Thanks Mike David
From: w0mu [via Elecraft] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:42 AM To: Bushinsky, David Subject: Re: K3 - SteppIR - KPA500 interconnection That is exactly how the tuning relay works. It interrupts the ptt line so the amp cannot key while the SteppIR is moving. N8LP also makes a box for those that do not have the new controller that will do the same thing. Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net On 12/16/2011 9:33 AM, David Bushinsky wrote: > Goal is to not allow the KPA500 to transmit until the SteppIR controller has > finished tuning. > > The SteppIR controller, with the tuning relay option, has a stereo plug > input, the K3 and KPA500 both have RCA plug inputs. My thought is to get a > shielded audio cable with a stereo plug and two RCA plugs (common cable to > power an audio system from an ipod). One RCA plug into the K3 PTT, one RCA > plug into the KPA500 and the stereo plug into the SteppIR controller. Once > the SteppIR has finished tuning it will close the connection on the PTT line > allowing the KPA500 to transmit. > > I think it should work but have yet to try it. Thoughts? > > David W2PD > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SteppIR-KPA500-interconnection-tp7101153p7101153.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7101511&i=0> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7101511&i=1> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ________________________________ If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SteppIR-KPA500-interconnection-tp7101153p7101511.html To unsubscribe from K3 - SteppIR - KPA500 interconnection, click here<http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=7101153&code=ZGF2aWRfYnVzaGluc2t5QHVybWMucm9jaGVzdGVyLmVkdXw3MTAxMTUzfC03OTAyMjQ1MDU=>. NAML<http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.InstantMailNamespace&breadcrumbs=instant+emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SteppIR-KPA500-interconnection-tp7101153p7101531.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
