If you only have one K3, wouldn't one transverter be enough if coupled with one of the surplus 6 way relays? I believe the K3 firmware lets you use a single transverter for many bands in this way.
Mike Dave Smith-21 wrote: > > Friends, > > I need four additional Elecraft Transverters to complete my 9 band K3 > microwave station and put it into competition in the VHF/UHF/Microwave > contests. Ive been using transverters (902, 1296, 2304 3456, 5760 and 10 > GHz.) feeding them into an IC-7000 (144 MHz. IF) up until now this has > worked out fairly well. Our team has finished in the top 3 rover category > in the nation in the past few contests. This past June we had a great > score > in the new Un-limited rover class and should again place very high. For > pictures and soap box go to Waynes, N6NBs write-up at > http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/?con_id=154 > > I would like to be the first (mostly) Elecraft station to win or place > very > high in the VHF and M/W contests. The ultimate VHF/UHF/Microwave station > would utilize the rock crushing filters/DSP in the K3 (needed on mountain > tops where high RF is always present) along with 9 XV transverters; XV144, > XV222, XV432 and an additional six XV144s that will be used as I.F.s for > the other six M/W bands. As you can imagine this is not an easy or > inexpensive proposition . separate transverters, antennas and amplifiers > on > each band! > > So . Im looking for four additional VX144 transverters, working or not, > to > add to our station. The cheaper the better. Ive already put a ton of > money > and resources into this project. Ive been selling off equipment that I > had > at the Fresno State Universitys, now defunct, HF and EME station. > Fortunately I owned the majority of it. > > Please let me know what you have to offer. Unfortunately, my new K3 isnt > due to arrive for 3-4 months (I just ordered it), but on the other hand it > gives me time to acquire components and build the station. > > 73, > > Dave / W6TE > DM-06 > Fresno, CA > > (559) 323-6095 > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FW%3A-XV144%27s-TRANSVERTERS-NEEDED-tp18272149p18276504.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
