Transverter Setup - FlexRadio Systems FLEX-6500 Hardware Reference Manual

FLEX-6000 Signature Series – FLEX-6000 Hardware Reference Manual

10 TRANSVERTER SETUP

Transverters allow both reception and transmission on frequencies not available in your base
FLEX-6000 radio. The transverter translates RF at one frequency to another for both transmit
and receive. Generally, the transverters will have an RF side that is in the VHF or microwave
region and an IF side in the HF or low VHF side. An example transverter block diagram is shown
below:
This transverter converts from 10m RF signals (28MHz) to 1296MHz RF signals and back. The
transverter shown in the picture has three RF connectors:
RX IF - the 10m receive port
TX IF - the 10m transmit port
RF - the RF input and output that goes to an antenna
This type of transverter is called a "Split IF" transverter since the IF side of the transverter has
both a receive and a transmit port. The other type of transverter is a "Common IF" transverter
where a relay internal to the transverter is used to switch a single IF port between receive and
transmit. The table below shows the compatibility between transverter types and the FLEX-6000
family.
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