An alternative to Palomar is the VLF converter kit from Jackson Harbor Press.
I wrote a detailed review of the kit at http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/jackson_harbor_press_vlf_converter.htm Jackson Harbor Press can be found at http://home.att.net/~jacksonharbor/ham.htm. Look for the LF Converter. Jack K8ZOA On 1/5/2010 10:00 AM, Rick Dettinger wrote: > I ordered a Palomar VLF converter a year ago from HRO and they had > to refund my money. They said that the VLF converter was no longer > being made. The Palomar Engineers web site seems to reflect this. > They only show balun stuff, now. > > 73, > > Rick Dettinger K7MW > > > On Jan 4, 2010, at 7:13 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > > >> Wayne Burdick wrote: >> >>> What I >>> meant was that you *could* make a transverter for these bands and >>> interface it to the K3 via KXV3 module. We don't have plans to >>> offer one >>> ourselves. >>> >> I've had a Palomar VLF Converter for years, works really great, and >> better with my K3. Converts [allegedly] DC to 500 KHz to 3.5 to 4.0 >> MHz. LORAN-C noise here on the US Pacific Coast is a bit of a >> problem, >> we're fairly close to Middletown CA which has a USCG LORAN station, >> but >> the loop will null most of it out. Seems to work good down to about >> 12 >> KHz, then things get mushy. I think I've even heard the power line >> carrier current telemetry ... we have a 145KV line close to us and I >> know it carries it, we have hydroelectric plants above and below us >> and >> I can see the chokes in the substations. That said, I haven't had the >> Palomar on for about a year, maybe I'll hook it up again and see >> what's >> there. There was some word [maybe urban legends] that the CG was >> going >> to shut down LORAN-C in the face of GPS. I've heard the West Coast >> 500KHZ ham beacon several times, can't remember the call now. >> >> I really can't see why Elecraft would want to delve into such a low >> volume market when there are a number of cheap alternatives already >> out >> there. I'd rather they work on the solid-state amps :-) >> >> As a High School senior at 16, I got to work ships at sea on 500Kcs >> from >> a coastal marine station as a relief operator. The Holy Frequency is >> eerily silent these days compared to then, when it was a sort of >> world-wide party-line. But, that was then and this is now. LoFer is >> sort of fun for awhile, but I can't transmit there and the fun tends >> to >> fade after I've identified all the NDB's I can hear. >> >> 73 and a Good New Year to all, >> >> Fred K6DGW >> Auburn CA USA >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
