Hi Andy,
> With a CW only option and if it really is a VFO, resulting poor stability
> its just an appalingingly ludicrous joke.
Point taken, but I wouldn't lose much sleep over a rig that isn't
going to sell in the first place.
>And anyone buying such just deserves the contempt they'll get using it.
I disagree on that point - ham radio in general is rapidly
dieing off and I welcome all no mater how they got there!
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73 Warren K2ORS
WD2XGJ
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On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Andy Talbot <[email protected]> wrote:
> To quote the data sheet :
>
> "The TX-2200A
> lets you turn the clock back and explore long waves,
> but with technology that the early pioneers could not
> even dream of. In a package around the same size as
> many transceivers this little gem of engineering will
> provide up to 100 Watts of output power."
>
> With a CW only option and if it really is a VFO, resulting poor stability
> its just an appalingingly ludicrous joke. And anyone buying such just
> deserves the contempt they'll get using it.
>
> LF was alwatys considered to be the last bastion of real homebrew and
> experiimentation.
> Rant over.
>
> But kudos to the manufacturer if they can exploit the gullible :-) I
> wonder if its a rip-off of any designs published in the open literature
> here There have been quite a few 100 Watt 137 transmitters weblicised - who
> will be the first to claim his copyright infringements.
>
> My 700 Watt Class D Tx http://www.g4jnt.com/137tx.pdf ; probably would
> cost in the region of £30 - £40 buying most of the components, but without
> the DDS driver. Never really priced it as new - everything came from the
> junkbox.
>
>
>
> Andy
> www.g4jnt.com
>
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>
>
> 2009/12/9 Warren Ziegler <[email protected]>:
>> Interesting new rig offered by Waters and Stanton - the TX-2200A 100
>> Watt class D transmitter for 136kHz - VFO controlled with receiver
>> muting.
>> Made in Japan, relatively pricey though at 690 GBP!
>>
>> http://wsplc.com/pdf/TX-2200A.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> 73 Warren K2ORS
>> WD2XGJ
>> WD2XSH/23
>> WE2XEB/2
>> WE2XGR/1
>>
>>
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