[Elecraft] KAT Utility input using MAC

A little help, please. I am using a MacBook Pro for shack computer. I am getting the K3 and KPA 500 firmware updates with no problem using this computer. However, the KAT 500 tuner will not recognize the MAC for the initial utility download. I am using the SerialPort 2 for K3 firmware

[Elecraft] Mating KPA500 ot Kenwood TS 590.

Has anyone attempted to mate the Kenwood 590 with the KPA 500? The KPA's owner's manual under cabling on page 7, suggests a RS232 9-pin cable will successfully connect the two units, but does not specifically state that the RS232 is carrying ALC from the Ts 590 to the KPA 500. I have used

[Elecraft] K2 KIO2 Serial Data causes RX Interference

Hi All, I hope that someone out there might be able to help me with this one. What I have is a basic K2 with KAT2 internal tuner (KSB2 and KBT2 are also installed). Then I also have the KPA100 outboard in a EC2 with the KAT100-2. To say it another way (without all those K's ;-) what we have is

[Elecraft] OT: How do you measure common mode current?

Hello Elecrafters, Somewhat off topic (I have built a K2/100, which works great!-) but I'm sure that this group will know the answer. Question: How do you go about detecting common mode current on the outside braid of your co-axial cable and then measuring or quantifying the amount thereof?

[Elecraft] K2 S/N 5556 Low audio further PSU woes.

Hi Elecrafters, Hoping that some of you may be able to point me in the right direction. I'm not having much luck with power supplies! Although a suitable level of audio volume is a somewhat personal and subjective assessment I have spent some time now reading the list archives re 'low audio' and

[Elecraft] K2 S/N 5556 Transmitter Alignment

Hello all, This is my first post to the group so I hope it works correctly! Happy to report that K2 S/N 5556 is alive in Australia! However I'm slightly concerned about the results I'm getting during transmitter alignment. After running through the TX alignment procedure twice the best results

Re: [Elecraft] K2 S/N 5556 Transmitter Alignment - Doh!

G'day again, I feel such a fool! I almost have to ask everyone to disregard my previous post. After turning off all the equipment ready to shuffle off to bed (it's very late/early here) I'm looking at the lab style bench power supply that I'm using an realise that it's max supply current is