[Elecraft] XV Transverter: what can it do?

[Jim Brown]

On 12/11/2019 8:08 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> Not true Jim, a XV144 & 432 + a modified XV50 (to 70) lets me use the K3 
> for those bands and it’s a darn site better than a number of other 
> commercial rigs on those bands.
> Plus with limited shack space, it’s all in one rig.

But it's NOT one rig, it's four, counting those three transverters, and 
the combined cost of the 2M and 432 transverters is greater than the 
cost of a fine FM rig, which includes all of the PL tones, memories, and 
other functions useful for repeater operation.

 From where I sit, those transverters are great for modes other than FM 
on these bands. I own an XV144, and that's how I've used it. I use 
Kenwood FM rigs (mobile, base, and talkie) for this mode on VHF and UHF.

73, Jim K9YC