4M operation and 4M/2M modules

[Dennis L. Haarsager]

I have a couple of questions for Elecraft and for our UK friends.

My wife and I make 3-4 trips per year to Scotland to visit family in the
Borders and a vacation home in Clackmannanshire.  So the new 4M module for
the KX3 is exciting *if* I'm able to operate MM/N7DH on that band.  Can
anyone tell me if the fact that we don't don't have 4M privileges in the
U.S. prohibit me from using the 70-MHz band in the U.K.?

Also...  I understand that the KX3 will accept only one of these at a time,
but will it be fairly easy to swap the 2M and 4M modules when I travel and
is it risky to other boards in the KX3 if I do this a few times a year?

73,
Dennis Haarsager, N7DH
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[David Pratt]

Yes, Dennis, you may indeed operate on the 70.0-70.5MHz band when
operating in the UK under the terms and conditions of the CEPT Licence.
For Full Licence holders the maximum PEP is 160 Watts (22 dBW) and for
Intermediate Licence holders the maximum PEP is 50 Watts (17 dBW). The
band is Secondary; Available on the basis of non-interference to other
services inside or outside the UK.

Grab a copy of the CEPT Licence (T/R 61-01) from
http://www.erodocdb.dk/docs/doc98/official/pdf/TR6101.pdf

The UK Licence Terms, conditions and limitations are at
http://www.g4dmp.co.uk/UKlicence.pdf

I cannot comment on swapping the KX3 transverters from 2m to 4m, but I
recall reading somewhere that it will not be a 5 minute job.

I hope that helps.

73 de David G4DMP

In a recent message, Dennis L. Haarsager <[hidden email]> writes

>I have a couple of questions for Elecraft and for our UK friends.
>
>My wife and I make 3-4 trips per year to Scotland to visit family in the
>Borders and a vacation home in Clackmannanshire.  So the new 4M module for
>the KX3 is exciting *if* I'm able to operate MM/N7DH on that band.  Can
>anyone tell me if the fact that we don't don't have 4M privileges in the
>U.S. prohibit me from using the 70-MHz band in the U.K.?
>
>Also...  I understand that the KX3 will accept only one of these at a time,
>but will it be fairly easy to swap the 2M and 4M modules when I travel and
>is it risky to other boards in the KX3 if I do this a few times a year?
>
>73,
>Dennis Haarsager, N7DH

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[Tighe Kuykendall]

I believe Wayne responded that the connectors were not designed for
repeated insertion/removal and could lead to failure.

Tighe
NK4I


On 5/17/2014 11:48 AM, David Pratt wrote:

>>
>> Also...  I understand that the KX3 will accept only one of these at a
>> time,
>> but will it be fairly easy to swap the 2M and 4M modules when I travel
>> and
>> is it risky to other boards in the KX3 if I do this a few times a year?
>>
>> 73,
>> Dennis Haarsager, N7DH
>

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[wayne burdick]

> is it risky to other boards in the KX3 if I do this a few times over a
> year

Yes. The connectors are rated for only a very small number of insertion/removal cycles.

73
Wayne
N6KR

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[Dennis L. Haarsager]

Thanks very  much, Wayne (also to the other replies).  I will stick to the
2M version.

73, Dennis
N7DH, MM/N7DH


On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> > is it risky to other boards in the KX3 if I do this a few times over a
> > year
>
> Yes. The connectors are rated for only a very small number of
> insertion/removal cycles.
>
> 73
> Wayne
> N6KR
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[Oliver Dröse]

You still have another option, Dennis: Buy a second KX3 so you got one
for 2 and one for 4 m. ;-)

73, Olli

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Am 17.05.2014 22:17, schrieb Dennis L. Haarsager:

> Thanks very  much, Wayne (also to the other replies).  I will stick to the
> 2M version.
>
> 73, Dennis
> N7DH, MM/N7DH
>
>
> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>>> is it risky to other boards in the KX3 if I do this a few times over a
>>> year
>> Yes. The connectors are rated for only a very small number of
>> insertion/removal cycles.
>>
>> 73
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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