Re: [Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it?

2010-02-01 Thread Kjeld Holm
...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael M. Raskin Sent: 31. januar 2010 03:35 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it? I recently picked up a used THL 500V 2M amp. I want to drive it with my K3, which has no 2M capability

Re: [Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it?

2010-02-01 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Kjeld Holm wrote: Not exactly an answer to your question but in my oppimion you should consider an old Icom IC-275E or IC-275H (25 or 100 W) before making your decission. See this link http://df9ic.de/tech/trxtest/trxtest.html That article makes a questionable assumption: The IP3 is

Re: [Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it?

2010-02-01 Thread Allan G Duncan
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it? I recently picked up a used THL 500V 2M amp. I want to drive it with my K3, which has no 2M capability. The K144KV-F internal 2M module only has 10 Watts output, which is not enough to drive the THP 500V to 500

Re: [Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it?

2010-01-31 Thread Julian, G4ILO
I believe the external transverters have slightly better NF than the internal one, which could be an additional advantage for the kind of things you seem to be interested in. If you can't build it yourself then I believe that the folks who advertise that they will build K2s for people will build

Re: [Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it?

2010-01-31 Thread Radio Amateur N5GE
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:34:52 -0800 (PST), Julian, G4ILO julian.g4...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. Both 2m and 70cm using the Elecraft XVTRS. Both work very well. Tom, N5GE n...@n5ge.com K3 #806 with SUB RX, K3 #1055, PR6, XV144, XV432, KRC2, W1, 2 W2's and other small kits 1 K144XV on order

[Elecraft] 2M with K3 - anyone doing it?

2010-01-30 Thread Michael M. Raskin
I recently picked up a used THL 500V 2M amp. I want to drive it with my K3, which has no 2M capability. The K144KV-F internal 2M module only has 10 Watts output, which is not enough to drive the THP 500V to 500 Watts. The KV144 2M transverter has enough power to do it, but it has to be