Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!d3unix!jhs@Mitre-Bedford From: jhs%Mitre-Bedford@d3unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: 2m mobile xcvrs Message-ID: <467@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 12:35:26 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.467 Posted: Tue Aug 6 12:35:26 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Aug-85 00:16:17 EDT Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 12 Yeah, it was probably wishful thinking (to expect a Mirage preamp to cure an intermod problem). Still, they MIGHT tune it up for just the 2-meter band, whereas some of these walkies cover 140-170 or so and keep us in the ham band only by grace of the synthesizer. Here in the Boston area, some hams have solved a particular intermod problem Telco repeater around 151 MHz) with a simple filter made out of a coax stub and an inductor. I haven't tried it but the word is that it works quite well. A construction article is available but you will have to beg and plead and send an SASE for it. -John S., W3IKG