Hi Ken, If you haven't seen them, these may be a help to you.
http://www.ke7x.com/home/k-line-introduction-and-set-up-guide Cheers and 73, Fred KE7X For all KE7X Elecraft books and the new "Successful Ham Radio Operator's Handbook", see www.ke7x.com<http://www.ke7x.com> ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 6:39 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 with Icom 7600 accessory cable 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 will compute the SWR and if it is below 1.5, it will go into bypass - no tuning is necessary. Is it possible that either one of those conditions exist? 73, Don W3FPR On 12/30/2018 6:12 AM, Ken B wrote: > Yes from the 7600 accessory 1 pin 3 to the kat500 > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 4:52 AM, Don Wilhelm > <[email protected]> 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. > > 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 > > 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. > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers_wl=ym_sub1=Internal_sub2=Global_YGrowth_sub3=EmailSignature > > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature>> > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 11:36 PM, Don Wilhelm > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > 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 transceiver first to the KAT500 > AMP KEY > > connector and from the other KAT500 AMP KEY connector to the > KPA500. > > That allows the KAT500 to disable the amplifier keying if the > KAT500 > > needs to tune. > > > > You should then be "good to go" with the basic cabling. When > you get > > the proper cable, it will integrate better with your Icom, > but the > > basic > > cabling will get you on the air with your new toys. > > > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > On 12/27/2018 11:14 PM, Ken B via Elecraft wrote: > > > 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 youKenKc1icn > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
