[Elecraft] Transverter question

Fred Jensen k6dgw at foothill.net
Fri Aug 20 20:00:22 EDT 2004


FWIW:  Years ago, I used a transverter in satellite work that smoked
with more than about 2W input.  I fed my 30S1 into the Heath Cantenna,
and tapped what I needed off a little RC voltage divider.

Trevor Day wrote:
> 
> I don't have an 850S, but you could try an external negative dc supply
> (say -9v to 0v) on the radios ALC input.  That should vary the output
> from zero upwards.
> 
> Most of the Kenwood range have a Din socket transverter port on the rear
> apron which outputs a couple of milliwatts or so although I suspect this
> may be too little drive for the 222 or you would be using it :-)
> 
> gl
> Trev G3ZYY
> 
> In message <002901c486d1$d701e910$0300a8c0 at DESK>, W9DHI
> <w9dhi at ameritech.net> writes
> >I'm helping a friend out who bought a 222 transverter from Elecraft but
> >wants to use it with his TS850S.  The 850 will only go down to 9 watts and
> >the Elecraft wants a max of 8 watts, any help out there???
> >
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