[Elecraft] Use of K3 on 600m (and below)

[Wayne Burdick]

Why not use 40 m (7.0-7.5 MHz) as the I.F.? This is already available (see XVn IF menu entry), and there's no reason why it can't work as an I.F. for a low-band transverter.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:

> It would really be nice if K3 would support 80m as a transverter frequency.
> If it did it would enable 3.5-4.0Mhz to reflect the full 500Khz from a low
> band transverter.
> 
> jim ab3cv
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Michael Mussler <mmussler at wispertel.net>wrote:
> 
>> While the K3 is not designed for direct operation at 600m and below
>> (filtering is designed to protect 160m operations from BC band
>> interference) the K3 features that support use of transverters make this
>> rig one of the best for use as an IF. There are separate ports and
>> electronic switching for the transmit and receive converters and the
>> display can be programmed to read out the operating frequency including
>> offsets for the converter local oscillators. An external frequency
>> reference option is also available. It is so convenient to use with a
>> transverter that I often forget the external gear between the K3 and the
>> 600m antenna.
>> -Mike Mussler
>> AI8Z
>> WD2XSH/12
>> 
>> 
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