charlie@oakhill.UUCP (Charlie Thompson) (01/07/89)
Can anybody tell me about the Radio Schmuck Weathercube conversion to 144 MHz? I know an article exists (somewhere) describing the conversion. It looks like a simple re-tuning of L101, L102, and L104 will do the trick. Any opinions out there? Thanks. -Charlie Thompson WB4HVD Motorola DSP Operation Austin, TX
kevin@calvin.EE.CORNELL.EDU (Kevin Tubbs) (01/10/89)
In article <1767@radio.oakhill.UUCP> charlie@oakhill.UUCP (Charlie Thompson) writes: >Can anybody tell me about the Radio Schmuck Weathercube conversion >to 144 MHz? I know an article exists (somewhere) describing the >conversion. It looks like a simple re-tuning of L101, L102, and L104 will >do the trick. Any opinions out there? Thanks. That modification is described in the June 1987 QST (with a follow-up correction to the PC foil layout in the July 1987 QST). There are basically three levels of modification: 1) Frequency, 2) Squelch, and 3) Scanning. Keep in mind that the cube was never a particularly sensitive or selective receiver to begin with, and it may overload in the presence of very strong signals. All things considered, though, it is a fun, inexpensive project that has great educational possibilities. By the way, that conversion was born right here at Cornell University, by Steve Powell (N2BU - steve@calvin.ee.cornell.edu), with help from Joe Pingree (WB2TVB - joe@calvin.ee.cornell.edu). -- Kevin Tubbs, 5152 Upson, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, 14853 (607) 255-8703 kevin@calvin.ee.cornell.edu {uunet,rochester}!cornell!calvin!kevin