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Paul-288

Transverters

Reflector members,

Just a note about the Elecraft Transverters.......

So very little has been written or posted on the reflector about these units. These deserve a much higher profile in the product line. I urge every Elecrafter to try out one of these kits. It compliments the K2 line so nicely and the rigs perform so well! I put together two of them and they do liven up the activity in the shack. I will complete the third one this fall.

I cannot speak more highly of the units. Performance, as expected is right up there with the entire K2 line.

If you have given any of transverters a consideration and then hesitated or not made the purchase - please - reconsider and do make the purchase!! You will have a blast working with them.

They are high performance - and they look so good with the K2.

Thank you

Paul
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Rajiv Dewan, N2RD

Re: Transverters

The transverters are excellent. Easy to build and awesome performance.

I ordered my first Elecraft product, a XV144 - the 2m transverter, a
week ago. Took just a few hours to assemble it, and it was easy to
align and setup. I have done a fair bit of kit building and home
brewing (DSP10, Tandem Match, KK7B R1 and R2, and others). This is
smoothest kit yet.

And in Elecraft tradition, the outcome is world class. Just see the
review of the transverter in October's QST Product Review. It beats
the Down East Transverter hands down and measures up to the gold
standard - the SSB LT2S which cost $900 (and is not available any
more.) The closest commercial competitor today is DB6NT's TR144H that
costs a $1,000 Euro - about $1,200 and its still incomplete (needs
special options/parts to work with low power transverter outputs like
that from Yaesu 1KMP, provide IF swithcing, etc).

I am so impressed with Elecraft's transverter that just after building
the XV144, I ordered the XV222. Can't wait for the XV432. If only I
could rig up a pan adapter for the K2, I'd use that as an IF rig
instead of the Kenwood 850.

I guess I've joined the family of Elecraft fans.

Regards,
Raj

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On Sep 1, 2004, at 10:28 AM, Paul wrote:

> Reflector members,
>
> Just a note about the Elecraft Transverters.......
>
> So very little has been written or posted on the reflector about these
> units. These deserve a much higher profile in the product line. I
> urge every Elecrafter to try out one of these kits. It compliments
> the K2 line so nicely and the rigs perform so well! I put together
> two of them and they do liven up the activity in the shack. I will
> complete the third one this fall.
>
> I cannot speak more highly of the units. Performance, as expected is
> right up there with the entire K2 line.
>
> If you have given any of transverters a consideration and then
> hesitated or not made the purchase - please - reconsider and do make
> the purchase!! You will have a blast working with them.
>
> They are high performance - and they look so good with the K2.
>
> Thank you
>
> Paul
> K8QT
> #3479
>
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Tom Bosscher

Re: Transverters

> If only I could rig up a pan adapter for the K2, I'd use that as an IF
> rig instead of the Kenwood 850.

Raj,

As an alternative, N4PY's software control program has a bandscan
function, that when you press it, it takes over the K2 for about 10
seconds, and scans the bandwidth you want, and shows the display on a
quasi-spectrum analyzer screen shot. Works very well.
http://www.ralabs.com/n4py/

Also, on six meters, I have an older Icom 551D. The receiver blows
wind, but it transmits OK. Receive audio is just oh so bad! In looking at
the Icom diagram, the IF shift uses a 10.xx MHz IF. Hmm. So I tapped that
feed, and ran that to my K2, which picked up the IF signal on the 10 MHz
band. Now I have the clean K2 receive audio. Basically, I tune with the
Icom, and transmit with it, but receive on the K2. Kinda weird, but it
works. I'm saving up the nickels to buy another K2 ( so I can be on six and
the low bands at the same time), and of course a Elecraft six meter
transverter.

And for Elecrafts next item: Oh would I like a box that taps the
K2 IF, and is a spectrum analyzer. The output would be VGA, to plug into
your monitor, or USB/UTP connection. That UTP connection would also tie
into the K2 rs-232 for control across any network. (UTP connectors with
built in web browers are around $ 40 today)

Someday,

73, Tom K8IIE

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Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: Transverters; New QST Review Link

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In reply to this post by Rajiv Dewan, N2RD

For inquiring minds, the direct link to the Oct. QST review of the
XV-144 is:

http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr0410.pdf

(The link doesn't show up yet in the regular members only 'what's new'
section.)

73, Eric
======

Rajiv Dewan, N2RD wrote:

> The transverters are excellent. Easy to build and awesome performance.
>
> I ordered my first Elecraft product, a XV144 - the 2m transverter, a
> week ago. Took just a few hours to assemble it, and it was easy to
> align and setup. I have done a fair bit of kit building and home
> brewing (DSP10, Tandem Match, KK7B R1 and R2, and others). This is
> smoothest kit yet.
>
> And in Elecraft tradition, the outcome is world class. Just see the
> review of the transverter in October's QST Product Review. It beats
> the Down East Transverter hands down and measures up to the gold
> standard - the SSB LT2S which cost $900 (and is not available any more.)
>

Paul Wilton

Re: Transverters; New QST Review Link

Is there any chance that the QST review for the Transverters can be made available from the Elecraft web page like some of the other QST revews are?

Not being a member of the ARRL (but of the RSGB), its a little frustrating to know that these exist but cannot read them!

Paul
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Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:43:16 -0700
From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Transverters; New QST Review Link
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For inquiring minds, the direct link to the Oct. QST review of the
XV-144 is:

http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr0410.pdf

(The link doesn't show up yet in the regular members only 'what's new'
section.)

73, Eric
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Bill Coleman-2

Re: Re: Transverters; New QST Review Link

On Sep 2, 2004, at 4:24 AM, <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Is there any chance that the QST review for the Transverters can be
> made available from the Elecraft web page like some of the other QST
> revews are?
>
> Not being a member of the ARRL (but of the RSGB), its a little
> frustrating to know that these exist but cannot read them!

Yes, the reviews should be made available after the article is
published in next month's magazine.

One of the advantages of membership is early access to this material.

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Paul Saville

Re: Transverters; New QST Review Link

In reply to this post by Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

International membership of ARRL is available for US$39. For that price you get QST, QEX and NCJ electronic copies on an annual CD plus access to the members-only web site. There is a wealth of information available there, and it is well worth it in my opinion. Getting hardcopy QST mailed out bumps the cost to about US$65 which is a bit less attractive. My local library subscribes to QST, so I wander in there when I get a craving for good old fashioned ink-on-paper.

73, Paul ZL3IN

> Is there any chance that the QST review for the
> Transverters can be made available from the Elecraft
> web page like some of the other QST revews are?
>
> Not being a member of the ARRL (but of the RSGB),
> its a little frustrating to know that these exist
> but cannot read them!
>
> Paul
> M1CNK