[Elecraft] XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2

[Jim Rhodes]

Don there are repeater input frequencies from 144.60 to 144.90 and output
frequencies from 145.20 to 145.50, so DTMF is certainly allowed in the
lower half of the band.

Jim Rhodes
K0XU

On Nov 17, 2017 4:12 PM, "Don Wilhelm" <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Ron and all,
>
> The XV144 will not tune high enough in the 2m band to send FM.  The 28MHz
> IF strip is not wide enough to do that with one Local Oscillator crystal.
>
> The K144XV switches crystals to allow the upper half of the 144 MHz band
> to be tuned.
>
> While it is true that the XV144 *could* transmit FM in the lower part of
> the band, that mode is not allowed (at least in the US) on the lower
> portion of the band, so DTMF tones would not be of use.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/17/2017 12:16 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>
>>
>> If you hook the XV144 to an FM transceiver with a DTMF generator it
>> should pass the tones just fine.
>>
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