Re: [Elecraft] Dumb question about KAT-500 Manual
Excellent info from both Dick and Andy on this.. thanks! On 11/14/23 18:54, Dick Dievendorff wrote: It’s not a stupid question. The two RCA connections are interchangeable. There is just a relay between them that is opened to interrupt the amp key line. No other connections. It doesn’t matter which of the connectors is connected to the exciter or amp. 73 de Dick, K6KR On Nov 14, 2023, at 15:51, Tom N4LSJ wrote: I'm going thru the KAT-500 manual (Rev D1) and on several pages it shows key line connections. In all of them that use the RCA plug key line connections to the KPA-500, it shows the bottom (white) jack on the KAT going to the PA KEY on the amp and the rig's "send" line going to the top jack on the KAT. EXCEPT: Page 15. It has the jacks on the KAT reversed. Is that intentional? If so, why is it reversed only for the Icom? Also, I couldn't find any errata on this on the elecraft site. Does one exist if it's an error? Sorry if this is a stupid question. Thanks Tom N4LSJ __ 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 d...@elecraft.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
[Elecraft] Dumb question about KAT-500 Manual
KAT500 Key In and Key Out RCA jacks are linked by a relay contact but connect to nothing else. It doesn't make any difference which is In and which is Out, but I agree the documentation should be consistent. Andy, k3wyc __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Dumb question about KAT-500 Manual
It’s not a stupid question. The two RCA connections are interchangeable. There is just a relay between them that is opened to interrupt the amp key line. No other connections. It doesn’t matter which of the connectors is connected to the exciter or amp. 73 de Dick, K6KR > On Nov 14, 2023, at 15:51, Tom N4LSJ wrote: > > I'm going thru the KAT-500 manual (Rev D1) and on several pages it shows key > line connections. In all of them that use the RCA plug key line connections > to the KPA-500, it shows the bottom (white) jack on the KAT going to the PA > KEY on the amp and the rig's "send" line going to the top jack on the KAT. > EXCEPT: Page 15. It has the jacks on the KAT reversed. Is that intentional? > If so, why is it reversed only for the Icom? Also, I couldn't find any > errata on this on the elecraft site. Does one exist if it's an error? > > Sorry if this is a stupid question. > > Thanks > > Tom N4LSJ > > > __ > 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 d...@elecraft.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
[Elecraft] Dumb question about KAT-500 Manual
I'm going thru the KAT-500 manual (Rev D1) and on several pages it shows key line connections. In all of them that use the RCA plug key line connections to the KPA-500, it shows the bottom (white) jack on the KAT going to the PA KEY on the amp and the rig's "send" line going to the top jack on the KAT. EXCEPT: Page 15. It has the jacks on the KAT reversed. Is that intentional? If so, why is it reversed only for the Icom? Also, I couldn't find any errata on this on the elecraft site. Does one exist if it's an error? Sorry if this is a stupid question. Thanks Tom N4LSJ __ 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
