Re: [Elecraft] K3: Upgrade of KAT3 possible?

2016-07-26 Thread george allen
Why not take two relays,put them in a box with connectors, and bypass the tuner externally. We use relays as part of our switching system for two remote stations. Send me an email direct and I will send you a schematic, part numbers and sources for the relays. George K2CM Vestal, NY Sent fro

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Upgrade of KAT3 possible?

2016-07-26 Thread Carey Magee
Thanks everyone for the great responses. Carey On Tuesday, July 26, 2016, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi Carey, > > The KAT3A PC board required significant layout changes to add the bypass > relay. It would be very difficult to modify a KAT3 for this purpose. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Jul 26,

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Upgrade of KAT3 possible?

2016-07-26 Thread Mark E. Musick
Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Carey Magee Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:00 PM To: elecraft@mailman. qth. net Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Upgrade of KAT3 possible? Hi. I have a couple of antennas I use that require no antenna tuner. I have the KAT3

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Upgrade of KAT3 possible?

2016-07-26 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi Carey, The KAT3A PC board required significant layout changes to add the bypass relay. It would be very difficult to modify a KAT3 for this purpose. 73, Wayne N6KR On Jul 26, 2016, at 7:00 AM, Carey Magee wrote: > Hi. I have a couple of antennas I use that require no antenna tuner. I have

[Elecraft] K3: Upgrade of KAT3 possible?

2016-07-26 Thread Carey Magee
Hi. I have a couple of antennas I use that require no antenna tuner. I have the KAT3 bypassed for those. Is there an upgrade kit for the kat3, or do I need to buy the kat3a if I want to take advantage of completely bypassing the tuner. Many thanks. 73, Carey _