[Elecraft] any 60-meter QSOs with new K60XV option?

[Dale Boresz]

Wayne,

I've made a half-dozen contacts on 60m since completing the K60XV a 
couple of weeks ago. I have used both the channel hopping, and the 
channel scanning features (I prefer the 'audible' scan as opposed to the 
muted scan - and it's nice to have the choice!) Everything works great, 
and the frequency accuracy has been dead-on. I had previously checked 
all frequencies by transmitting into a dummy load and listening on the 
746PRO, and each frequency/channel was right on frequency. For a couple 
of contacts I adjusted the RIT, but never touched the XIT because I 
already knew the transmit frequency was correct.

I've also been using the audible scanning to monitor 30m, and it works 
great. Since I'm primarily a cw op, 60m is unlikely to become a 
'favorite band', but it's great to have a K2 capable of covering all 
amateur bands from 160m through 10m, and I'll still operate on 60m 
occasionally.

Actually, I was primarily interested in the K60XV module because of the 
transverter support, but wanted to make sure that everything else was 
working as it should. No surprise there - it all works beautifully!

I'm particularly looking forward to working with a good friend this 
summer, when we'll use my K2 as an I.F. to his existing VHF/UHF 
transverters for EME work on 2m - hence the interest in the K60XV's 
transverter capabilities. Will report the results of that adventure later...

Thanks for another Ele-gantly executed K2 option!
 
73, Dale / WA8SRA

Wayne Burdick wrote:

>I'm sure there are quite a few K60XVs now installed. Has anyone been on 60
>meters with their K2 yet? And is the channel-hop tuning/scanning working out for you?
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