On 5/11/18 at 3:53 PM, r...@tavan.com (Rick Tavan) wrote:
On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 2:51 PM, Fred Jensen <k6...@foothill.net> wrote:
Thinking of replacing my Pigknob [which doesn't work when I'm running
remote] with a KPod. Couple of questions:
1. If I'm reading the product description correctly the only connection
between the K3 and KPod is a cable to the RJ-45 jack on the bottom edge of
the Front Panel under the RIT/XIT?
Correct, if your K3 is appropriately configured. IIRC, there is a necessary
mod to provide adequate power that isn't in all earlier K3's. I run my
K*Pod with a single cable. N.B. It's a "special" cable with no connection
between the Pins 1, not a standard 6-conductor RJ45 cable.
The KPod can also be run with its own power supply. I found the
modification to my K3 easy, but I also decided to practice SMD
rework and remove the high value resistor and replace it with
the low value resistor instead of just paralleling them. (Yeah,
I know, I was just showing off.)
The bottom line is that you have a bunch of choices how you
connect it and power it. I went for minimum cables.
73 Bill AE6JV
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