[Elecraft] XV144 & TS-520

[Mike Morrow]

> i intend to use my XV144 Xverter with a Kenwood TS-520.
> The 520's frequency readout is analog, so not *that* precise.
> Where in the TS-520 can i connect a Counter to read
> the 10m frequency? Other solutions?

The Kenwood DG-5 has already been mentioned.  That was the digital
display accessory that Kenwood made specifically for the TS-520.

You can get the manual, with schematic and block diagram, to see how
the DG-5 used **three** outputs from the TS-520 to accurately show the
frequency...those are the DET, VFO, and CARRIER RCA connections on the
back of the TS-520.

If you find a DG-5 for sale, make sure you get some sort of guarantee
that it works and is not intermittent.  The DG-5 was one of the most
unreliable devices made in the ham market in the 1970s and early 1980s.
But it was very nice when it worked.

Mine quite working almost 30 years ago.  Been dead ever since.  Very
common condition.

Mike / KK5F