2m SSB East Coast USA SOTA

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I second the transverter option - I had a good experience adding one to my KX2 as a relatively cost effective way to try out 2M SSB. More info in this thread:

How to activate 2m SSB with low budget

Since I become a ham (more then 40 years ago) I’m faszinated of 2m SSB. I wanted to be able to activate HF and VHF in SSB without hauling heavy equipment and constantly rebuilding the antenna. My rig is a KX2 and with an upgrade of far less than 100 euros, I can also activate 2m. [IMG_2691] The Ukrainian transverter gets an input of 1.5 watts via its attenuation board from the KX2. So it has an output of 8 watts into the antenna. The antenna is an easy to build DK7ZB quadruple oblong. It is…