Hi Jerry, I placed my KPA100 and KAT100 in a separate EC2 enclosure and really like the setup. I followed the instructions on Lyle Johnson's (KK7P) website: http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html .
> For those of you who have done this, did you install the KAT2 and > the > KIO2 in your QRP rig ?? > Yes, I installed both modules. My main focus was to easily grab my QRP K2 and work portable. So I installed the KAT2 and the KBT2 battery options. I did purchase the KIO2 because it makes for an easy method of reconnecting my K2 with the KPA100/KAT100. Lyle shows how to connect the basic K2 to the external KPA100 without the KIO2, but I thought it was cleaner to add the KIO2. > Are you running the QRP rig through the KAT100 and switching out the > amp?? > Yes. > IF you switch out the amp and want to run digital QRP will the KIO2 in > the > amp still work??. > I'm not exactly sure what you're asking here, but you daisy chain the AuxBus cable from the K2 KIO2 connector to the AuxBus connector on the external KPA100/KAT100. The AuxBus signals are routed between the KPA100 and KAT100 internally in the EC2 enclosure. So I think the answer to your question is yes. > IF the KPA100 is installed in the rig, can it be switched off and > still > run the rig > QRP or is it strickly a QRO rig ?? > Yes - when the power is below 10 watts the KPA100 is "bypassed". > I guess I'm looking for who done it and how ya did it to give me some > guidance. > > It would be cool to have the QRP rig with all features and hook it up to > the > KPA100 / KAT100 for contesting etc. > > Are the KAT2 and the KIO2 truely excess now or should I install them ??? > If you plan on using the "basic" K2 separately (i.e. portable or mobile ops etc.) then no the KAT2 and KIO2 are not excess at all. I ran portable from my front yard all summer long and it was very convenient to unplug a couple of cables and take the K2 outside and when I wanted to run QRO, plug them back in and I was up in 30 seconds or so. Hope this helps. 73, Dave W8FGU _______________________________________________ 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
