[TenTec] Transverter Question

[John Kemker]

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 at kemker.org> wrote:
>
>
> From: John Kemker <john at kemker.org>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Transverter Question
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at 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 at tbc.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Steve Berg <wa9jml at tbc.net>
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Transverter Question
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at 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
>>>
>>>
>>>    
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