3 - 4 watts is fine with me on 2M. I know it'll drive the big TE Systems
amp to 400 watts out because I could do that with my (long gone) FT-817.
73, Charlie k3ICH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Collister, W7GJ" <w...@q.com>
To: "Ray Sills" <raysil...@verizon.net>
Cc: "Elecraft Mailing List" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3-2M module?
Hi Ray et al,
Many thanks for the status update! I agree it is certainly a good thing
to wait and fine tune the hardware before officially releasing the
product, and Elecraft does a great job of that. I will look forward to
hearing more next month ;-)
I don't operate 2m FM myself, but it would be nice to have a backup 2m
exciter. I think if it could do 5w in JT65B mode, it should be able to
drive my solid state amp up enough to bring my 8877 up to 1500w output on
EME. ;-) Provided it is very stable....
VY 73, Lance
On 4/7/2014 2:10 PM, Ray Sills wrote:
HI Lance:
Yours is a frequent inquiry, but you should know that there was a
redesign of the the module's board to address an issue that showed up in
field testing. At the moment, the replacement version is in field
testing, so the expectation is that all is now OK, and that there should
be an announcement very soon. If I were a betting man, I'd wager that
Elecraft would want to be taking orders at Dayton.
Granted, it does seem like it's taking forever to get this item to
delivery status, but Elecraft has been rigorous about making sure that
their shipping products are as good as they can be. This item is all
hardware, so it really needs to be "just right" when it ships. With the
KX3 itself, there are fixes and additions that can be part of a firmware
revision, but that's not true here.
I'm still on the fence about the 2M module. I'm sure it will be good,
but at this point, I have not been doing any 2M operating, except for
using my HT with a local club net. And, I don't need the module for
that. I also have an FT-817 which works nicely on 2M SSB.. so there is
very little pressure for me to consider the module. But then... who
knows? :)
73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211
On Apr 7, 2014, at 9:57 AM, Lance Collister, W7GJ wrote:
Has anybody heard anything regarding the timing of the KX3-2M module for
the KX3? Is it still planned for high enough stability for JT65B mode
and a maximum power of 10w? TNX and VY 73, Lance*
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