Well .. I just spent the weekend integrating a K3 with a set of transverters for 144/222/432MHz ..
Assuming you have the KIO3 and the KXV3, it's a piece of cake. You'll have to bust open your transverter to determine whether it's been configured for split or combined IF and what drive level it's expecting (your description of the connectors tells me it can be configured either way). If it's split you'll need the KXV3, if not you can likely use the HF output connector (possibly with a switched attenuator for TX). PTT can be had on the ACC connector if you're using 0dBm IF levels, else it can be taken from the rear panel PTT OUT jack. If you need to do more complicated things, there are a few other handy open-collector outputs on ACC (like DIGOUT0 and 1) that can come to the rescue .. de w1rt/john On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:54 AM, PETER HUTCHISON < peter.hutchi...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Bit of a long shot this but has anyone any experience of using a K3 with a > Mutek transverter? I run the K3 (#7218) with the internal transverter but > during a 2m contest yesterday the front end capability of the internal > transverter was found wanting when exposed to strong adjacent signals. I > already have a Mutek transverter but it was bought (cheaply) as untested > and therefore I do not know if it is working. The strong signal > capabilities of these transverters were legendary in their day. Therefore, > I was hoping that someone on this site has successfully mated the 2 boxes > together. Basically what I want to know is at the rear of the transverter > there are 2 BNC sockets marked 'rx out' and 'tx/rx'. To what sockets on the > I/O board to I need to connect these? And secondly, what do I need to > ensure that the K£ is suitably programmed to communicate with the > transverter (the instructions seem to be unclear to me...). > Any help would be appreciated. If the Mutek transverter is no good anyone > got a decent Demi or completed Elecraft 2m transverter they wish to sell??!! > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
