Re: [Elecraft] K4 TX Antenna port count and usage question

2020-05-17 Thread Paul Gacek via Elecraft
Hi Wayne St Kitts is a great destination but no I didn’t get trapped there but instead further south down the coast in Laguna Beach. While St Kitts might have been better, Laguna is more than good enough. The biggest challenge with my dual KXPX3/KXPA100 is the tom of connecting wires/cables es

Re: [Elecraft] K4 TX Antenna port count and usage question

2020-05-15 Thread Wayne Burdick
Wow, Paul. Between the QTH, food, beer, and your dual KX3-PX3 setup, I'd say you have it made. Of course the K4 will eliminate 90% of the boxes and cables. Surely you didn't get trapped down there semi-permanently by Covid-19? Rough life :) Wayne N6KR > On May 15, 2020, at 1:20 PM, Paul Gace

Re: [Elecraft] K4 TX Antenna port count and usage question

2020-05-15 Thread Paul Gacek via Elecraft
Wayne Thanks for the super quick and succinct reply. The 3rd TX port is (for me at least) a huge boon and having at least 2 RX opens up a ton of possibilities. I’m really looking forward to the K4. Here is a blog post of my continued efforts to find a sweet spot between functionality and port

Re: [Elecraft] K4 TX Antenna port count and usage question

2020-05-15 Thread Nr4c
I believe it’s 3 HF. But you must have the ATU and maybe the second ADC ( K4D). Regular K4 has one TX port. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 15, 2020, at 3:01 PM, Paul Gacek via Elecraft > wrote: > > I think I’ve read that the K4 will have 3 TX antenna ports and possibly up

Re: [Elecraft] K4 TX Antenna port count and usage question

2020-05-15 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi Paul, > I think I’ve read that the K4 will have 3 TX antenna ports and possibly up to > 5 RX antenna ports. The KAT4 ATU provides three SO-239 antenna jacks. Any of the three antennas can be selected for transmit. By extension, this becomes the default antenna for the receivers, unless you

[Elecraft] K4 TX Antenna port count and usage question

2020-05-15 Thread Paul Gacek via Elecraft
I think I’ve read that the K4 will have 3 TX antenna ports and possibly up to 5 RX antenna ports. Does anyone know if the 3 TX can all be used for HF bands concurrently? The use case is very straightforward and is; 1) tri bander 10/15/20 2) 40m antenna 3) 80m antenna I just want to make sure I