[600MRG] [Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)

[Jim Miller]

of course I meant upconverter not transverter...

jim ab3cv


On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Jim Miller <jim at 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 <mmussler at 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
>>
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