Hi, I'm looking for a small, 2m FM fixed frequency TX design for a
backup telemetry link on a model craft. I've seen designs based on
discontinued Motorolla baby-monitor ICs, but simple varactor/tripler
designs seem less common. Weight/size are important, and I'd like
output around 1-2W. Duty cycle will be fairly low. There is 4.8V or
12V available already; 4.8V is likely to be noisier, as it drives the
servos. 12V is prefered.

What I was thinking was ~48 Mhz crystal oscillator with varactor, fed
into a tripler, then a bandpass, then into an amplifier (RF
transistor?)?

I've seen a number oscillator designs floating around (handbook and
otherwise), but I don't know how to find out what's most appropriate.
Any suggestions, designs I've missed, books to read, etc? Something
like the Ramsey FM6 (preraid)?

Plan B is to find another HTX-200 or similar, pull out the guts, and
use that. But I'd rather have something I can lay out myself.

Thanks,
R C
KG4MVB