Antenna is the Diamond HV-7A and I'm running it barefoot. I have it
running through a duplexer and an antenna switch with a Kenwood TS140S.
The antenna switch switches between HF and 6m, as I've yet to find a
duplexer or triplexer that will split the two.
--JohnK
73 de W5NNH
10X 75371/M&M 117/SMIRK 6185/Six Club 285/TRA 2499/Norcross 228 F&AM
Ed Purvis wrote:
> OK John,
> I assume that is mobile (Dakota truck). Are you using any amps?
> What antennas?
>
> Ed
>
>
> Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.
> Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present.
>
> --- On Mon, 12/21/09, John Kemker <john@kemker.org> wrote:
>
>
> From: John Kemker <john@kemker.org>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Transverter Question
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 12:08 AM
>
>
> As the proud owner of a Ten Tec 526 (6n2), I think you will enjoy it
> immensely! It's my VHF rig in my Dakota. Now, if I can just find the
> matching HF rig (Argonaut V), I'll be set!
>
> --JohnK
> 73 de W5NNH
> 10X 75371/M&M 117/SMIRK 6185/Six Club 285/TRA 2499/Norcross 228 F&AM
>
>
>
> Ed Purvis wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all for the replies. Looks like I will forego the
>> transverters and look
>> for a Ten-Tec 6 n 2 or one of the imports. Just want to get on 2 meter SSB.
>> Six meters would be a plus.
>>
>> I would prefer to buy from hams on this list.
>>
>> tnx, Ed
>>
>>
>>
>> Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.
>> Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present.
>>
>> --- On Sat, 12/19/09, Steve Berg <wa9jml@tbc.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Steve Berg <wa9jml@tbc.net>
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Transverter Question
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 11:54 PM
>>
>>
>> The XV144 does not have any means of warping the local oscillator on
>> frequency. Mine is about 4 KHz high. I asked them about this, and they
>> told me that it is really easy to program the offset into your K2. I
>> guess, you are supposed to buy one of those too... I do run the XV50
>> with my Omni V.9. I tried the 0DBm ports on the transceiver, but the
>> transverter tends to oscillate at that drive level, which wiped out a
>> set of final transistors in the Mirage brick, so I am using it with the
>> transmit and receive ports on the transverter separated, and using the
>> separate TX & RX ports on the Omni. My XV144 has similar RF output
>> instability problems, but with some assistance from Elecraft tech
>> support, I have stabilized them enough to be usable. My Omni also has
>> the QRP power control mod, so I drive the transverter with a few watts
>> of output. This seems to work pretty well, but I am waiting for the
>> revised Down East Microwave transverters to ship, and I will order one
>> of their 6 meter models then. I have run both of the Elecraft
>> transverters reasonably well with my Argonaut II which has been modified
>> so that I can hard key them off of the otherwise not used linear
>> amplifier keying option. On 2 meters, I now use a Kenwood TS790A which
>> is on frequency, and also gives me 432 MHz capabilities.
>>
>> Ed Purvis wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Has anyone paired up the Paragon II and Elecraft's XV-144 transverter?
>>>
>>> Info on any other combination would be appreciated also.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> Ed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.
>>> Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present.
>>>
>>>
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