5 Apr
2008
5 Apr
'08
12:04 a.m.
Bill Dzurilla wrote:
I could never hear my downlink on the IC-W32A I borrowed for Swan Island, and if you can't use it to work full duplex, might as well buy a brand new FT-60 for about the same price as the W32A sells for on eBay. Also, you can't work the ISS with an unmodified W32A, as it won't transmit below 440 mhz.
An unmodified W32A transmits on both 70cm and 2m, it should be fine for working ISS: http://www.mock.com/icw32ae_manual.pdf
It's kind of a cool full duplex radio that you don't really see anymore. It has 2 VHF receivers, 2 UHF receivers, 1 VHF transmitter, and 1 UHF transmitter that all tune independently, so it's quite flexible. I've had mine for 10-years now and I haven't found something to replace it.
jeff AD6EO