[Elecraft] 630 meter operation on the K4

[Wayne Burdick]

By the way, the K4 provides a way to do direct comparative sensitivity measurements for both receivers. A persistent display in relative dB can be shown. This makes things like MDS testing very easy.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


> On Sep 14, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> 
> Nice!!
> 
> Thanks for the update!
> 
> jim ab3cv
> 
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 2:11 PM Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> You can directly set the frequency to this range. There's no need for a transverter band.
> 
> Test mode will not be needed. 
> 
> For receive purposes, you can use any of the five antenna jacks. I just measured the MDS at -135 dBm, which is more than satisfactory on on this band.
> 
> For transmit you'll need to use XV OUT and an external amplifier.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> > On Sep 14, 2020, at 10:26 AM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> > 
> > And will the K4 need to be in "Test" mode as the K3 was required?
> > 
> > jim ab3cv
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 1:25 PM Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> > Will the band be evident or will it need to be added? Will there be an appropriate XV offset to allow direct reading of the frequency?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > jim ab3cv
> > 
> > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 12:35 PM Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> > The K4 has receive capability in this band, and will transmit at the XV OUT jack well in excess of 0 dBm. (More like +7.) This should be suitable for use with an external amplifier.
> > 
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> > 
> > 
> > > On Sep 14, 2020, at 8:10 AM, Nigel Lemaire <nlemaire at q.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Wondering what capabilities the K4 will have on this (these) bands...
> > > 
> > > 73
> > > Nigel
> > > Wa6MSE
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