Down East Microwave L222-281 1/4 Meter Transverter

摘要

I'm a budding VHF+ contester with one of the now-ubiquitous HF/VHF/UHF transceiv­ers (an IC-7000) that covers all amateur bands from 160 meters through 70 cm. Except, that is, for the 1!4 meter band of 222-225 MHz. ARRL VHF+ contests have a four band "Lim­ited Rover" category (www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-arrl-contests-above-50-mhz) that dangles the tantalizing 1 'A meter carrot before the noses of Missouri mules like me who have the "easy three" — 6, 2 and 70 cm — but haven't made the leap to a fourth band. So when the ARRL asked if I'd like to give the 25 W version of the Down East Microwave (DEM) L222-28 transverter a try, it was an easy "yes." Not one to leave any cookies in the jar, I suggested adding a four-band antenna to the review, the Tennadyne T-28 described in the accompanying review. Done — with-the January ARRL VHF Sweepstakes contest coming up, it was game on! ;Tennadyne T-28 VHF/UHF Log Periodic Antenna ;The T-28 log periodic is a good single-antenna compromise to getting on the VHF and UHF bands without breaking the budget. It's not a high-performance, tight-pattern band-burner but it gets you on six amateur bands with some gain and a single feed line. Giving the evaluation unit a permanent home on mv roof was an easv decision!