Tony Parks (KB9YIG) who makes the SoftRocks, on occasion has a 2 meter receiver kit for approximately $50 or so. Since it's an SDR, you are only limited by software as to the modes it covers.
I think if we email him enough, he'll start to make them available again.
The only 70cm kit that I know of, is the UHFSDR (WB6DHW) which just recently started to become available.
Another alternative is the Fun Cube Dongle. Although not a kit, it's an SDR with coverage from roughly 50 Mhz to 2 Ghz.
73 de Sebastian, W4AS
On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Kevin Deane wrote:
Goes to show it can be done. Roger I think said something about a downconverter, I do have an old 10-meter maybe that will work. Still would like to make a 2-meter and a 70cm SSB radio probly have to be two kits.
Still searching I have sent like 20 e-mails to kit stores we shall see.
Any more ideas would be great! Did I curb the sarcastic remarks? Oh that was one wasnt it...LOL
Kevin