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Elecraft XV Transverter Owner's Manual User Manual

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Non-Elecraft 28 MHz Rig – Single Transmit and Receive
RF Connection

This setup is for any 28 MHz rig with a single RF port for transmit and
receive. The transmitter must be capable of providing a variable RF power
output of up to 1 milliwatt, 251 milliwatts or 5 watts, and provide a key
line that will ground a 5 volt logic level on transmit.

Figure 6. Connecting the Transverter to a Non-Elecraft 28-MHz Rig

with a Single Transmit and Receive RF Path.

On the transverter RF PCB, set all four DIP switches to OFF.

Place 2-pin shorting blocks on transverter RF PCB jumpers shown

below:

_ JP1: 2-3

_ JP2: 1-2

_ JP9: 1-2

From the options below, choose the power output from your 28 MHz

rig that will drive the transverter to full output. Place 2-pin shorting blocks
on the corresponding RF PCB jumpers as shown:

28 MHZ DRIVE LEVEL FOR

FULL TRANSVERTER OUTPUT

JP3 JP4 JP5

JP6

1 milliwatt

1-2

1-2 2-3 2-3

251

milliwatts

1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2

5

watts

2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2

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Take care not to exceed the maximum power level you set up

the transverter for in the previous step. Doing so may result in
damage to the transverter.

Place a shorting block on 2-pin jumper JP7 (near the ON/OFF switch

on the RF PCB) and verify that there is no shorting block on JP8.

Place a shorting block on front panel PCB 2-pin jumper JP1 at the

end of the socket-mounted controller IC. (Do not confuse this JP1 with
three-pin jumper JP1 on the RF PCB.)

Connect the cables as shown in Figure 6.

Connect a 13.8 VDC, 6 ampere power supply to the transverter using

the cable equipped with an Anderson connector.