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Kx 3 2 meter manual

Tony Rowland-2

When will the 2 meter manual be ready for download?
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Re: Kx 3 2 meter manual

Nr4c
Prob when the modules are ready to ship.  

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...nr4c. bill


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Re: Kx 3 2 meter manual

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When will the 2 meter manual be ready for download?
Sent from my iPad
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Um - what were you looking to learn from a 2M manual?

The conversion is a credit card sized pc board with two "very" tiny
connectors to couple LO and ANT.  Screw in the sma connector, connect
LO & ANT to pcb, two 4-40 machine screws hold it in place on top of
the ATU, add a metal shield.  Final step screw thru the TO-220 PA
transistor tab to the cabinet - less than an hour procedure.  All
covered in the installation manual.

To use it with the KX3, go to page-21 of the KX3 Owner's Manual under
"Transverter Bands" and follow the instructions for the KX3-2M.  I suggest:
XVn = XV1
XV1 RF = 144
XV1 IF = 50
XV1 PWR = 3.0
XV1 ADR = Trn 0

Use KX3 Frequency Memory Editor to add 2m channels.

That's it!


73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
     "Kits made by KL7UW"
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Re: Kx 3 2 meter manual

gt-i
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Talked to Eric at the HamRadio show in Friedrichshafen - he said about
September.
Elecraft also presented the new PX3 - really cool!
73
Gernot, DF5RF
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Re: Kx 3 2 meter manual

wayne burdick
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There are some additional subtleties :)  We hope to post the first edition of the manual next week.

Wayne
N6KR


On Jul 1, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Edward R Cole <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: Tony Rowland <[hidden email]>
> To: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Kx 3 2 meter manual
> Message-ID: <[hidden email]>
> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=us-ascii
>
>
> When will the 2 meter manual be ready for download?
> Sent from my iPad
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Um - what were you looking to learn from a 2M manual?
>
> The conversion is a credit card sized pc board with two "very" tiny connectors to couple LO and ANT.  Screw in the sma connector, connect LO & ANT to pcb, two 4-40 machine screws hold it in place on top of the ATU, add a metal shield.  Final step screw thru the TO-220 PA transistor tab to the cabinet - less than an hour procedure.  All covered in the installation manual.
>
> To use it with the KX3, go to page-21 of the KX3 Owner's Manual under "Transverter Bands" and follow the instructions for the KX3-2M.  I suggest:
> XVn = XV1
> XV1 RF = 144
> XV1 IF = 50
> XV1 PWR = 3.0
> XV1 ADR = Trn 0
>
> Use KX3 Frequency Memory Editor to add 2m channels.
>
> That's it!
>
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
>    "Kits made by KL7UW"
> Dubus Mag business:
>    [hidden email]
>
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Re: Kx 3 2 meter manual

Edward R Cole
Wayne,

OK, I was not saying a manual would not be useful or appreciated,
only that basic info to start using the KX3-2M is already
available.  I am using mine on SSB and local FM channels.  I even
added the local NOAA wx channel at 162.475 MHz without any more
information than what is in the KX3 manual (easier to do using the
memory editor sw).

Certainly, safe handling of the credit-card sized module is important
so careful reading of the installation is advised.  Even as a field
tester, I made a simple mistake that resulted in 0.3w vs 3.0w RF
output.  Fortunately no permanent harm came from that.  I'm getting
great on-air reports using the KX3-2M.  Next is adding a 30w
amplifier (RFC-2-23).

I'll be interested in seeing the new 2m manual.

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 11:18 AM 7/4/2014, Wayne Burdick wrote:

>There are some additional subtleties :)  We hope to post the first
>edition of the manual next week.
>
>Wayne
>N6KR
>
>
>On Jul 1, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Edward R Cole <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > From: Tony Rowland <[hidden email]>
> > To: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
> > Subject: [Elecraft] Kx 3 2 meter manual
> > Message-ID: <[hidden email]>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=us-ascii
> >
> >
> > When will the 2 meter manual be ready for download?
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Um - what were you looking to learn from a 2M manual?
> >
> > The conversion is a credit card sized pc board with two "very"
> tiny connectors to couple LO and ANT.  Screw in the sma connector,
> connect LO & ANT to pcb, two 4-40 machine screws hold it in place
> on top of the ATU, add a metal shield.  Final step screw thru the
> TO-220 PA transistor tab to the cabinet - less than an hour
> procedure.  All covered in the installation manual.
> >
> > To use it with the KX3, go to page-21 of the KX3 Owner's Manual
> under "Transverter Bands" and follow the instructions for the
> KX3-2M.  I suggest:
> > XVn = XV1
> > XV1 RF = 144
> > XV1 IF = 50
> > XV1 PWR = 3.0
> > XV1 ADR = Trn 0
> >
> > Use KX3 Frequency Memory Editor to add 2m channels.
> >
> > That's it!
> >
> >
> > 73, Ed - KL7UW
> > http://www.kl7uw.com
> >    "Kits made by KL7UW"
> > Dubus Mag business:
> >    [hidden email]
> >
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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     "Kits made by KL7UW"
Dubus Mag business:
     [hidden email]

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Re: Kx 3 2 meter manual

wayne burdick
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Hi Ed,

Glad to hear the module is working well for you. Yes, the basics are covered pretty well even in the KX3 owner's manual (latest release, plus errata). the KX3-2M/-4M manual goes into great details on installation, setup, specs, etc.

tnx
Wayne
N6KR


On Jul 4, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Edward R Cole <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Wayne,
>
> OK, I was not saying a manual would not be useful or appreciated, only that basic info to start using the KX3-2M is already available.  I am using mine on SSB and local FM channels.  I even added the local NOAA wx channel at 162.475 MHz without any more information than what is in the KX3 manual (easier to do using the memory editor sw).
>
> Certainly, safe handling of the credit-card sized module is important so careful reading of the installation is advised.  Even as a field tester, I made a simple mistake that resulted in 0.3w vs 3.0w RF output.  Fortunately no permanent harm came from that.  I'm getting great on-air reports using the KX3-2M.  Next is adding a 30w amplifier (RFC-2-23).
>
> I'll be interested in seeing the new 2m manual.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>
> At 11:18 AM 7/4/2014, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> There are some additional subtleties :)  We hope to post the first edition of the manual next week.
>>
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
>> On Jul 1, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Edward R Cole <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Tony Rowland <[hidden email]>
>> > To: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
>> > Subject: [Elecraft] Kx 3 2 meter manual
>> > Message-ID: <[hidden email]>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=us-ascii
>> >
>> >
>> > When will the 2 meter manual be ready for download?
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Um - what were you looking to learn from a 2M manual?
>> >
>> > The conversion is a credit card sized pc board with two "very" tiny connectors to couple LO and ANT.  Screw in the sma connector, connect LO & ANT to pcb, two 4-40 machine screws hold it in place on top of the ATU, add a metal shield.  Final step screw thru the TO-220 PA transistor tab to the cabinet - less than an hour procedure.  All covered in the installation manual.
>> >
>> > To use it with the KX3, go to page-21 of the KX3 Owner's Manual under "Transverter Bands" and follow the instructions for the KX3-2M.  I suggest:
>> > XVn = XV1
>> > XV1 RF = 144
>> > XV1 IF = 50
>> > XV1 PWR = 3.0
>> > XV1 ADR = Trn 0
>> >
>> > Use KX3 Frequency Memory Editor to add 2m channels.
>> >
>> > That's it!
>> >
>> >
>> > 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> > http://www.kl7uw.com
>> >    "Kits made by KL7UW"
>> > Dubus Mag business:
>> >    [hidden email]
>> >
>> > ______________________________________________________________
>> > Elecraft mailing list
>> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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>> > Message delivered to [hidden email]
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
>    "Kits made by KL7UW"
> Dubus Mag business:
>    [hidden email]
>

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