[Elecraft] K3: cheapo substitute for KXV3?

[Larry Phipps]

Yes, you could. You would not have the RX ANT jacks, though. I use the RX ANT jacks for a lot of my testing and other things.

Larry N8LP



Message: 41
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:05:35 -0700
From: Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM <k6iam at dseven.org>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: cheapo substitute for KXV3?
To: Burl <borch at mchsi.com>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>,	DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
	<dougzzz at gmail.com>
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With this cable for the IF out, would one be able to feed a LP-PAN with
full functionality without the KXV3 option?

     ~Iain


Burl wrote on 08/07/08 15:39:

> > You can purchase the cable (pn850292 @$3.10) from Elecraft that will 
> > plug into the bottom of RF board at P86.  This is the same cable used 
> > for the KXV3 option.  It has the 2 pin connector on one end and the 
> > other end can be soldered to a BNC connector.    A BNC connector can 
> > easily be mounted in the location of the blank plate that would be used 
> > for the KXV3 option on the back of the radio.
> > 
> > Burl  AJ9Q

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