[Elecraft] K2 & transverter question

[Don Wilhelm]

Mike,

The K60XV will not provide any advantage for you with that IF frequency 
band.  The available IF frequencies for the K2 transverter bands are 
limited to 7 MHz, 14 MHz, 21 MHz and 28 MHz.  These are 'bottom of the 
band' frequencies and tuning will be upward from there.

You can use the normal K2 BNC output (SO-239 if you have the KPA100 
installed) and translate the actual transverter input frequency in your 
head.  You may be doing that already with your Kenwood.
If you really need to use the K60XV output, you will need to modify your 
transverter to use one of the available IF frequencies.

You will also not be able to have the K2 directly readout the frequency 
in that input band, but if you do change your transverter to use the 
K60XV, you might want to 'fool' the K2 by entering 50 MHz as the RF band 
and ignore the first digit on the display to obtain the proper frequency.

In other words, you could use the K60XV if you changed the transverter 
oscillator to 7 MHz instead of your current 3 MHz and reworked the IF 
bandpass for 7000 to 7510 kHz, the K2 would tune from 7000 kHz to 7510 
kHz to cover the input frequencies from DC to 510 kHz.  If you selected 
50 MHz as the RF band, you would see 50000.00 to 50550.00 on the K2 display.

73,
Don W3FPR

Mike-WE0H wrote:
> Building my K2 next week. I run 600 meters and use a homebrew 
> transverter right now with my Kenwood HF rig. Going to build a new 
> transverter for my K2 when it is finished. I ordered the transverter 
> option. I need the K2 to function from 3.135mc to 3.510mc as I use a 
> 3.0mc oven oscillator as my reference mixed with the HF radio's signal 
> to get me on 2200, 1750 & 600 meters. I am licensed as a Part 5 station 
> on those 3 bands. Will the K2 operate in that band at & below 80 meters? 
> I only need the transverter ports to function, not the HF power amp.
>
> Many thanks,
> Mike
> WE0H
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