Re: [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)
Hi Wayne I was under the impression that operation above 7.3 would be degraded without the general coverage option. If I'm wrong then 40M would be all that's required. Thanks! jim ab3cv On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 12:32 AM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Why not use 40 m (7.0-7.5 MHz) as the I.F.? This is already available (see XVn IF menu entry), and there's no reason why it can't work as an I.F. for a low-band transverter. 73, Wayne N6KR On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote: It would really be nice if K3 would support 80m as a transverter frequency. If it did it would enable 3.5-4.0Mhz to reflect the full 500Khz from a low band transverter. jim ab3cv On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Michael Mussler mmuss...@wispertel.net wrote: While the K3 is not designed for direct operation at 600m and below (filtering is designed to protect 160m operations from BC band interference) the K3 features that support use of transverters make this rig one of the best for use as an IF. There are separate ports and electronic switching for the transmit and receive converters and the display can be programmed to read out the operating frequency including offsets for the converter local oscillators. An external frequency reference option is also available. It is so convenient to use with a transverter that I often forget the external gear between the K3 and the 600m antenna. -Mike Mussler AI8Z WD2XSH/12 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)
Jim, Yes you are right , The output from the K3 is degraded above 7.3 if you don't have the general coverage option, That's another reason to have 3.5 to 4.0 mhz IF frequency . What it amounts to is not enough drive. 73 Ken K5DNL From: Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com To: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com Cc: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below) Hi Wayne I was under the impression that operation above 7.3 would be degraded without the general coverage option. If I'm wrong then 40M would be all that's required. Thanks! jim ab3cv On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 12:32 AM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Why not use 40 m (7.0-7.5 MHz) as the I.F.? This is already available (see XVn IF menu entry), and there's no reason why it can't work as an I.F. for a low-band transverter. 73, Wayne N6KR On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote: It would really be nice if K3 would support 80m as a transverter frequency. If it did it would enable 3.5-4.0Mhz to reflect the full 500Khz from a low band transverter. jim ab3cv On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Michael Mussler mmuss...@wispertel.net wrote: While the K3 is not designed for direct operation at 600m and below (filtering is designed to protect 160m operations from BC band interference) the K3 features that support use of transverters make this rig one of the best for use as an IF. There are separate ports and electronic switching for the transmit and receive converters and the display can be programmed to read out the operating frequency including offsets for the converter local oscillators. An external frequency reference option is also available. It is so convenient to use with a transverter that I often forget the external gear between the K3 and the 600m antenna. -Mike Mussler AI8Z WD2XSH/12 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)
It would really be nice if K3 would support 80m as a transverter frequency. If it did it would enable 3.5-4.0Mhz to reflect the full 500Khz from a low band transverter. jim ab3cv On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Michael Mussler mmuss...@wispertel.netwrote: While the K3 is not designed for direct operation at 600m and below (filtering is designed to protect 160m operations from BC band interference) the K3 features that support use of transverters make this rig one of the best for use as an IF. There are separate ports and electronic switching for the transmit and receive converters and the display can be programmed to read out the operating frequency including offsets for the converter local oscillators. An external frequency reference option is also available. It is so convenient to use with a transverter that I often forget the external gear between the K3 and the 600m antenna. -Mike Mussler AI8Z WD2XSH/12 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)
of course I meant upconverter not transverter... jim ab3cv On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote: It would really be nice if K3 would support 80m as a transverter frequency. If it did it would enable 3.5-4.0Mhz to reflect the full 500Khz from a low band transverter. jim ab3cv On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Michael Mussler mmuss...@wispertel.netwrote: While the K3 is not designed for direct operation at 600m and below (filtering is designed to protect 160m operations from BC band interference) the K3 features that support use of transverters make this rig one of the best for use as an IF. There are separate ports and electronic switching for the transmit and receive converters and the display can be programmed to read out the operating frequency including offsets for the converter local oscillators. An external frequency reference option is also available. It is so convenient to use with a transverter that I often forget the external gear between the K3 and the 600m antenna. -Mike Mussler AI8Z WD2XSH/12 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)
I still feel transverter is appropriate (transceiver converter) Bruce, N1RX of course I meant upconverter not transverter... jim ab3cv __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)
Why not use 40 m (7.0-7.5 MHz) as the I.F.? This is already available (see XVn IF menu entry), and there's no reason why it can't work as an I.F. for a low-band transverter. 73, Wayne N6KR On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote: It would really be nice if K3 would support 80m as a transverter frequency. If it did it would enable 3.5-4.0Mhz to reflect the full 500Khz from a low band transverter. jim ab3cv On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Michael Mussler mmuss...@wispertel.netwrote: While the K3 is not designed for direct operation at 600m and below (filtering is designed to protect 160m operations from BC band interference) the K3 features that support use of transverters make this rig one of the best for use as an IF. There are separate ports and electronic switching for the transmit and receive converters and the display can be programmed to read out the operating frequency including offsets for the converter local oscillators. An external frequency reference option is also available. It is so convenient to use with a transverter that I often forget the external gear between the K3 and the 600m antenna. -Mike Mussler AI8Z WD2XSH/12 __ 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 __ 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
