Johnny,
I was actually planning to try doing exactly that: use my K3+432
transverter with KX3-2M. But this is new territory which no one has
ventured. First one would need sw to interface the radios, then sw
to link to satellite tracking sw, and also a program that would
provide both inverting and non-inverting dual band frequency
tracking. The UHF radio needs to change frequency at a faster rate
than the VHF radio in order to compensate for Doppler. Just linking
VFO's will not do it.
I'm not a programmer so that would depend on patching together from
other sw and I kept putting that off.
I had wanted a dual-band mobile radio to replace radios I had sold in
buying transverters which don't cover the full band. I figured one
with cross-band duplex would get me back with a usable satellite
radio (but only FM).
There are a couple sats that have linear transponders for SSB/CW use
though not in high earth orbit (Heo). That thinking morphed into my
acquiring the old FT-736R which adds all-mode operation and CAT.
The KX2 got me thinking how nice a dual-band VHF/UHF KX3 would be
(doing duplex would add extra nice).
Somebody will marry the two Elecraft radios some day for full
cross-band duplex.
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:33:24 +0000 (UTC)
From: Johnny Siu <[email protected]>
To: Edward R Cole <[email protected]>, David Anderson
<[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [Elecraft] KX2 Satellite Derivative? (Was: Re: The KX2)
Instead of developing a new radio for SAT. ?Can there be a device
that can link two elecraft radios for up / downlink of SAT?
In the past, CT16 can link Icom IC275 and IC475 to work as a pair.
I think this route will save a lot of R&D for a new radio.
73
Johnny VR2XMC
73, Ed - KL7UW
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