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Samir Popaja-3

XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2

Hello Elecraft,

Is any plans to redesign the XV-144? Kuhne, HA1YA, SSB Electronic has made
new transverters.The XV-144 feels very outdated design.

73' Samir, sm7vzx

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M0XDF

Re: XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2

For me, nothing, great kit, great employees, great associates 😃

-73 de M0XDF (from my iPhone)

> On 16 Nov 2017, at 22:31, Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi Samir:
>
> The specs on the XV144 look very similar to SB144H. It looks like other are
> finally "catching up" with the Elecraft designs.
>
> What features are you looking for that the XV144 lacks?
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Samir Popaja
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 11:12 AM
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> Subject: [Elecraft] XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2
>
> Hello Elecraft,
>
>
>
> Is any plans to redesign the XV-144? Kuhne, HA1YA, SSB Electronic has made
> new transverters.The XV-144 feels very outdated design.
>
>
>
> 73' Samir, sm7vzx
>
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R Stanley Sutton

Re: XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2

An upgrade to allow DTMFs would be great for use on repeaters.
Stan KD8KBX

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 5:39 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> For me, nothing, great kit, great employees, great associates 😃
>
> -73 de M0XDF (from my iPhone)
>
> > On 16 Nov 2017, at 22:31, Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Samir:
> >
> > The specs on the XV144 look very similar to SB144H. It looks like other
> are
> > finally "catching up" with the Elecraft designs.
> >
> > What features are you looking for that the XV144 lacks?
> >
> > 73, Ron AC7AC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [hidden email]
> > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Samir Popaja
> > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 11:12 AM
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: [Elecraft] XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2
> >
> > Hello Elecraft,
> >
> >
> >
> > Is any plans to redesign the XV-144? Kuhne, HA1YA, SSB Electronic has
> made
> > new transverters.The XV-144 feels very outdated design.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73' Samir, sm7vzx
> >
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Don Wilhelm

Re: XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2

Ron and all,

The XV144 will not tune high enough in the 2m band to send FM. The
28MHz IF strip is not wide enough to do that with one Local Oscillator
crystal.

The K144XV switches crystals to allow the upper half of the 144 MHz band
to be tuned.

While it is true that the XV144 *could* transmit FM in the lower part of
the band, that mode is not allowed (at least in the US) on the lower
portion of the band, so DTMF tones would not be of use.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/17/2017 12:16 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>
> If you hook the XV144 to an FM transceiver with a DTMF generator it should pass the tones just fine.
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Jim Rhodes-2

Re: XV-144 -> redesign = XV-144-2

Don there are repeater input frequencies from 144.60 to 144.90 and output
frequencies from 145.20 to 145.50, so DTMF is certainly allowed in the
lower half of the band.

Jim Rhodes
K0XU

On Nov 17, 2017 4:12 PM, "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Ron and all,
>
> The XV144 will not tune high enough in the 2m band to send FM. The 28MHz
> IF strip is not wide enough to do that with one Local Oscillator crystal.
>
> The K144XV switches crystals to allow the upper half of the 144 MHz band
> to be tuned.
>
> While it is true that the XV144 *could* transmit FM in the lower part of
> the band, that mode is not allowed (at least in the US) on the lower
> portion of the band, so DTMF tones would not be of use.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/17/2017 12:16 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>
>>
>> If you hook the XV144 to an FM transceiver with a DTMF generator it
>> should pass the tones just fine.
>>
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