I would like to see an Icom CI-V interface for the KPA500/KAT500 combination. This is built into the KPA1500 which is a combination amp/tuner/antenna selector switch. The KPA1500 "speaks" Elecraft, Kenwood, Yaesu, and Icom. The KPA500 can use Icom "band data" voltages but that doesn't support the WARC bands. There is also no communication with the KAT500 to tell it what band/antenna to use.
Yes, the KPA500/KAT500 combination switches perfectly to the proper band, frequency, and antenna on *transmit *but does nothing on receive. When just listening it is necessary to manually press the ANT(tenna) button on the KAT500 to select the proper antenna for the selected frequency (band) on the Icom radio. If you are trying to scan memories that doesn't work at all. Having the ability for the KAT500 to follow the receiver so it could select the proper band/antenna would be very helpful. Has anybody built such an interface or know of an existing commercial device that will perform the above function? 73, Ken WA2LBI On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 4:01 PM Andy Durbin <a.dur...@msn.com> wrote: > Some people seem to get quite hostile when I carefully distinguish between > "band data" and "frequency data". For that reason I didn't emphasize that > KAT500 needs FREQUENCY not BAND. > > The cable for "KPA500 polls Kenwood and KPA500 and KAT500 listen to > Kenwood" can be cobbled together for probably under $10 assuming you don't > have the connectors and cable in the junk bin. You can also buy the cable > from Elecraft. It works fine as long as you accept that KAT500 can only > follow VFO A (limitation of current firmware). I was not satisfied with > this (and other limitations) so I launched on a long, educational, > rewarding, and sometimes frustrating, project to build a controller that > made the Kenwood/KPA500/KAT500 interface work the way I though it should (I > don't claim it works correctly , only that it works the way I want it to). > > I've provided the link before but links a cheap so here it is again - > https://tinyurl.com/ycrszzbe > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to wa2...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
