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Vic Goncharsky

K144XV (Urgent)

Today K144XV safely arrived from FAIRS Hq., Floyd VA

The European 144 MHz championship is held this weekend.
Started to install the module and found no IF connectors on my KXV3-1 (2008) board.
Can someone let me know where to go next and connect the IF?
Really hate missing the major annual VHF contest. Do I need to buy a new KXV3A board or it can be replaced?
So sorry, so sad....
73 Vic US5WE
UARL VHF committee
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Scott Manthe-2

Re: K144XV (Urgent)

If you're trying to install it internally, you'll need the KXV3A.

73,
Scott, N9AA

On 8/30/12 1:20 PM, Vic Goncharsky wrote:

> Today K144XV safely arrived from FAIRS Hq., Floyd VA
>
> The European 144 MHz championship is held this weekend.
> Started to install the module and found no IF connectors on my KXV3-1 (2008) board.
> Can someone let me know where to go next and connect the IF?
> Really hate missing the major annual VHF contest. Do I need to buy a new KXV3A board or it can be replaced?
> So sorry, so sad....
> 73 Vic US5WE
> UARL VHF committee
> ______________________________________________________________
>

Don Wilhelm-4

Re: K144XV (Urgent)

In reply to this post by Vic Goncharsky

Vic,

The K144XV is the internal transverter, and you must have the KXV3A to
connect it.
If you call right now and beg them to ship it overnight, you may have it
in time for the weekend.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/30/2012 1:20 PM, Vic Goncharsky wrote:

Oliver Dröse

Re: K144XV (Urgent)

Overnight from WA (USA) to the Ukraine (Eastern Europe) including customs
affairs? I'll bet that will never ever work, not even with UPS paying a
fortune ...

@Vic:
You could temporarily connect the both IF connections from outside the K3 to
your KXV3 transverter BNC inputs if you can make up the right cables. Not
sure how to route them from the K144XV in the K3 out to the back of the K3
(mines already packed for the contest) but that is the only possible
"short-time" way to do it.

To do a "final" install you'll need a KXV3A.

Good luck and hope to hear you in the contest!

73, Olli - DH8BQA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
To: "Vic Goncharsky" <[hidden email]>
Cc: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K144XV (Urgent)

> Vic,
>
> The K144XV is the internal transverter, and you must have the KXV3A to
> connect it.
> If you call right now and beg them to ship it overnight, you may have it
> in time for the weekend.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 8/30/2012 1:20 PM, Vic Goncharsky wrote:
>> Today K144XV safely arrived from FAIRS Hq., Floyd VA
>>
>> The European 144 MHz championship is held this weekend.
>> Started to install the module and found no IF connectors on my KXV3-1
>> (2008) board.
>> Can someone let me know where to go next and connect the IF?
>> Really hate missing the major annual VHF contest. Do I need to buy a new
>> KXV3A board or it can be replaced?
>> So sorry, so sad....
>> 73 Vic US5WE
>> UARL VHF committee
>>
>
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Jim Brown-10

Re: K144XV (Urgent)

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On 8/30/2012 10:58 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> If you call right now and beg them to ship it overnight, you may have it
> in time for the weekend.

Notice his call -- US5WE. Somehow I doubt it. :)

73, Jim K9YC
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Vic Goncharsky

Re: K144XV (Urgent)

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Thank you folks.

Well, it will not work overnight as it took 9 days from VA by registered air mail.

It was fast with no customs HI.
I was just wandering if there any way to put the IF in and out.

Need to look at schematics myself then.
73 Vic

________________________________
From: Oliver Dröse <[hidden email]>
To: Vic Goncharsky <[hidden email]>
Cc: [hidden email]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K144XV (Urgent)

Overnight from WA (USA) to the Ukraine (Eastern Europe) including customs affairs? I'll bet that will never ever work, not even with UPS paying a fortune ...

@Vic:
You could temporarily connect the both IF connections from outside the K3 to your KXV3 transverter BNC inputs if you can make up the right cables. Not sure how to route them from the K144XV in the K3 out to the back of the K3 (mines already packed for the contest) but that is the only possible "short-time" way to do it.

To do a "final" install you'll need a KXV3A.

Good luck and hope to hear you in the contest!

73, Olli - DH8BQA

----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
To: "Vic Goncharsky" <[hidden email]>
Cc: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K144XV (Urgent)

> Vic,
>
> The K144XV is the internal transverter, and you must have the KXV3A to
> connect it.
> If you call right now and beg them to ship it overnight, you may have it
> in time for the weekend.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 8/30/2012 1:20 PM, Vic Goncharsky wrote:
>> Today K144XV safely arrived from FAIRS Hq., Floyd VA
>>
>> The European 144 MHz championship is held this weekend.
>> Started to install the module and found no IF connectors on my KXV3-1 (2008) board.
>> Can someone let me know where to go next and connect the IF?
>> Really hate missing the major annual VHF contest. Do I need to buy a new KXV3A board or it can be replaced?
>> So sorry, so sad....
>> 73 Vic US5WE
>> UARL VHF committee
>>
>
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Rick Johnson-2

Re: K144XV (Urgent)

Thought England and Italy had sources for all things Elecraft.
Might have that wrong ....

73,
Rick W3BI

-----Original Message-----
From: Vic Goncharsky
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 2:42 PM
To: Oliver Dröse
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K144XV (Urgent)

Thank you folks.

Well, it will not work overnight as it took 9 days from VA by registered air
mail.

It was fast with no customs HI.
I was just wandering if there any way to put the IF in and out.

Need to look at schematics myself then.
73 Vic

________________________________
From: Oliver Dröse <[hidden email]>
To: Vic Goncharsky <[hidden email]>
Cc: [hidden email]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K144XV (Urgent)

Overnight from WA (USA) to the Ukraine (Eastern Europe) including customs
affairs? I'll bet that will never ever work, not even with UPS paying a
fortune ...

@Vic:
You could temporarily connect the both IF connections from outside the K3 to
your KXV3 transverter BNC inputs if you can make up the right cables. Not
sure how to route them from the K144XV in the K3 out to the back of the K3
(mines already packed for the contest) but that is the only possible
"short-time" way to do it.

To do a "final" install you'll need a KXV3A.

Good luck and hope to hear you in the contest!

73, Olli - DH8BQA

----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
To: "Vic Goncharsky" <[hidden email]>
Cc: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K144XV (Urgent)

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Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: K144XV (Urgent)

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In reply to this post by Vic Goncharsky

The phrase " Requires a KXV3A for internal XV conn. and switching" is on
the order from in red right under the description for the K144XV.

73,

Eric
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On 8/30/2012 11:16 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> Ouch! You need a KXV3A instead of the KXV3 board you have, Vic. I thought
> there was a note about that with the K144XV ordering info on the web site,
> but I can't find it now.
>
> I don't know of a work-around using the board you have. You might call
> Elecraft and ask them and they might be able to get you a new KXV3 board in
> time.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Today K144XV safely arrived from FAIRS Hq., Floyd VA
>
> The European 144 MHz championship is held this weekend.
> Started to install the module and found no IF connectors on my KXV3-1 (2008)
> board.
> Can someone let me know where to go next and connect the IF?
> Really hate missing the major annual VHF contest. Do I need to buy a new
> KXV3A board or it can be replaced?
> So sorry, so sad....
> 73 Vic US5WE
> UARL VHF committee
>
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