On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 12:57 AM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote:
> Randy,
>
> Those posts are all looking for information about the KPA500 to K3 cable
> - and that can be accommodated by purchasing the cable from Elecraft or
> by building your own.
>
> Your question involves a non-Elecraft transceiver, and those cables are
> not sold by Elecraft - they might be in the future, but not at this
> time. You will either have to build one for your transceiver and KPA500
> combo or have it built for you by someone who might volunteer.
>
> You *can* operate with your transceiver without the cable. Just connect
> the KPA500 to your transceiver and connect a Key-out (transceiver) cable
> to the KPA500 key-in. The KPA500 will quickly detect the band and
> switch accordingly.
... except the FT897D probably doesn't have a convenient "key out"
jack - it's probably a pin on a mini-DIN connector, hence the need for
a special (fiddly to make) cable.
~iain / N6ML
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