[Elecraft] Transverters

[Simon Lewis]

Paul,

I would never recommend such a device if your a serious VHFr

They leak and will pick up alot of external signals that are not on VHF!

I think a famous DX record in the UK was claimed by two 28 MHz drivers and 
leaky connections in the 70s!

I would only recommend good solid cables and connectors and no switch if 
your wanting your system to remain at the best performance. The A/B type 
switches are generally not good and will "leak" signal across the switch 
ports.

You can use the offset command in the K2 menu to trim the transverter onto 
an accurate external signal - as long as your really sure that your are 
100Hz off!!! dont rely on the local beacon ;-)

regards

Simon DL4PLM/GM4PLM


>From: "Paul" <pfb at adelphia.net>
>To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [Elecraft] Transverters
>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:31:22 -0400
>
>Reflector Members,
>
>Those of you using Elecraft Transverters........Are all of you using an A/B 
>type switch to go from HF to VHF on the K2' transverter hookup?
>
>I was a little surprised to see that to get the Drive RF to the 
>transverters required the use of an external or separate switch that would 
>require the individual to switch from the HF antenna to the transverters 
>with an external switch.
>
>Is there any way to use those lower drive RCA connectors to eliminate the 
>switch?
>
>
>
>
>Second question - my 144 transverter is about 100 cycles high.  Is there a 
>way to correct this?
>
>Paul
>K8QT
>
>
>
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