XV60 'Partial Install'

[Craig Miller-5]

I'm about to build the XV60 60m / transverter adaptor for my K2.  At the
moment, and for the forseeable future, I have no use for the transverter
capability; I just want to try operating the 60m band.  Is it possible to
populate just the part of the board that pertains to the 60m capability and
then make only the modifications to the K2 boards that have to do with 60m
and leave out the transverter capability?  Looking briefly at the XV60
manual it looks like most of the complexity in installing the board into the
K2 involves the transverter portion.

Any comments would be appreciated.

73,
Craig K3OOL
K2/100 #4790
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[Don Wilhelm-3]

Craig,

I personally see no advantage in completing only half the board - there are
just not that many parts involved.  If you have an older K2 without the
transverter holes in the lower rear panel, I would consider not mounting the
RCA jacks if no transverter operation were contemplated, but I would wire
and install the entire K60XV option.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> I'm about to build the XV60 60m / transverter adaptor for my K2.  At the
> moment, and for the forseeable future, I have no use for the transverter
> capability; I just want to try operating the 60m band.  Is it possible to
> populate just the part of the board that pertains to the 60m
> capability and
> then make only the modifications to the K2 boards that have to do with 60m
> and leave out the transverter capability?  Looking briefly at the XV60
> manual it looks like most of the complexity in installing the
> board into the
> K2 involves the transverter portion.
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
> 73,
> Craig K3OOL
> K2/100 #4790
>

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[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

Craig,
I had the same concern and another OM and I asked Wayne at a hamfest.  
Wayne said like Don said, not installing the transverter jacks is an
option, but once I started it I found that adding the single coax cable
took about 10 minutes.  I think the manual overstates the time
required.
Leigh / WA5ZNU.
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 5:31 am, Craig Miller wrote:
> Looking briefly at the XV60
> manual it looks like most of the complexity in installing the board
> into the
> K2 involves the transverter portion.
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