I'm wondering if anyone can provide advice on
>>> which preamp to get for 2m. I live in the Los Angeles metro area, so lots
> of
>>> noise/QRM, and also would like something to take advantage of the 736's
>>> preamp switch/voltage over coax option. In other words, something that
>>> doesn't require any complicated power/switching controls, if possible.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> K6TW
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>