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I would buy a good transverter to use with a K3S. Two obvious choices. https://shop.kuhne-electronic.com/kuhne/en/shop/converter-transverte/transverter/TR+144++PRO++Transverter/?card=1621 TR 144 - PRO, Transverter - Kuhne Electronic Amateur Radio Shop<https://shop.kuhne-electronic.com/kuhne/en/shop/converter-transverte/transverter/TR+144++PRO++Transverter/?card=1621> shop.kuhne-electronic.com Endkundenshop main_nav Produkte Meta-Description http://www.ha1ya.hu/htmkepek/me2t_pro3_spec.htm ME2T-PRO3 & ME2HT-PRO3 transverter specifications<http://www.ha1ya.hu/htmkepek/me2t_pro3_spec.htm> www.ha1ya.hu • Frequency Coverage: 144.0-146.0MHz band. • IF in/out Frequency : 28.0-30.0MHz, or 14.0-16.0MHz • LO frq stability: Low phase noise, 1ppm PDI or optional 0.5ppm AXTAL TCXO's! • I/O Impedance : 50 Ohm unbalanced • Input Voltage : 13.8VDC, +-5%, polarity mismatch, 10A -40dB EMI filter. • Power Consumption : 0.55A on RX, 5.5A on TX @30W out version, 10.5A @50W version. Both of these transverters will outperform the Elecraft transverter with respect to TX PN, IMD and RX IMD. They are both excellent, the HA1YA is considerably cheaper and that is what I chose, actually in my case the ME2T XP because I need 2 channels for Xpol EME. I have extensively tested all these combinations. The IC9700 is nice and convenient and quite reasonable but both the TX and RX performance is inferior to the K3S with either of the above transverters. 73 Conrad PA5Y ________________________________ From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Kjeld Holm <k...@kh-translation.dk> Sent: 04 July 2019 20:31 To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Digital modes on 144MHz only Digital modes on 144MHz only I plan for a second station to use for digital modes on 144MHz only. If you look at performance only (no price, no ergonomics, no use outside digital modes on 144MHz) what would you prefer 1) K3/K3S with internal transverter 2) IC-9700 In both cases I plan to use a 1kW amplifier. Vy 73 de OZ1CCM, Kjeld ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to g0...@g0ruz.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
