Re: [Elecraft] FW: [Moon-net] Elecraft K2 IF for EME

2006-07-14 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
y. I have not checked this on 20m. On 40m a higher order response of the K2 sometimes gives me trouble with BC stations below the band. 73, Geoff GM4ESD - Original Message - From: "Lanier, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:42 PM Subject

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [Moon-net] Elecraft K2 IF for EME

2006-07-14 Thread Nick Waterman
Don Wilhelm wrote: > Yes, the K2 is limited to 10 Hz steps - that is just part of the design > compromises that were deemed acceptable ... and considering most rigs are only accurate to about 30-50Hz, I'm surprised anyone cares. > For Satellite work, several folks have previously commented that t

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [Moon-net] Elecraft K2 IF for EME

2006-07-13 Thread Karl Larsen
Hi Don and the others. I'm an EE and here are some things to consider. For EME the K2 will be driving the transmitter via a high level mixer and the receiver will be a converter built to tune 432 MHz. If I were doing it I would mix down to 14.000 to 14.350 MHz. This

RE: [Elecraft] FW: [Moon-net] Elecraft K2 IF for EME

2006-07-13 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tony, I do not have any real experience with weak signal VHF work, but I do have some comments about the K2 on a technical basis that may help in your decisions. I would be interested to know what the filter width was in use that generated those comments as well as the serial number of the K2 tha

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [Moon-net] Elecraft K2 IF for EME

2006-07-13 Thread John D'Ausilio
I actually posted the start of this thread here a couple of days ago .. They've got valid points for EME, but they don't apply so much to typical VHF/UHF contest work. I've only got one rove in using the Elecraft stuff .. the low band station worked great once I got the right combination of IF ca

[Elecraft] FW: [Moon-net] Elecraft K2 IF for EME

2006-07-13 Thread Lanier, Robert
Hi everyone, I am forwarding this partial email thread from the Moon-net list to everyone here on the Elecraft list in hopes to generate a good discussion (not a flame war!) on the use of the K2 for weak signal use. I would appreciate hearing all responses to this subject because I was consideri