DG0VE atv converter 70cms

[G4HTZ]

Anyone have any experience of using the DG0VE 70cms to 23/24 cms RX converter and what results they had .
I am intending to fit one at the masthead close to the 18ele powerbeam 70cms yagi
Has a low nf of about 0.5 DB so should work well ??
Any comments gratefully received

[G4EWJ]

I have one, although it hasn't had much use. It's generally very well regarded.

Brian

[G4HTZ]

Hi Brian
Have ordered one ...should be here by the weekend
Regards
Steve

[G8RHQ]

Hi I have used one of these and have been very impressed with the results. Whilst they clearly cost more than the SUP2400, which requires fiddly modifications to be carried out, it does not need any preamplifier previous to that as it already has enough gain, and has a low noise figure. I'd say well worth the extra expense.
Regards Steve G8RHQ

[G4HTZ]

Hi Steve
Good to see there are a few people who have them with good results .
Yes bought a sup2400 then saw the converter so ordered one

See your in the gt Yarmouth area so might have a possible path up the east coast to you when I sort a tx out
Regards
Steve

[G4HTZ]

Missed parcelforce today with 2 parcels ...the DG0VE converter and a comag STB I got cheap on eBay ..missing all that activity on 70cms and 24cms

[g3uvr]

I borrowed one having a 70cm yagi aerial.

It out performed the USB up-converter which suffered from other large signals around 70cm. The DG0VE worked extremely well testing with two stations 35km and 67km away from me over a period of several weeks even down to a few milliwatts worked. That was until the I ran 144mhz SSB-CW in a UKAC contest and overloaded the front end with RF destroying the first RF stage. A new one was ordered from Roberto and fitted together with a schottky diode mod suggested by him.

In this instance my 70cm aerial was only about eight inches above the 2m one and too much 144mhz RF came back down the feeder to the DG0VE ATV converter..

Beware of stray RF from other bands.. If you run two meters talkback even check whats coming down the 70cm feeder. A lesson learnt..

73 de Denis G3UVR

[G4HTZ]

Thanks for info Dennis
Will bear that in mind as my 2m yagi will be fairly close to the 70cms and 24 cms yagis
Regards
Steve