Another Option module that is easier done up during the initial build - even more so than the KPA3 - is the KXV3 interface module. It's nestled under the KIO3 interface on the back and requires removing the KIO3 and its two pony boards from the back to plug it in, and removing the bottom covers to install and connect a cable, then reinstalling the KIO3 and putting the covers back.
Still, it's less than a 30-minute procedure, but definitely a 'no brainer' if done during the original build. While we're talking disassembly, let me point out that Wayne specifically avoided needing thermal pads or complicated hardware stacks anywhere on the K3 bottom cover assembly even though the rear section is the heat sink for the 10-watt low power amplifier (LPA) module. Pulling the bottom covers is simply a matter of removing screws and lifting the covers off. Reinstalling the covers involves setting them in place and putting all the screws back in. The only concession to the needs of the LPA transistors is that the screws that secure the bottom cover to them are slightly longer than the others and have lock washers under their heads. Those screws thread directly into standoffs. No insulators or other hardware is needed. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
