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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