K3, Tranverters and working sats

[trev]

Hello to all in the group.
I would like the opinion of any members of this group with regard to the K3 and VHF
and UHF transverters.
Does anyone have experience of the K3 used with Elecraft transverters for
working through sats? Can a setup with the K3 do full duplex? Is there any problems with general FM working locally through repeaters etc.
Any thoughts, Ideas would be most welcome.Thanks for any replies.
Best 73
Trev GW4IMC
PS I have posted this before but it has not shown up. Apologies if two pop up.

[Johnny Siu]

Hello Trev,

From my experience with XV144,  working under FM mode, even at 10 watts, the transverter is very very hot.  I put my comment in www.eham.net

However, I do not use it for Sats.

73

Johnny Siu VR2XMC




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Hello to all in the group.
I would like the opinion of any members of this group with regard to the K3
and VHF
and UHF transverters.
Does anyone have experience of the K3 used with Elecraft transverters for
working through sats? Can a setup with the K3 do full duplex? Is there any
problems with general FM working locally through repeaters etc.
Any thoughts, Ideas would be most welcome.Thanks for any replies.
Best 73
Trev GW4IMC
PS I have posted this before but it has not shown up. Apologies if two pop
up.



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[Bruce Beford-2]

A single K3 cannot do full duplex (at this time) for satellite operation.
Investigation of whether it may someday even be "possible" is somewhere down
"The List". ("The List" being an ever expanding Honey-Do list that I am sure
Wayne has a love/hate relationship with)

I will let others comment on specifics of general operation with
transverters.

73,
Bruce N1RX


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[trev]

Hello Bruce,
Thanks for the reply to my post. Disappointing, but as I guessed. I am most grateful to you for taking the time.
Best 73.
Trev GW4IMC

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From: Bruce Beford-2 [via Elecraft] <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: K3, Tranverters and working sats
To: "trev" <[hidden email]>
Date: Thursday, 5 November, 2009, 4:02 PM

A single K3 cannot do full duplex (at this time) for satellite operation.
Investigation of whether it may someday even be "possible" is somewhere down
"The List". ("The List" being an ever expanding Honey-Do list that I am sure
Wayne has a love/hate relationship with)

I will let others comment on specifics of general operation with
transverters.

73,
Bruce N1RX


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[David Giles-2]

Hello Trev and others,

I've been using an XV144 with my K2 and K3 on the satellites for a few
years.  Mostly receiving with AO-7, VO-52, DO-64 and the ISS.
Occasionally transmitting into FO-29, and AO-51 (The K3 has the FM
filter).  Pretty much voice only, no CW (not much call around here) or
digital.  The K3+XV144 combination is hard to beat.  The bandpass
filters in the XV144 were peaked for the SSB section around 144.1MHz and
the satellite band of 145.9MHz.  There isn't too much of interest to me
in between.  The K3+XV144 has been used on my local repeater.  My other
radio for the 70cm side is either a FT-817 or old FT-780R.
The XV432 would be much better suited to satellites if it had a 6m IF
and covered 432-438MHz.

Hope this helps.

73 de David VK5DG

trev wrote:

>
> Hello to all in the group.
> I would like the opinion of any members of this group with regard to the K3
> and VHF
> and UHF transverters.
> Does anyone have experience of the K3 used with Elecraft transverters for
> working through sats? Can a setup with the K3 do full duplex? Is there any
> problems with general FM working locally through repeaters etc.
> Any thoughts, Ideas would be most welcome.Thanks for any replies.
> Best 73
> Trev GW4IMC
> PS I have posted this before but it has not shown up. Apologies if two pop
> up.

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[trev]

Hello David,
Many thanks for your reply to my post. The info was of great help. I am just gathering together all the data I can get before I decide which way to jump. Getting into retirement here so this will probably be my last big purchase of equipment so want to get it right.
Thanks again
Best 73
Trev GW4IMC

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From: David Giles-2 [via Elecraft] <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: K3, Tranverters and working sats
To: "trev" <[hidden email]>
Date: Thursday, 5 November, 2009, 10:54 PM

Hello Trev and others,

I've been using an XV144 with my K2 and K3 on the satellites for a few
years.  Mostly receiving with AO-7, VO-52, DO-64 and the ISS.
Occasionally transmitting into FO-29, and AO-51 (The K3 has the FM
filter).  Pretty much voice only, no CW (not much call around here) or
digital.  The K3+XV144 combination is hard to beat.  The bandpass
filters in the XV144 were peaked for the SSB section around 144.1MHz and
the satellite band of 145.9MHz.  There isn't too much of interest to me
in between.  The K3+XV144 has been used on my local repeater.  My other
radio for the 70cm side is either a FT-817 or old FT-780R.
The XV432 would be much better suited to satellites if it had a 6m IF
and covered 432-438MHz.

Hope this helps.

73 de David VK5DG

trev wrote:

>
> Hello to all in the group.
> I would like the opinion of any members of this group with regard to the K3
> and VHF
> and UHF transverters.
> Does anyone have experience of the K3 used with Elecraft transverters for
> working through sats? Can a setup with the K3 do full duplex? Is there any
> problems with general FM working locally through repeaters etc.
> Any thoughts, Ideas would be most welcome.Thanks for any replies.
> Best 73
> Trev GW4IMC
> PS I have posted this before but it has not shown up. Apologies if two pop
> up.

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