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Help on wiring up a XV144 to a KX3 (or KX2)

I would like to connect these two and am following the guidance in Fred Cady’s KX Line manual page 239 and details in the XV Owners Manual.

Wiring/connectivity is;
- KX3/KX2 RF out (28 MHz via BNC) connected to XV144 Tx In/IF1 port (single port for RX/TX).
- KX3 ACC2 connected to XV144 CONTROL DB9 port

KX3 transverter 6 is configured
XV144 configured to be transverter 6 via instructions on page 5 of XV Owners Manual (i.e as if the XV is connected to a K3 using the wiring outlined above.

Can someone confirm that this is the wiring I should;
- KX3 ACC2 TIP wired to pin 3 of XV CONTROL
- KX3 ACC2 SHIELD wired to pin 5 of XV CONTROL

Paul Gacek
W6PNG/M0SNA
www.nomadic.blog
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Re: Help on wiring up a XV144 to a KX3 (or KX2)

Paul,

Your wiring from the KX3 ACC2 jack to the XV144 DE-9 connector is not
correct.

The ACC2 shield should wire to XV Control pin 1 - this is ground for the
XV144.

The ACC2 ring should wire to XV Control pin 9 - This is the KEYIN to the
XV144.

The ACC2 tip should wire to XV Control pin 6 - This is the AUXBUS signal
to the XV144. The KX3 ACC2 IO menu parameter must be set to TRN CTRL.
I have some questions about the level of this signal - the KX3 outputs a
3 volt logic level and the XV144 is expecting a 5 volt logic level. You
can try it direct (I have never tried it). If things do not work
properly, you will have to insert a bi-directional level conversion in
the path.

Actually the XV144 will work fine without the AUXBUS connection, but you
do need the KEYIN signal. Configure the XV144 for a non-Elecraft
transceiver and with the KEYIN connection, all will work fine.

Set all the DIP switches to OFF - those switches only respond to the
Power On the XV from the transverter. That signal is only available
from the K2 and K2, it is not available from the KX3.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/8/2019 9:08 PM, Paul Gacek via Elecraft wrote:

> I would like to connect these two and am following the guidance in Fred Cady’s KX Line manual page 239 and details in the XV Owners Manual.
>
> Wiring/connectivity is;
> - KX3/KX2 RF out (28 MHz via BNC) connected to XV144 Tx In/IF1 port (single port for RX/TX).
> - KX3 ACC2 connected to XV144 CONTROL DB9 port
>
> KX3 transverter 6 is configured
> XV144 configured to be transverter 6 via instructions on page 5 of XV Owners Manual (i.e as if the XV is connected to a K3 using the wiring outlined above.
>
> Can someone confirm that this is the wiring I should;
> - KX3 ACC2 TIP wired to pin 3 of XV CONTROL
> - KX3 ACC2 SHIELD wired to pin 5 of XV CONTROL
>

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Re: Help on wiring up a XV144 to a KX3 (or KX2)

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Paul,

What I said refers to the KX3 only. For the KX2, there is only a
single TRRS jack instead of the KX3 ACC2 jack which is TRS. So the
wiring for the KX2 is different than what I specified.

73,
Don W3FPR
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Paul,

Your wiring from the KX3 ACC2 jack to the XV144 DE-9 connector is not
correct.

The ACC2 shield should wire to XV Control pin 1 - this is ground for the
XV144.

The ACC2 ring should wire to XV Control pin 9 - This is the KEYIN to the
XV144.

The ACC2 tip should wire to XV Control pin 6 - This is the AUXBUS signal
to the XV144. The KX3 ACC2 IO menu parameter must be set to TRN CTRL.
I have some questions about the level of this signal - the KX3 outputs a
3 volt logic level and the XV144 is expecting a 5 volt logic level. You
can try it direct (I have never tried it). If things do not work
properly, you will have to insert a bi-directional level conversion in
the path.

Actually the XV144 will work fine without the AUXBUS connection, but you
do need the KEYIN signal. Configure the XV144 for a non-Elecraft
transceiver and with the KEYIN connection, all will work fine.

Set all the DIP switches to OFF - those switches only respond to the
Power On the XV from the transverter. That signal is only available from
the K2 and K2, it is not available from the KX3.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/8/2019 9:08 PM, Paul Gacek via Elecraft wrote:

> I would like to connect these two and am following the guidance in
> Fred Cady’s KX Line manual page 239 and details in the XV Owners Manual.
>
> Wiring/connectivity is;
> - KX3/KX2 RF out (28 MHz via BNC) connected to XV144 Tx In/IF1 port
> (single port for RX/TX).
> - KX3 ACC2 connected to XV144 CONTROL DB9 port
>
> KX3 transverter 6 is configured
> XV144 configured to be transverter 6 via instructions on page 5 of XV
> Owners Manual (i.e as if the XV is connected to a K3 using the wiring
> outlined above.
>
> Can someone confirm that this is the wiring I should;
> - KX3 ACC2 TIP wired to pin 3 of XV CONTROL
> - KX3 ACC2 SHIELD wired to pin 5 of XV CONTROL
>