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From: kevin@calvin.EE.CORNELL.EDU (Kevin Tubbs)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Weathercube -> 144 MHz
Message-ID: <883@calvin.EE.CORNELL.EDU>
Date: 9 Jan 89 16:30:19 GMT
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Reply-To: kevin@calvin.ee.cornell.edu.UUCP (Kevin Tubbs, KD2SL)
Organization: Cornell Space Plasma Physics Group
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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).



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