Hello Dave,

you can do 2 things:

1. Add a highpass filter or bandpass filter in your receive path in order to suppress the 2m signal as good as possible.
   You can try first to insert the filter in front of your receiver (between the preamp and your receiver) and if that is not
   helping (enough) insert it in front of the preamplifier.
   Here is a link how to build such a filter: http://www.dd1us.de/Downloads/Mode-J%20Filter%20rev1_1.pdf
   
   
2. Add a lowpass filter to your 2m transmitter in order to reduce the harmonics emitted in the 70cm band as good as possible.

Kind regards

Matthias

www.dd1us.de

Von: Dave Julian via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Februar 2022 17:41
An: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Betreff: [AMSAT-BB] IC-9700 and PS 70 not playing well together

Just got a new SSB SP 70 preamplifier for my IC-9700 and having an issue with working 435 RX satellites like RS-44.

The amplifier works fine but I am getting terrible overloaad from the 2M TX signal. It causes the OVF light to come on and

very distorted audio. I have lowered the RX gain and TX power on the IC-9700 but by that time it kind of defeats the purpose

of a preamplifier. My set-up is an M2 2MCP22 with fixed polarity on 2m and a 436CP30 with the PS-70Cm polarity switch for UHF.

I have about a 200' run on LMR-400 to the base of the tower with lightning arrestors then about 40' of RG-213 to the antennas.

For testing I have the Sp 70 preamplifier temporarly installed at the base of the tower. No preamplifier for 2m.

Power to the preamplifier is over the coax from the IC-9700. I am looking any any suggestions on sorting this out.

I have removed the PS 70 at this point to avoid damage the radio or preamplifier.

Thanks

Dave WB9YIG