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| Reviews Summary for PAR Paging Notch Filter VHFTN152-158 |
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Reviews: 33
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Average rating: 4.8/5
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MSRP: $96
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Description: A 3-section Notch Filter. One section each tuned to the 152 and 158 MHz
paging bands. The third section is tuned to whichever is causing the most
problem for additional rejection.
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More info: http://www.parelectronics.com
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W4RRY
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 3, 2003 13:23
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Excellent
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I had a recent problem with VHF interference. I got my old PAR filter out and fixed the problem. It lasted 6 months. I had forgotten it was a 5 watt unit and I was running 50! I looked up Dale on his web and called him on the phone! He fixed me up, got me a new unit and even gave me credit for the old filter! He is good with email, same day response!
You can't go wrong with Dale, W4OP!
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N3JTN
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 22, 2003 13:03
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works great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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used par vhf 152-158 for 5 years works very good...now on my kenwood ts-2000
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N7UJK
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 22, 2003 00:07
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It does the Job and then some
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have two units in operation. One is located on my 440 repeater site which is in pager heaven. I use the filter here on a WX radio which keys up the 440 when there is a alert. Without out the filter each Wx report was garbled. The Par filter eliminated the problem. My second filter is on a FM broadcast translator. A second translator close by in frequency was causing a problem. The filter reduced the problem. Perhaps the second best part of PAR electronics is customer service. It is "par" none. Many times you get an answer back in the same day you sent it. This company works with you to solve your specific problem.
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N0RQ
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 27, 2003 15:19
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fixed the problem
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My IC-2720H, though a nice rig, is rather loosy-goosy on the 2m receive side, even though I live in a semi-rural area, and there are no towers nearby.
Anyway, this filter cured the problem. I just wish it wasn't $80! Great product, though.
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N7TRZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 14, 2002 21:02
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performs as advertised
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I live in a Pacific Northwest RF rich environment named Portland, OR. My first radio after I got my ticket was a 2m/440 wideband FT-5200. I could hear repeaters 300 miles away. When a pager transmitter wasn't knocking down the AGC and making rude noises. Then PAR offered this triple notch filter. I went straight to the Candy Store and bought it on sight. As soon as it was in the feedline, blissful relief. Extreme sensitivity does no good when drowning in out-of- band RF. This filter lets 99% of the VHF band thru, simply knocking the VHF pagers down several dB, and has no effect on 440. My widow will be selling this item at my silent key sale.
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K7NG
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Rating: 4/5
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Dec 1, 2002 23:17
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Works great in the right situation.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I put one of the VHFDN152 notch filters in the 2M leg of my mobile Kenwood TM-741, and the UHFDN452 filter in the 440 MHz leg of the same rig, then thru a diplexer to a dualband antenna. Both VHF and especially the UHF band were miraculously cleaned up of X-Mod. I don't miss the "hole" in the wideband coverage of the receivers. I can still hear the marine VHF band OK, with minor loss of sensitivity, and the UHF sensitivity was marginal in the 460 MHz police band anyhow.
There is still crossmod audible in certain places of both bands - the notch takes care of the major players of the IM problem - pagers- but there is still a long list of strong signals that might ding your frontend under the right conditions.
Don't expect too more than a notch filter can give you, and be delighted with your results.
73, K7NG
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WA6HDZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 22, 2002 22:56
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Get it!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Anybody tired of the squeaks and squawks caused by intermods on their wideband receive VHF rig will appreciate this filter. It does the job and still lets you monitor other frequencies like aircraft, weather, etc. Now I can actually use the scanner on my FT7100M
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KB1IIW
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 20, 2002 19:09
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Perfect for me
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have the Triple cavity VHFTN 152-158. I have a radio shack discone antenna hooked up to the filter from there it gos into a amp then into 2 (somtimes 3) scanners. Before the introduction of the filter the scanners were plaged with intermod, so much so that listening to them was not fun anymore. I live very close to multi pageing tower sites and 1 block away from the WJUL broadcast station (intermod alley). If you are planing on txing threw the filter be aware that is only good for 50w of power (not very usefull for the IC-V8000).
Thank you again PAR for a great product !
You can listen to the scanners using the par filter @:
http://www.shoutscan.org
http://www.hamscan.org
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KA7GKN
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 26, 2002 06:32
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it's magic!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I purchased this unit way back in 1996. I live a mile or so from a hospital and the pager boop-beeps were driving me nuts! I installed this unit in my yaesu ft-5100 and silence!
Well the other day I was installing a new mirage bd-38-g amp and I looked at the thing and thought hey maybe I don't need it anymore so I removed it...yep boop-beeps immediately returned! I was surprised the hospital has not upgraded their pagers since 1996...well the administrator probably wanted a new boat instead ha ha
I immediately reinstalled the filter and quiet!
I run the unit between the radio and the amp so no issues with power levels, it is transparent in UHF.
I am very happy with the unit and if your problems are with pagers in the area this unit notches you'll be very pleased.
regards, Marty ka7gkn@arrl.net
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KG4OHE
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 29, 2002 11:26
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Well worth the money
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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After putting up with the intermod and desense problems from pagers and the like, for several months, I decided to try a bandpass filter.
I had visited the Par Electronics web-site, to look at their 6 meter "loop" antennas for another project, and noticed the link to their line of bandpass filters and thought that it seemed to provide an answer to the noise problems that I was experiencing in my mobile 2 meter station.
I went to my local HRO, laid down the VISA card and came home with a brand-new Par Electronics VHFTN 152-158 triple cavity notch filter.
All I can say is: "WOW! This thing works GREAT!" All the racket that I've had to live with is TOTALLY GONE!
If you're tired of all the squawks, honks and beeps overloading the front end of your 2 Meter rig, this little jewel is your answer. It's easily installed between your antenna output and the antenna feed line, if running barefoot, or between the rig and external amplifier.
A little pricey ($82 plus tax) but well worth it for peace and quiet on 2 Meters in a metropolitan area.
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