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[Edward R Cole]

Kjeld,

I agree with Conrad PA5Y,  both Kuhne Engineering or  HA1YA make very 
good transverters and are available in EU.

I would add the DEMI L-series transverter which now is made by a 
company called Q5 (located in US) for any NA hams reading the mail on 
this topic.
I use DEMI transverters on digital-eme on 144, 1296, and higher (have 
had 144,222, 432, 1296, 3456, and 10-GHz models).

I also use preamps located at antennas on 6m, 2m, 432, 1296+  Even 
though local electronic noise can be high at times, when its not they 
make a huge difference.  Only for 6m (50-MHz) would I agree that it 
might not give much help (but if you have a K3, it needs either a PR6 
or other preamp to bring up 6m &10m sensitivity; not an issue with 
K3s or K4).  MY KX3 with internal preamp ON = my K3 + PR6 in sensitivity on 6m)

The early reports on the IC-9700 were not favorable for freq 
stability (though I read they had addressed this, lately).  Still 
investment in K3s + good transverter will beat the IC-9700 without a doubt.

73, Ed - KL7UW

From: Kjeld Holm <kh at kh-translation.dk>
To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Elecraft] Digital modes on 144MHz only
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Digital modes on 144MHz only

I plan for a second station to use for digital modes on 144MHz only. 
If you look at performance only (no price, no ergonomics, no use 
outside digital modes on 144MHz) what would you prefer

1)   K3/K3S with internal transverter
2)   IC-9700

In both cases I plan to use a 1kW amplifier.

Vy 73 de OZ1CCM, Kjeld


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