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Ronnie Hull

K3 on 2 meters

I recently purchased a complete KV144 kit to install in my K3. I’m told that if I want to use it on 2M SSB OR CW that I need another board. A ref lock or some such that is, of course ( my bad luck as usual) no longer available from Elecraft. What exactly is the Board I need?

Does anyone have one they are willing to sell?

Thanks in advance

Ronnie W5SUM
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Clay Autery-2

Re: K3 on 2 meters

Ronnie, it's a REFLOCK board that is installed INSIDE the 2M module....
It is "highly recommended" (was), so that IMPLIES that the 2M module can
be used without it, but at some sort of reduced accuracy in frequency I
would guess.

My 2M module install turned into the need to ship it in and fix several
issues, one of which I caused when I slipped and let the smoke out of a
latching switch circuit...

Works now... I'd ask Elecraft....

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On 08/25/20 10:53, Ronnie Hull wrote:

> I recently purchased a complete KV144 kit to install in my K3. I’m told that if I want to use it on 2M SSB OR CW that I need another board. A ref lock or some such that is, of course ( my bad luck as usual) no longer available from Elecraft. What exactly is the Board I need?
>
> Does anyone have one they are willing to sell?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ronnie W5SUM
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Clay Autery-2

Re: K3 on 2 meters

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Oops... Here's the board nomenclature:

K144RFLK_K144XV Reference Lock Board, Kit × 1

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On 08/25/20 10:53, Ronnie Hull wrote:

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Re: K3 on 2 meters

OK, I am curious…

Why was not this reference clock board not built into the 2-m option board in the first place. Overall I can’t imagine that the net cost would be as much as designing and separating out an optional PCB and all that goes along with that as the combined cost of the 2-m option and reference clock now.

After all, it was recommended for SSB and CW use. Now, I suppose that there are possibly people in this world that would buy the 2-m option only for FM comms but given that a nice separate 2-m FM rig would be cheaper it doesn’t make sense to me to add something like that to the K3/K3S.

73, phil, K7PEH

> On Aug 25, 2020, at 10:05 AM, Clay Autery <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Oops... Here's the board nomenclature:
>
> K144RFLK_K144XV Reference Lock Board, Kit × 1
>
> ______________________

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w4sc-2

Re: K3 on 2 meters

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The K144RFLK is showing as available on this page. However, clicking the item takes you to a page suggesting to “signup” on an interest list.

https://elecraft.com/pages/k-line-transceiver-k3-k3s

Also, to use an external 10MHz reference, K3EXREF is required.

My K3S is currently in Watsonville for “final upgrading”, and two items to be installed are the K144XV and K144RFLK.

If your K3 has been upgraded to KSYN3A, there is an additional mod that the KREF3 Reference Oscillator should undergo.

Ben W4SC

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Ed Pflueger

Re: K3 on 2 meters

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I sold it to him and the Reflock is already in the unit.

Ed.. AB4IQ

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Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 12:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on 2 meters

Ronnie, it's a REFLOCK board that is installed INSIDE the 2M module.... It is "highly recommended" (was), so that IMPLIES that the 2M module can be used without it, but at some sort of reduced accuracy in frequency I would guess.

My 2M module install turned into the need to ship it in and fix several issues, one of which I caused when I slipped and let the smoke out of a latching switch circuit...

Works now... I'd ask Elecraft....

______________________
Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389

On 08/25/20 10:53, Ronnie Hull wrote:

> I recently purchased a complete KV144 kit to install in my K3. I’m told that if I want to use it on 2M SSB OR CW that I need another board. A ref lock or some such that is, of course ( my bad luck as usual) no longer available from Elecraft. What exactly is the Board I need?
>
> Does anyone have one they are willing to sell?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ronnie W5SUM
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Charlie T, K3ICH

Re: K3 on 2 meters

I never bought any extra stuff for my internal 2M transverter and I've used it on quite a few VHF contests etc.
So, as far as I'm concerned, the REFLOCK option is definitely NOT required for normal 2M CW/SSB contacts.
The regular calibration routine gets me close enough for anything I'd be doing.

73, Charlie k3ICH

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on 2 meters

I sold it to him and the Reflock is already in the unit.

Ed.. AB4IQ

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Clay Autery
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 12:03 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 on 2 meters

Ronnie, it's a REFLOCK board that is installed INSIDE the 2M module.... It is "highly recommended" (was), so that IMPLIES that the 2M module can be used without it, but at some sort of reduced accuracy in frequency I would guess.

My 2M module install turned into the need to ship it in and fix several issues, one of which I caused when I slipped and let the smoke out of a latching switch circuit...

Works now... I'd ask Elecraft....

______________________
Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389

On 08/25/20 10:53, Ronnie Hull wrote:

> I recently purchased a complete KV144 kit to install in my K3. I’m told that if I want to use it on 2M SSB OR CW that I need another board. A ref lock or some such that is, of course ( my bad luck as usual) no longer available from Elecraft. What exactly is the Board I need?
>
> Does anyone have one they are willing to sell?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ronnie W5SUM
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Ronnie Hull

Re: K3 on 2 meters

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Thanks everyone! The Ref Lock board was included with the kit I purchased! I was too dumb to know it was there!

Thanks and 73

Ronnie

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> On Aug 25, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Clay Autery <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Oops... Here's the board nomenclature:
>
> K144RFLK_K144XV Reference Lock Board, Kit × 1
>
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> (318) 518-1389
>
>> On 08/25/20 10:53, Ronnie Hull wrote:
>> I recently purchased a complete KV144 kit to install in my K3. I’m told that if I want to use it on 2M SSB OR CW that I need another board. A ref lock or some such that is, of course ( my bad luck as usual) no longer available from Elecraft. What exactly is the Board I need?
>>
>> Does anyone have one they are willing to sell?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Ronnie W5SUM
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