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*CB TO SIX METRES* Part10 - The conclusion
By Shawn Baris ZR1EV
PO BOX 212
Brackenfell
7561
Republic of South Africa
The conversion I have described in Part1-9 has been in daily use in my
shack for many years , and is the only rig I use on the six metre band . I
have done countless conversions like this for other enthusiasts and we have
all had hours of enjoyment out of them . The rig performs well on most of
the modes of propagation found on the six metre band , and with the
addition of a couple of extras , produces a station that you do not have to
appologise for .
I built up a push-pull linear amplifier using 2 x 6146B valves and my rig
drives them to max output easily . In addition I constructed a masthead
GaSFET preamplifier for that extra edge during weak openings . The antenna
will be one of your most important additions (as is the case with any
station , on any band) . It would be plain folly to expect "big" results
from a "small" antenna .
For CW enthusiasts , the addition of an 800Hz audio phase shift oscillator
feeding into the mic input would produce excellent results . I had a TONO
5000E connected to my rig for CW contacts with JA stations and had many
QSO's on CW with compliments recieved on the "tone".
The reciever is sensitive enough for serious meteor scatter work , and had
worked many stations on this mode . The rig lends itself well to mobile
operation and I used to often sit in the early morning traffic chatting to
the locals on 50.200 . You would be surprised at the excellent signals on
6M SSB when you are used to FM repeater operation .
Six metres is my favourite band and allways will be , and I hope you will
share in the excitement and thrill in homebrewing your own rig and using it
on your next DX contact . It was great fun for me and I hope it will be for
you too . Finally , an extract from my log book , using this rig,to wet
your appetite :
1991: FR5EL , JH6DFJ , TL8MB , JA6RJK , JK6PAC , JF6DEM , JE1BMJ , JR6WPT,
JA1VOK , JR1VSP , CE8ABF , LU7VB , JF1IRW , JR6WPT , JS6CDB , JF1IRW
JI1CQA , ZS6WB , FC1JG , LU8MBL , PY5CC , LU8AHW , LU6DLB , LU3DCA ,
LU8AJK , LU9AEA , ZP6XDW , LU1DMA , LU3EX , LU8DIO , ZP5ZR , CX8BE ,
OE4WHG , IK2GSO , LU7MEC , CX4HS , FC1GTU , IK8MKK , I0AMU , FC1JG ,
9H1BT , 9H5EE , SV1EN , OE6LOG , YU3ZV , SV1DH , CN8ST , ZS9H ,
V51KC . etc.
1992: I7CSB , F6CER , 9H1GB , I4CIL , I4SJZ , IK4EWN , FC1JG , IK8DYD ,
G3KOX , G3VYF , GD3AHV , G3WOS , G0LCS , GW3LDH , GW8ZCP , G1ITE ,
G4ICO , G3OIL , G4GAI , DL7AV , G3APY , GW4LXO , CT3FT , SV1DH ,
SV1EN , 9H5EE , 9H1PA , 9H1CG , 9H1GB , 9H5BW , 9H5AZ , FC1JG ,
EA3VHF(BEACON) , LU8MBL , LU7MEC , LU9MA , JR6WPT , YU3ZV , JN1BPM ,
JH1ECU , ZR5ADQ , ZS5DW , etc etc .
Happy mods and I will be on the lookout for you the next time the band
opens !
vy 73 de Shawn ZR1EV JF96ic
SMIRK#5673 (Six Metre International Radio Klub)
73 de Andy GM7HUD
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