K3 [Elecraft] transvertor mode question

[dj7mgq at muenchen-mail.de]

Hallo,

> Second question - maybe more general - is about TX possibilities outside 
> standard HAM Bands. For example if my 2m transvertor is built for 26MHz 
> (26MHz/144MHz instead of stadard 28/144).

I've also asked, a long time ago, about using "non-standard" IFs for
transverters with the K3; my suggestion being somewhere between 30 and 50MHz. I
never really got an answer and I wonder if the VFO in the K3 could handle low
VHF IFs.

For RX I do not think that 26MHz should be a problem but for TX it very well may
be, because AFAIK there are legal and moral issues with K3 transmit capability
in the CB (and so called Free Band) frequency range.

I feel that allowing low power IFs outside of the HF bands with the transverter
interface is a very good idea, e.g. an IF of 30 to 40 MHz would not conflict
with a 10m station at the same QTH and is wide enough for the entire 70cm band
in Europe. 

vy 73 de toby