[Elecraft] Modifying the K2 for use as an IF radio for the microwave bands

[Eric J]

Great job! In the pdf you "hope it will help anyone thinking about microwave IF rig alternatives." If you can go up, you can go down. I've been researching 630m solutions to help a friend get on that band. Unfortunately, I think I caught the bug. Your solution to microwaves, looks like a way to use my spare K2 to get on 630m. The Europeans are far ahead of us there and homebrew transverters for 2200m and 630m exist, though they will probably have to be outboard and not mounted on the top cover.

Thanks for the post.

Eric KE6US


On 12/18/2017 8:11 AM, Steve Kavanagh via Elecraft wrote:

For a while now I've been working on a project to install a low power 2 metre transverter inside an Elecraft K2, in order to use it as an IF transceiver with transverters for the microwave bands.  I got it done this summer and used it on 10 GHz during the ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, as a "plug-and-play" replacement for one of my aging FT-290Rs.  I have just finished writing this project up, as it may be of interest to other microwavers.  The description is at

http://www.qsl.net/ve3sma/TheK290RProject.pdf .

Happy reading!

73,
Steve VE3SMA
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