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Re: Elecraft Digest, Vol 17, Issue 17 -- New Elecraft Transverters

Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Future Elecraft transverters

Michael, what is your perspective? What have you built, and where do you
want to go?

Most Hams that I encounter these days seem quite happy to pretty much stay
on 20 Meters or a few other HF bands.

Not many seem to look at the RF spectrum at large.....

73, and my truly best thoughts and wishes! John

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David Toepfer

Re: New Elecraft Transverters

If it were up to me, and it is not, I would like to see transverters for 432
and 1296. 902 would be a surprise, since it seems to me it is even more
neglected than 222.

But, as other's have said, they would like to see a kit from Elecraft. This is
probably just because they like the quality of the stuff that Elecraft has put
out so far. But, of course, the more time you spend on developing products for
increasingly smaller market segments, the more you have to charge for them.
And if you know that Down East Microwave already does them and well, I would
imagine it is hard for Elecraft to justify the time and money spent, unless you
just OEM (rebrand/repackage) their product.

David, K3TUE
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--- [hidden email] wrote:

>
> Michael, what is your perspective? What have you built, and where do you
> want to go?
>
> Most Hams that I encounter these days seem quite happy to pretty much stay
> on 20 Meters or a few other HF bands.
>
> Not many seem to look at the RF spectrum at large.....
>
> 73, and my truly best thoughts and wishes! John

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Lanier, Robert

Re: New Elecraft Transverters

> If it were up to me, and it is not, I would like to see
> transverters for 432 and 1296. 902 would be a surprise,
> since it seems to me it is even more neglected than 222.
>
> But, as other's have said, they would like to see a kit from
> Elecraft. This is probably just because they like the
> quality of the stuff that Elecraft has put out so far. But,
> of course, the more time you spend on developing products for
> increasingly smaller market segments, the more you have to
> charge for them.
> And if you know that Down East Microwave already does them
> and well, I would imagine it is hard for Elecraft to justify
> the time and money spent, unless you just OEM
> (rebrand/repackage) their product.
>
> David, K3TUE

Actually, repackaging them into an Elecraft transverter case isn't such
a bad idea David. I had a similar idea where you use Down East Microwave
products (or other vendor) for the higher bands that Elecraft isn't
willing to invest money into (1296, on up is what I'm hearing....),
along with a transverter interface kit that Elecraft sells. The
interface kit would include a transverter project case and necessary
electronics to "Elecraftize" the other vendor's microwave products.

I'm not sure of the implications of such a task. What are the electrical
and mechanical aspects of this? It seems that Elecraft and DEM would
have to work together in some way, or perhaps a more astute Elecraft
user can come up with the necessary mods and share with everyone? I'm
really not sure....I'm just sharing an idea with everyone to get the
ball rolling.

Tony, K4YYZ
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Michael Pfeuffer

Re: New Elecraft Transverters

I'd be very interested in this "marriage", especially if it supported
satellite operation:

1) Cross-band split using 2 transverters
2)The ability to sync the two split frequencies so they track through
either inverting or non-inverting transponders.

#1 may already be possible. Anyone know for sure?

--Mike

At 07:06 AM 9/20/2005, Lanier, Robert wrote:

>
> > If it were up to me, and it is not, I would like to see
> > transverters for 432 and 1296. 902 would be a surprise,
> > since it seems to me it is even more neglected than 222.
> >
> > But, as other's have said, they would like to see a kit from
> > Elecraft. This is probably just because they like the
> > quality of the stuff that Elecraft has put out so far. But,
> > of course, the more time you spend on developing products for
> > increasingly smaller market segments, the more you have to
> > charge for them.
> > And if you know that Down East Microwave already does them
> > and well, I would imagine it is hard for Elecraft to justify
> > the time and money spent, unless you just OEM
> > (rebrand/repackage) their product.
> >
> > David, K3TUE
>
>Actually, repackaging them into an Elecraft transverter case isn't such
>a bad idea David. I had a similar idea where you use Down East Microwave
>products (or other vendor) for the higher bands that Elecraft isn't
>willing to invest money into (1296, on up is what I'm hearing....),
>along with a transverter interface kit that Elecraft sells. The
>interface kit would include a transverter project case and necessary
>electronics to "Elecraftize" the other vendor's microwave products.
>
>I'm not sure of the implications of such a task. What are the electrical
>and mechanical aspects of this? It seems that Elecraft and DEM would
>have to work together in some way, or perhaps a more astute Elecraft
>user can come up with the necessary mods and share with everyone? I'm
>really not sure....I'm just sharing an idea with everyone to get the
>ball rolling.
>
>Tony, K4YYZ
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Simon (HB9DRV)

Re: New Elecraft Transverters

This is more-or-less possible with various packages, I would be able to
support this myself.

The only transverters I would use based on (1st) quality and (2nd) price are
Elecraft, unfortunately I can't find any info on the 430 MHz transverter
which was proposed a year or so ago. The quality of the Elecraft products
exceeds everything else I have found at a reasonable price (I am excluding
Kuhne here - way too expensive for a poor programmer).

I would like to use an Elecraft 144 MHz and 430 MHz with my IC-7800 - as the
430 MHz doesn't seem to be coming soon I am looking at the IC-910H (I have
one on the table next to me). But I would still prefer a couple of good
transverters so that I can use by big box of tricks.

Simon Brown
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Pfeuffer" <[hidden email]>

> I'd be very interested in this "marriage", especially if it supported
> satellite operation:
>
> 1) Cross-band split using 2 transverters
> 2)The ability to sync the two split frequencies so they track through
> either inverting or non-inverting transponders.
>
> #1 may already be possible. Anyone know for sure?
>
> --Mike