Hi Cary, Be careful. Until you get this figured out you can damage your antenna by pumping high power into it during tuning. I suggest that you switch to a dummy load while you are experimenting.
You said you have the phono cable running from the relay to the PTT In connector on the K3. *This is NOT correct.* You want to run the cable from the KEY OUT connector on the K3 to the N8LP relay. Next you will have to use the key interruptor on the 15 pin cable as others have advised. Finally the KPA500 will not go into Standby. It will stay in Operate but it will just sit there. It won't operate because there is no permissive signal. And one last thought. Make sure you have adjusted the pot on the N8LP relay such that the red LED lights when the SteppIR is tuning. 73, Mike K2MK Hunsdon Cary III wrote > Elecraft Reflector participants: > If any of y’all use the N8LP tuning relay w/ your K3 and KPA500, I > appreciate your help. > My kit went together smoothly and all ohm meter checks A-OK. When I plug > the relay into the SteppIR control box the green light comes on. > I have RCA phono plug cable running from the PTT connection on the relay > to the PTT In connector on K3 and another from the PA Key on Amp to the > LOOP plug on Relay box. > When I key PTT while SteppIR is tuning, KPA500 does not switch to standby > as I believe it should. > Obviously I’m doing something wrong. I even tried the Key Out connection > on the K3 but that didn’t work either. > Any thoughts would be appreciated! > 73, > Cary, K4TM -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/N8LP-Tuning-Relay-w-K3-KPA500-help-please-tp7591510p7591520.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
