[Elecraft] XV-series Transverters and K3?

[David Pratt]

The XV144 works very well with the K3, Martin, and I get an output power 
of 25W on SSB and CW. But you will need to reduce to half power on FM. 
The cable is different to the one you used with your K2 and you will 
need to wire a new one as follows.....
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You need to use the DE-15 AUX I/O connector to interface with the XV144.
The auxbus line is needed for addressing and control of the transverter
(using its ADR setting and the XV's DIP switches). And the KEYOUT-LP
line is needed to place the XV into transmit mode, in the same way as
the 8R line does for the K2. So you'll need to make a cable like this:


XV DB9      K3 DB15

Pin            Pin

1 ground        5
6 auxbus        2
8 XVTR ON       7
9 PTT          10

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73 de David G4DMP

In a recent message, DM4iM <hamradio at vr-web.de> wrote ...
>i don't doubt the internal Transverter perfectly integrates in the
>K3 concept, but how well do the external XV-xxx Transverters
>integrate? The manual describes integration with a K2 , but not
>with K3.
>I have a KXV3A installed in my K3 and a 15Pin cable.
>A XV-144 is on its way over the pond (if the icelandic volcano permits).
>
>Martin

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David G4DMP
Leeds, England, UK
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