[Elecraft] 472KHz transverter for KX3

[Don Wilhelm]

Dom,

Note that there is also a XVn OFS menu entry that will allow you to 
enter an offset to compensate for variations in the transverter LO and 
give you the correct frequency reading in the lower order digits too.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/24/2013 9:08 AM, Dominic Baines wrote:
> Thanks Don,
>
> Yes agreed.... I just advised was looking at two options.
>
> I had already been sent an email asking was this limited to KX3 only? 
> The answer would be no hence the "dumb" option.
>
> UK has 472KHz-479KHz available to full licencees with a Notice of 
> variation to the licence.
>
> The option equates to either operate with the KX3 in the 'normal band' 
> with no frequency feedback so you will need to know what the 
> transverter LO is set to and you need to be sure you set the output 
> power low or I believe you can set it to a transverter band and then a 
> couple of options become available, being the IF and the frequency 
> display (as you say). The RF out is also dropped to 0.1W by default. A 
> quick test seemed to show the RF out was c0.1W no matter what the 
> normal power level was set to but was a really quick test before had 
> to run as got normal day job.
>
> 72
>
> Dom
> M1KTA