ES 144 MHz

144 transverter(.store)  in  K3

Tuesday DAC 144
ES IS0OZK
20190702 1858 144299.9 USB  PA0O          57  IS0OZK           57         jm49MH   

This was my first 144MHz ES contact with the K3 + XVTR  and the 200W PA build this year

https://youtu.be/I0unVRHhJEA     including IMD splatter hard to copy

But a very strong local contest DAC station blocked my receiver total!  Splatter all over 144-146...

Then i took the heavy old FT221 from the shelf and this receiver almost no splatter.. with its original frontend no Mutek modification

So the transverter using simple D-gate mosfet mixers is suffering IMD to much 

A pity this well build XVTR was not designed with hi-level mixers and TCXO 

Very low prized only 30$ complete build and ready to work.

Ik hope Transverter shop will offer an improved model in future a higher prize will be justified.

with modern hi-level / low IMD setup and TCXO 

Only a fraction of the reported DX copied here.  I saw 2 XE2 reported from G and south of me  nil here most of the time
Possible only 6m hams with huge 6m stacked antenna's ?