Connecting of Alpha KEY OUT to K3 TX INHIBIT is a good practice too. A pull-down or pull-up resistor might be needed.
73, Val LZ1VB > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Robert Fanfant <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> My Alpha 86 has three RCA jacks:1) Relay2) ALC3) Key out What connections >> need to be made to the K3? -rob > > K3 "KEY OUT" to Alpha "RELAY". That's all (apart from RF, of course!). > Some may recommend using ALC, but it should only be as an overdrive > protection mechanism, if used at all. Keep the drive level down so the > Alpha is operating within (mainly grid-current) specs, and all will be > well. > > ~iain / N6ML ______________________________________________________________ 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

