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Review Summary For : SG-LAB 2300Mhz Transverter
Reviews: 3MSRP: more than 200EUR
Description:
2 watts SSB, AM, CW , FM Transverter for 13cm amateur radio band suitable for portable or stationary operation.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.sg-lab.com/amateur.html
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G8UBJ Rating: 2023-02-05
Stable & reliable Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I use mine in the QO-100 up-link chain driven by an IC-705 (I'm not fond of all this PC based SDR stuff). I like the fact that it allows for a variety of LO frequencies and has a 10Mhz input so there is virtually no drift. I would observe that it does get quite warm so I have added a cooling fan and heat-sink which keep things comfortable.
AA2UK Rating: 2021-06-08
Just super! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
What a high quality 2304MHz transverter! My version is 1.4 that has a 10MHz reference port for the PLL. I have used many microwave transverters over the years and this one performs. It has a really nice RF sensing Tx/Rx switch that for my use is a catch-all protection if my PTT line got disabled. I purchased this unit and the 902MHz unit because I needed transverters with a PLL/ref'ed LO to run digital modes. I have had great success running FT8 and JT65C (terrestrial only) on 1296MHz with my IC-9700. So the next steps here are to start running schedules with stations that I've had success on 1.2 (400-500 miles away). I'll report back on the on air performance after I have used the unit. I don't use the bare bones transverter but a 200 watt Spectrian SSPA, a DEMI high intercept LNA and a interdigital filter after the LNA. This should be lots of fun!
Bill AA2UK
KD7RDZI2 Rating: 2017-09-26
Plug and play!!!!  Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Advised by VE6MB on a eham thread. I am new to the band. This product is impressively well thought. It has all you can want, I like the easy RF-sensing for TX-RX switching and the easy way to check SWR and RF input levels. Also I like the relatively high input level (up to 5 Watts at 432Mhz) It can also be switched via PTT. Has lots of features. Great for all modes transceivers. Extremely well built, it arrived with PTT and power connectors and a small 4 element PCB antenna. The PCB antenna is great not only in the case you do not have a dummy load for that frequency but can be actually used to make QSO even over 40 miles away! Every ham should have this transverter!!!