Never thought of that.
Thanks for the smack in the head reminder :-)
Dave wo2x
Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.
> On Dec 14, 2019, at 7:29 PM, Andy Durbin wrote:
>
> "A wish list item for my 1500 would be ability to export/import antenna
> tuner settings on demand after they are
I didn’t find it a challenge at all. I started on 160M and finished on 6M all
in about an hour. Those values are still good some 1 year later.
It is really nice to operate 160M - 6M at 500W (except 60M & 30M) and only
change the frequency on my K3S. Nothing tedious about that.
Bob, K4TAX
"A wish list item for my 1500 would be ability to export/import antenna tuner
settings on demand after they are set up. That way if you need to touch up a
few bins you could reload the exported tuner settings once you are back in dry
weather. "
I'd be surprised if you can't do that now. For
Sounds like a nice project Andy. I just cleared tuner memories on my 1500 and
tuned every 10 kHz starting at 3.505. My issue is rain or ice affects antenna
tuning.
A wish list item for my 1500 would be ability to export/import antenna tuner
settings on demand after they are set up. That way
Back on Dec 7th I posted "Popular wisdom is that KAT500 should be trained for
all frequencies in a band and then operated in manual mode. This is what I do
at my station but I find the training process to be a bit tedious and I'm
considering automating the training process."
I now have a
I have not Andy, but I have, and often use, used K3_EZ for the K3 internal
tuner to measure/graph VSWR across an entire band. I suggest this
capability belongs in the KAT500 and KPA1500 firmware, if it can fit. I
have enough tedium in my life.
Automating this training is a valid need.
Popular wisdom is that KAT500 should be trained for all frequencies in a band
and then operated in manual mode. This is what I do at my station but I find
the training process to be a bit tedious and I'm considering automating the
training process.
My idea is that, within the current band,
"The KAT500 utility was updated a few months ago to specifically correct this
problem"
Thanks. I updated and the problem is fixed.
73,
Andy, k3wyc
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This config save problem is generally caused by a permissions issue to the
configuration file folder.
You need a folder that a non-admin can create files and write into. The default
folder is c:\Users\yourname\Appdata\Roaming\Elecraft\KAT500 configuration. You
should be able to create a file
Of Andy Durbin
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Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 config restore
If you attempt to use KAT Utility version 1.19.5.30 to restore a saved
configuration it may hang up when progress bar shows complete (full green
bar). Config files can
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> On Behalf Of Andy Durbin
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 04:55
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 config restore
>
> If you attempt to use KAT Utility version 1.19.5.30 to restore a saved
> configuration it ma
If you attempt to use KAT Utility version 1.19.5.30 to restore a saved
configuration it may hang up when progress bar shows complete (full green bar).
Config files can be restored with Utility version 1.16.7.25 which is the
previous released version. 1.19.5.30 fixed a problem with writing SWR
Hi Hans
We need more information.
If you are using the remote client, there are a few things to set up.
First, the local software needs to be running on the PC that the AMP is
connected to
Have a look at the Port Number that the KPA500 software is listening on.
The default should work ok.
I am trying to use KAT500 remote progrsm to control my KAT500 but
I can't get any connection. If I use KAT500 utility it works quite OK and I
get contact. Anyone who has an advice what I do wrong ?
Hans SM6BGA.
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The KAT500 appears to always save the result of an autotune (FT;) to the
current frequency's tuning memory. Sometimes I want to run autotune so I can
see what solution the KAT500 derives but I don't want it to override my current
tuning solution until I have inspected and checked it.
Is there
I agree, Andy. The manual should probably clearer about that. Setting it up in
the K3 when no KAT3 is installed is a little weird too, but it works out.
To check this out I used the KAT utility to watch the frequency that the KAT500
was following. You do have to understand that the readout
Well I must admit I learned something new and I was not correct in
stating the KAT500 followed the RX frequency. I normally never have
the RX and TX more than 1 kHz or less apart and rarely use RIT. Hence,
when I change the RX I'm also changing the TX and the KAT500 follows.
I did confirm
"If setup according to the KAT500 manual (and using the appropriate cables),
the KAT does follow the K3(S) TX frequency."
Thanks Wes, and to Dick for his earlier comments. I'll assume from now on
that anyone saying the KAT500 and KPA500 follow the RX frequency of a K3(S),
when TX freq not
If setup according to the KAT500 manual (and using the appropriate cables), the
KAT does follow the K3(S) TX frequency.
Wes N7WS
On 8/21/2019 2:17 PM, Andy Durbin wrote:
" All I do is change RX frequency on the K3S and every thing else follows. No RF
required to switch things to the
Andy Durbin' mailto:a.dur...@msn.com> >
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KAT500 follows K3 RX freq
K3 and K3S provide the TX frequency on AUXBUS, dealing with split and XIT.
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
<mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> mailto:elecr
Train the tuner at closer frequency intervals on the band and antenna. I use
25kHz on 160M & 80M across the entire band. Then 50kHz on all other bands.
Bob, K4TAX
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 21, 2019, at 7:48 PM, Robert Cunnings wrote:
>
> Yes, I don't like the way the KAT500 follows
Yes, I don't like the way the KAT500 follows RIT changes. Sometimes I
cross a stored band slice boundary, the relays click and I know that if I
transmit I'll be using the wrong tuning solution. I reported this as a bug
back in 2014 [1] but I doubt it will ever get fixed.
Bob NW8L
[1]
" All I do is change RX frequency on the K3S and every thing else follows. No
RF required to switch things to the correct configuration for band, frequency
and antenna."
I think that having the KAT500 follow the K3 RX frequency is a really poor
system design. The tuner, and the tuner's
Elecraft has revised the KAT500 utiity to fix this problem. VSWR threshold can
now be set to 1.60 for all bands (but is reported as 1.59 due to rounding
issues mentioned in the help documentation). New firmware is available here -
https://elecraft.com/pages/firmware-software
Thanks Dick.
On 6/1/2019 10:21 AM, Jack Brindle via Elecraft wrote:
In other words, leaving the aux cable connected from the K3 to the KAT and KPA
may have some unintended consequences.
Right. I've never used an AUX cable between any of my Elecraft gear,
only the keying interrupt lines (as RCA-RCA
On 6/1/2019 6:37 AM, Michael Gillen via Elecraft wrote:
Sound correct?
Right.
73, Jim K9YC
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I use two transceivers with my station. The K3S, P3, KPA500 and
KAT500. Also have a Tentec Eagle which is the 2nd transceiver. I have
a A / B switch in the coax line between the transceivers output and the
input to the KPA500. The AUX buss is connected in the K3S
configuration. The Eagle
No, but it does respond to frequency changes from the K3 which may provide some
strange results. If the K3 is on and you spin the big knob while using the
KWM2, the KAT will respond to the K3’s QSY. If you change bands on the K3, BOTH
the KAT and the KPA will also change bands. And (most
of Nr4c
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To: Bob McGraw K4TAX
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 question: using the KAT500 with multiple
transceivers using a coax switch
The KAT500 has no clue what provides the RF when sensing the Freq.
Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c
The KAT500 has no clue what provides the RF when sensing the Freq.
Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill
> On Jun 1, 2019, at 11:18 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>
> The KAT500 will sense the RF and apply the previously stored matching
> elements for the frequency.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
The KAT500 will sense the RF and apply the previously stored matching
elements for the frequency.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 6/1/2019 8:37 AM, Michael Gillen via Elecraft wrote:
Greetings all and thank you for a great list with lots of great information!
Help me understand something on the KAT500. I
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Greetings all and thank you for a great list with lots of great information!
Help me understand something on the KAT500. I have the Elecraft “Dream” setup
as I think it is called with the K3s, KAT500, KPA500, and P3. I love it.
I have trained the KAT500 according to instructions.
My question
Assuming the utility uses the ST command to set each band in turn then I
suspect the utility fails to set all bands because the test for the first band
being set correctly fails due to rounding errors. Once the test fails I suspect
no attempt is made to set the other bands.
ST01K1.80; followed
The KAT500 utility provides the means to set a VSWR threshold for Key Interrupt
either by individual band, or the same value for all bands.Selecting ALL,
entering 1.50 in the Amplifier Key Interrupt box, selecting Apply, results in
1.50 being set for all bands as expected. After the
All,
To amplify Bob's comments ---
That is one of the situations with digital displays Vs. analog.
An analog display might show your an SWR of 1.55 (if you can interpolate
the needle position) while the digital display resolution will show you
either a 1.5 or a 1.6 indication - there is no
"I have noticed that when the SWR (after tuning) as displayed on the KPA500
is 1.0/1 (or occasionally 1.1/1) no SWR LED lights up on the KAT500. (The
green 1.0/1 SWR LED on the KPA500 does light up.)"
That's normal. Why would you expect a 1.2 SWR LED to be lit when the SWR value
is less than
Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 SWR LED Doesn't Light with 1.0/1 SWR
Brian:
Your KAT500 low order SWR LED, labeled "1.2", is illuminated when there is a
little bit of forward power and an SWR of 1.2:1 or high
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Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 SWR LED Doesn't Light with 1.0/1 SWR
I recently added the KAT500 and KPA500 to my K3 station.
I have noticed that when the SWR (after tuning) as displayed on the KPA500
is 1.0/1 (or occasionally 1.1/1) no SWR LED lights up on the KAT500. (The
green 1.0
indicator can
register/is working.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
https://wrj-tech.com/
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From: Bob McGraw K4TAX
Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 4:04 PM
To: Bill Johnson
Cc: wmbrian ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 SWR LED Doesn't Light with 1.0/1 SWR
The SWR LED
> FT'er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
> Behalf Of wmbrian
> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 1:02 PM
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 SWR LED Doesn't Li
. If not,
suggest you call tech support.
72 & 73,
Bill
K9YEQ
FT'er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc.
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Behalf Of wmbrian
Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 1:02 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500
Yes I have that combination, KPA500 / KAT500. Over the years I've learned that
a VSWR of 1.5:1 or less means little to nothing. Oh it's "comforting" to
operate all the time with a 1.1:1 SWR but just accurate is that indication?
And the fact the two devices show different values lends
I recently added the KAT500 and KPA500 to my K3 station.
I have noticed that when the SWR (after tuning) as displayed on the KPA500
is 1.0/1 (or occasionally 1.1/1) no SWR LED lights up on the KAT500. (The
green 1.0/1 SWR LED on the KPA500 does light up.)
I have assumed that the 1.2/1 KAT500
Thanks for the replies on my posting about my KAT500 not powering up.It turned
out to be a bad coaxial power connector! My KAT500 is back working like
before.Thanks for the ideas to get my tuner working and it turned out to be a
coaxial power connector, stupid me!Jim Douglas K2ZF
Paul,
Download the one on the first page that opens. I can't recall, but I
think it is VCP.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/14/2019 12:24 PM, Paul Ecker wrote:
Don - so at the FTDI Chip site they list VCP, D2XX,D3XX drivers for
download. What type works with the Elecraft KXUSB ??
Tnx & 73
Paul
On
I called Elecraft and ask if they would send the schematics for my
KAT500 and my KPA500. In about 30 minutes they were in my e-mail in
box. Very high quality printouts now reside in my manuals.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 2/14/2019 11:03 AM, Tony Brock-Fisher via Elecraft wrote:
On 2/14/2019
Don - so at the FTDI Chip site they list VCP, D2XX,D3XX drivers for
download. What type works with the Elecraft KXUSB ??
Tnx & 73
Paul
On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:25 AM Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Paul,
>
> I would suggest downloading the FTDI drivers and after installing,
> restart the computer.
>
>
On 2/14/2019 9:38 AM, Ken Winterling wrote:
If you don't have a schematic you should download one.
I own a KAT500 but can't find the schematics on the Elecraft web site.
Where can I download them?
-Tony, K1KP
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Paul,
I would suggest downloading the FTDI drivers and after installing,
restart the computer.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/14/2019 9:33 AM, Paul Ecker wrote:
My KAT500 has stopped communicating with my Win 10 PC. I have tried two
different KXUSB cables. When connected, neither show up in the Windows
Jim,
If you don't have a schematic you should download one. According to the
schematic there isn't any internal fuse.
The 12VDC is passed from the rear panel jack through a polarity protection
diode to a choke then to a voltage regulator, a LM7805.
To start, you need to open the case and check
My KAT500 has stopped communicating with my Win 10 PC. I have tried two
different KXUSB cables. When connected, neither show up in the Windows 10
Device Mgr Ports list. This problem has only occurred in the last week.
Prior to that had been working fine. Otherwise KAT is working fine.Any
ideas on
I'd start by opening the box and check the input and output of the
regulator, U4, being a LM7805. Should have ~12V on the input and 5V on
the output. If there is not 12V on the input then check both sides of
the diode, D8, which is in series with the 12V input. Also there is an
Hi All,I have the K line here. I was listening to a QSO and out of the blue my
KAT500 lost power.I disconnected everything from the KAT500 and then
reconnected. The power plug has 12 volts so that is not the problem.The KAT500
was set up to turn on automatically when I turned on the power
"The tuner will memorize the antenna selection and matching elements every time
it tunes."
Yes, if the tuning solution is the result of an auto tune, then it is
memorized. However if the tuning solution was set manually, then SM; is needed
to memorize that solution for the current frequency.
See KAT500 Utility help.
ATU settings found by tune are stored without pressing the button. If you
create an atu setting yourself, using the radio buttons for inductors and
capacitors, you can save it with that button.
73 de Dick, K6KR
> On Jan 28, 2019, at 20:29, Kevin der Kinderen wrote:
The tuner will memorize the antenna selection and matching elements
every time it tunes.
As to the Utility, what ever you change in the Utility will be be sent
to the tuner when Memorize is selected. Not it is not necessary to
hit Memorize every time the tuner resolves a match.
73
Bob,
How exactly does the Memorize button work in the Operate tab of the KAT500
utility. Is it an on/off global or do I have to hit it each time the tuner
tunes a new frequency?
73,
Kevin K4VD
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>>
>> Jack
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>> W4GRJ
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>>
>>
>> From: Michael Blake [mailto:k9...@mac.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 8:17 AM
>> To: Jack Satterfield
>> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 issue
>>
&
Sure sounds like an antenna problem. Check the system on a dummy load.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 1/27/2019 7:10 AM, Jack Satterfield wrote:
After 5 years of perfect operation, now a very strange issue
Bypass SWR 3 or 4:1
KAT500 tunes to 1.3:1
Switch amp to operate, operating SBB on first voice
"Any ideas appreciated."
The first thing I would do is see if the problem is seen with a dummy load in
circuit instead of the antenna system. No need to wait for the rain to stop.
Andy, k3wyc
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ater when the rain stops.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack
>
> W4GRJ
>
>
>
> From: Michael Blake [mailto:k9...@mac.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 8:17 AM
> To: Jack Satterfield
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 issue
>
&g
Michael..good suggestion, will do later when the rain stops.
Thanks,
Jack
W4GRJ
From: Michael Blake [mailto:k9...@mac.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 8:17 AM
To: Jack Satterfield
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 issue
Jack, I had a similar thing happen
Jack, I had a similar thing happen and it turned out to be a tree branch had
grown into the antenna path and when on high power the antenna was arcing to
the tree branch. Might not be a tree branch but look for any signs of possible
arching in the antenna, feed line or connectors.
73 - Mike -
After 5 years of perfect operation, now a very strange issue
Bypass SWR 3 or 4:1
KAT500 tunes to 1.3:1
Switch amp to operate, operating SBB on first voice KAT500 goes full scale
swr and amp faults on high swr
Never had a issue before, antenna is g5rv
Any ideas appreciated.
Jack
W4GRJ
You may be right on the KPA. This sounds like a TR issue. Call tech support on
Monday and discuss it with them.
In the mean time, I may be able to help further the diagnosis - use the KPA
Utility to gather a fault log and send it to me.
I have tools that will parse the info and let me know of
Hi Jack... I hope you can prove me wrong and maybe there's a setup issue.
The first symptom is, without the amp in line (standby or simply bypassed
with a cable) everything works.
With the amp in line, sometimes (very rarely) everything works but then all
of a sudden the power out of the amp
Kevin;
Why do you think there is a problem with the KPA500? I haven’t seen anything so
far that explains that.
In addition to the protections the KAT500 provides, the KPA500 has its own set
of protections that keep
it going or place it into a safe state. The KPA can take a lot of abuse before
Thanks Dick. Info added to my KAT500 notes.
The fault condition you mentioned appears to be fault code 2 -
"Power Above Design Limit for Antenna SWR - Transmitter power exceeds the
design limit for the unmatched antenna SWR. This power limit varies with the
SWR of the antenna: 600 watts at
Andy:
If the RF power is high enough, and the bypass SWR is high enough, the ATU will
fault and interrupt the amp key line. I’m away from the code right now, but we
named this fault something like “power too high for bypass SWR”.
This is distinct from another SWR-related fault when the matched
Hi Bob:
I'm using a very similar setup and forgot to mention the 1:1 current BALUN.
The 4:1 is outside. There's about 2 feet of coax to a window feedthrough.
Then from the feedthrough to the tuner is the 1:1 BALUN. The antenna is the
80 - 10 from trueladderline.com. Been using this model for
"The ATU does interrupt the amp key line when the bypass SWR is too high AND
there is enough forward power to endanger ATU components. It’s a fault."
Dick,
I'd like to understand that a bit better. Are you saying that, with a tuning
solution that gives 1.6:1, and with that tuning solution
Bypass SWR is the SWR of the antenna, measured with the ATU bypassed.
The ATU does interrupt the amp key line when the bypass SWR is too high AND
there is enough forward power to endanger ATU components. It’s a fault.
At 3:1 bypass SWR the ATU can handle a kilowatt.
At 10:1 bypass SWR the ATU
Not necessarily. That is true for purely resistive (real) loads, but for
reactive loads with the same SWR the real part can be much different and may or
may not be matched even at <10:1.
Wes N7WS
On 1/26/2019 8:16 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
...
A 10:1 SWR basically says the impedance is
"Should the key line cables from the KAT500 to the KPA500 and the rig (using a
Flex) prevent keying the amp if the SWR exceeds 10:1 automatically?"
I'd suggest installing and running the KAT500 Utility. It will give a clear
indication of whether the KAT500 is inhibiting the KPA500 key line
My station is a K3S, KPA500, KAT500. The antenna is a 250 ft center
fed wire with 450 window line that runs from the feed point on the
antenna all the way to the operating position where the 450 line
terminates into a 1:1 current balun on the shelf just above the amp and
tuner. I use a
I'm reading the specifications for the KAT500. Typical matching range from
3-30 MHz is 10:1 SWR for 600 watts.
This means that if the KAT500 utility reports "Bypass VSWR" in excess of
10:1 then the KPA500 should not be set to operate.
I'm running a dipole cut for 80 and fed with 600 ohm ladder
a tune and should break the key line causing the
KPA to drop out of transmit. KB>>> Did not occur - kept output of 480 Watts
From: Jack Brindle
To: Ken B
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 wi
d with the KAT working properly when I change bands
Thank you Ken
From: Jack Brindle
To: Ken B
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
Great! Thanks for the detail. Table
r 30, 2018 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
Let’s take a step back and make sure the KAT500 and KPA500 work properly with
RF sensing for a tune. Unplug the mini-phone plug from the KAT500. This will
leave the KAT powered from the 7600, but request
/www.ke7x.com>
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behalf of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 6:39 AM
To: backhoe...@yahoo.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
Ken,
If that Send cable is the o
Ken,
If that Send cable is the only one you have connected between your Icom
and the KAT500, you need to feed a bit of RF to initiate a TUNE
The KAT500 will first look for a saved L/C combination for that antenna
and frequency and will switch to that rather than doing a TUNE.
Secondly, it
18 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
Let’s take a step back and make sure the KAT500 and KPA500 work properly with
RF sensing for a tune. Unplug the mini-phone plug from the KAT500. This will
leave the KAT powered from the 7600, but requesting a tune fro
ck Brindle
To: Ken B
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
Great! Thanks for the detail. Table 2 on page 8 of the KAT500 manual should have given you the exact connection
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
>
> Great! Thanks for the detail. Table 2 on page 8 of the KAT500 manual should
> have given you the exact connections yo
Thank you - I followed Fig 3 on page 10 which is specific to ICOM. Yes all
cables ohm'd out with no shorts
From: Jack Brindle
To: Ken B
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 acces
Last night I dreamed that I was pounding two ground rods into the garden. They
went in very easily.
wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
> On Dec 30, 2018, at 5:30 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>
> That's not nearly enough. EVERYTHING in your home must be
I can easily attest that all the grounds are bonded together in the panel.
Everything related to the station is on the same strip with a 0 ohm potential
to the ground rod
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On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 8:32 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
That's not nearly enough.
That's not nearly enough. EVERYTHING in your home must be bonded
together -- power, telco, CATV, your antennas, and all ground rods. Two
places to learn it -- N0AX's recent ARRL book on grounding and bonding,
and my own tutorial, upon which much of Ward's book is based.
the 7600 to input on the KAP.
>
> From: Jack Brindle
> To: "backhoe...@yahoo.com"
> Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
>
> Yeah, but we r
other connection is a
piece of LMR400 from Ant1 on the 7600 to input on the KAP.
From: Jack Brindle
To: "backhoe...@yahoo.com"
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory ca
ory
> > Wish Elecraft was open on Monday.
> > ThanksKen
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> > From: Don Wilhelm > <mailto:donw...@embarqmail.com>>
> > To: "backhoe...@yahoo.com <mailto:backhoe...@yahoo.com>"
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Elecraft was open on Monday.
> ThanksKen
>
> From: Don Wilhelm
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> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
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ntil I change bands then it is start from the top Cleared all
> memory
> Wish Elecraft was open on Monday.
> ThanksKen
>
> From: Don Wilhelm
> To: "backhoe...@yahoo.com" ; "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
>
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:39 AM
from the top Cleared all memory
Wish Elecraft was open on Monday.
ThanksKen
From: Don Wilhelm
To: "backhoe...@yahoo.com" ; "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable
Yes from the 7600 accessory 1 pin 3 to the kat500
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On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 4:52 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Ken,
Do you have the cable wired first to the KAT500 and then on to the KPA500?
The KAT500 must interrupt the keying of the KPA500 when it needs to tune.
Ken,
Do you have the cable wired first to the KAT500 and then on to the KPA500?
The KAT500 must interrupt the keying of the KPA500 when it needs to tune.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/29/2018 10:13 PM, Ken B wrote:
Thank you Don.
The pin 3 (send) did the trick perfectly. Now it works at 300 to 400
Thank you Don. The pin 3 (send) did the trick perfectly. Now it works at 300
to 400 watts out with 20 in. The problem i have now is when i switch bands the
kat will not tune unless i remove all AC power from the amp.
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On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 11:36 PM, Don
Ken,
Look at your Icom 7600 documentation. I believe the 'keyword' may be
"Send" or Keyout or something of that nature (PTT should be an input to
the transceiver, not an output, but some manufacturers mix them up
causing confusion - check the documentation).
Connect that output from your
Just received my the kap500 and found out it was missing the accessory cable
which goes from the icom 7600 to the kat500. Elecraft is sending one but it
might take a week. In the mean time does anyone have the accessory pin outs to
rca plug so i can make one and use my new toy.
Thank
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