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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Elecraft transverters
From: kharker@cs.utexas.edu (Kenneth E. Harker)
Date: Thu Jun 19 16:44:50 2003
On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 04:34:41PM -0400, Ed Kucharski wrote:
> Way to go Electraft!  This looks a lot like what folks have been asking 
> for.  I hope they have plans for transverters for 432 and up as well.
> 73,
> Ed K3DNE

They've stated on the elecraft reflector that a 432 transverter is their 
next product in the works.  The 50, 144, and 222 transverters all use
the same circuit boards, but the 432 transverter will need different 
boards (like maybe it will do ranges at both 432 and 435.)

> 
> At 01:40 PM 5/7/2003 -0500, Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
> >     "Price: $349.00  Availability: Orders received now will begin
> >shipping June 22nd."
> >
> >http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm
> >
> >     So, we probably won't hear any of these on the air in the June 
> >     contest,
> >but maybe in the September contest.  The Elecraft transverter kits are
> >$100 more than Downeast Microwave's kits, but have more features, including
> >built-in wattmeters, keying sequencers, input attenuators, and "Multiple
> >transverters can be easily daisy chained to a single IF transceiver,
> >providing multiband operation without cable rearrangement."  They also
> >use a substantially better DC power connector than DEMI uses.
> >
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Kenneth E. Harker      "Vox Clamantis in Deserto"      kharker@cs.utexas.edu
University of Texas at Austin                   Amateur Radio Callsign: WM5R
Department of the Computer Sciences          Central Texas DX & Contest Club
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