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Wiring a K2 to 2 transverters

w2bvh
Hi

I need some advice on wiring my K2 to two transverters. I've got a newly
built  XV50 and a homebrew 2 meter transverter. I've run each of them
individually with the K2, using the KIO2 to control the XV50 and a
WA6HHQ (see http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Amp_keying_ckt.htm) keying
circuit for the hb 2 meter xverter. But I've never had both transverters
hooked up at the same time.

I'd like to have both transverters wired to the K2 at the same time and
be able to use them with little (or no) manual intervention. The ARRL
VHF/UHF test is coming up next weekend and I'm looking for a way to band
switch as easily as possible.

Is it as simple as hooking the XV50's  "RxOut/IF2" to the 2 meter
transverter 28MHz input and putting a spst switch in the 2 meter
trasverters keyline? Or will that not work?  Or is there a better way?

Thanks in advance for your advice.....

73,
Lenny W2BVH






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Re: Wiring a K2 to 2 transverters

Don Wilhelm-4
Lenny,

I do believe you could do as you suggest and connect one transverter to
the hi-pwr RF output of the K2 and the other transverter to the K60XV
jacks as long as you set up the K2 transverter bands properly in the
menu.  The manual method of controlling the 2 meter transceiver keying
you proposed will work fine as long as you remember to close the switch
to operate 2 meters and open it when on 6 meters.

73,
Don W3FPR

w2bvh wrote:

> Hi
>
> I need some advice on wiring my K2 to two transverters. I've got a
> newly built  XV50 and a homebrew 2 meter transverter. I've run each of
> them individually with the K2, using the KIO2 to control the XV50 and
> a WA6HHQ (see http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Amp_keying_ckt.htm) keying
> circuit for the hb 2 meter xverter. But I've never had both
> transverters hooked up at the same time.
>
> I'd like to have both transverters wired to the K2 at the same time
> and be able to use them with little (or no) manual intervention. The
> ARRL VHF/UHF test is coming up next weekend and I'm looking for a way
> to band switch as easily as possible.
>
> Is it as simple as hooking the XV50's  "RxOut/IF2" to the 2 meter
> transverter 28MHz input and putting a spst switch in the 2 meter
> trasverters keyline? Or will that not work?  Or is there a better way?
>
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