Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
The manual reads that way because we didn't want to imply that you need to do anything at the KAT500 before turning on the K3 other than apply power. 73 Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Downs Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 1:15 PM To: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence Just a clarification. The K3 will initialise properly when using the DB15 cable provided, at the time it is switched on, the KAT500 is connected to a suitable live power supply. The KAT500 does not actually need to be switched on. If both are connected to the same power supply the KAT500 will switch on (with LEDs lit up) automatically when the power supply is switched on. The K3 will then initialise properly when the POWER button is pushed, even if by that time you have switched off the KAT500 (no LEDs lit up). The language of the KAT500 manual is correct if perhaps in need of a little unpacking. It says "you must apply power to the KAT500 before turning the K3 on." 73 Geoff G3UCK __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
Just a clarification. The K3 will initialise properly when using the DB15 cable provided, at the time it is switched on, the KAT500 is connected to a suitable live power supply. The KAT500 does not actually need to be switched on. If both are connected to the same power supply the KAT500 will switch on (with LEDs lit up) automatically when the power supply is switched on. The K3 will then initialise properly when the POWER button is pushed, even if by that time you have switched off the KAT500 (no LEDs lit up). The language of the KAT500 manual is correct if perhaps in need of a little unpacking. It says "you must apply power to the KAT500 before turning the K3 on." 73 Geoff G3UCK __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
I connected my KAT to the 13vdc supply so when it goes on, the KAT goes on...then when I power up the strip by turning on the K3, it's ready. Chuck, KE9UW AARL, CCA Lionel Trains TCA, LCCA, LRRC aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWRA, BMWMOA #224 From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on behalf of Cady, Fred [fc...@ece.montana.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 6:41 PM To: mark roz; Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence Turning the KAT and the K3 simultaneously seems to work too. I have one of those rig runners that power up when you turn a rig on. I have it so it powers up when I turn the K3 on and it powers up the Kat at the same time. Seems to be OK but it probably depends on how fast the K3 is booting up. Cheers and 73, Fred EX. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of mark roz Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:37 PM To: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence George, Thanks for your suggestion. That will work. For some reason I was under impression that I would have to TURN ON the KAT500 first. My KAT500 will be also connected to 12V buss. My interpretation of "applying power" was wrong. I just received my KAT500 KIT. Thanks again :) Mark WQ7X "Mark, My understanding from the manual is that the KAT500 must be on when the K3 is turned on for the Aux connection to work properly. In my shack this is accomplished by connecting the KAT500 directly to the 12 volt buss; that way it is already on when I turn the K3 on. This works well for me. Probable doesn't matters if you elect to not use the Aux cable connection. George AI4VZ" From: mark roz To: Elecraft Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 2:20 PM Subject: KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence On Monday I have contacted support at Elecraft but no answer. So, does anybody know if KAT500 MUST be turned ON FIRST and than K3 - otherwise K3 will not initialize correctly (with DB15 cable connected as it should). Is this still the case? I don't like it as I have other antennas that will not be connected to KTA500. I will not always need KTA500 to be on line. This just doesn't make sense. KAT500 will be connected to pos. 1 of the antenna switch. Could firmware be changed in order to correct that? Thanks, Mark __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
Turning the KAT and the K3 simultaneously seems to work too. I have one of those rig runners that power up when you turn a rig on. I have it so it powers up when I turn the K3 on and it powers up the Kat at the same time. Seems to be OK but it probably depends on how fast the K3 is booting up. Cheers and 73, Fred EX. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of mark roz Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:37 PM To: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence George, Thanks for your suggestion. That will work. For some reason I was under impression that I would have to TURN ON the KAT500 first. My KAT500 will be also connected to 12V buss. My interpretation of "applying power" was wrong. I just received my KAT500 KIT. Thanks again :) Mark WQ7X "Mark, My understanding from the manual is that the KAT500 must be on when the K3 is turned on for the Aux connection to work properly. In my shack this is accomplished by connecting the KAT500 directly to the 12 volt buss; that way it is already on when I turn the K3 on. This works well for me. Probable doesn't matters if you elect to not use the Aux cable connection. George AI4VZ" From: mark roz To: Elecraft Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 2:20 PM Subject: KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence On Monday I have contacted support at Elecraft but no answer. So, does anybody know if KAT500 MUST be turned ON FIRST and than K3 - otherwise K3 will not initialize correctly (with DB15 cable connected as it should). Is this still the case? I don't like it as I have other antennas that will not be connected to KTA500. I will not always need KTA500 to be on line. This just doesn't make sense. KAT500 will be connected to pos. 1 of the antenna switch. Could firmware be changed in order to correct that? Thanks, Mark __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
George, Thanks for your suggestion. That will work. For some reason I was under impression that I would have to TURN ON the KAT500 first. My KAT500 will be also connected to 12V buss. My interpretation of "applying power" was wrong. I just received my KAT500 KIT. Thanks again :) Mark WQ7X "Mark, My understanding from the manual is that the KAT500 must be on when the K3 is turned on for the Aux connection to work properly. In my shack this is accomplished by connecting the KAT500 directly to the 12 volt buss; that way it is already on when I turn the K3 on. This works well for me. Probable doesn't matters if you elect to not use the Aux cable connection. George AI4VZ" From: mark roz To: Elecraft Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 2:20 PM Subject: KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence On Monday I have contacted support at Elecraft but no answer. So, does anybody know if KAT500 MUST be turned ON FIRST and than K3 - otherwise K3 will not initialize correctly (with DB15 cable connected as it should). Is this still the case? I don’t like it as I have other antennas that will not be connected to KTA500. I will not always need KTA500 to be on line. This just doesn’t make sense. KAT500 will be connected to pos. 1 of the antenna switch. Could firmware be changed in order to correct that? Thanks, Mark __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
Mark, My understanding from the manual is that the KAT500 must be on when the K3 is turned on for the Aux connection to work properly. In my shack this is accomplished by connecting the KAT500 directly to the 12 volt buss; that way it is already on when I turn the K3 on. This works well for me. Probable doesn't matters if you elect to not use the Aux cable connection. George AI4VZ -- From: Harlan The manual for the KAT500 says it must be powered up before the K3 -- >So, does anybody know if KAT500 MUST be turned ON FIRST and than K3 - >otherwise K3 will not initialize correctly >(with DB15 cable connected as it should). Is this still the case? I don’t >like it as I have other antennas that will not be >connected to KTA500. I will not always need KTA500 to be on line. This just >doesn’t make sense. >KAT500 will be connected to pos. 1 of the antenna switch. >Could firmware be changed in order to correct that? >Thanks, Mark __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
If you utilize the utility program you can make it do aboutanything you want it to do. 73,Rick W3BI > Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 11:20:22 -0800 > From: anegadas...@yahoo.com > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence > > On Monday I have contacted support at Elecraft but no answer. > So, does anybody know if KAT500 MUST be turned ON FIRST and than K3 - > otherwise K3 will not initialize correctly > (with DB15 cable connected as it should). Is this still the case? I don’t > like it as I have other antennas that will not be > connected to KTA500. I will not always need KTA500 to be on line. This just > doesn’t make sense. > KAT500 will be connected to pos. 1 of the antenna switch. > Could firmware be changed in order to correct that? > Thanks, Mark > __ > 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
The manual for the KAT500 says it must be powered up before the K3 Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID mark roz wrote: >On Monday I have contacted support at Elecraft but no answer. >So, does anybody know if KAT500 MUST be turned ON FIRST and than K3 - >otherwise K3 will not initialize correctly >(with DB15 cable connected as it should). Is this still the case? I don’t like >it as I have other antennas that will not be >connected to KTA500. I will not always need KTA500 to be on line. This just >doesn’t make sense. >KAT500 will be connected to pos. 1 of the antenna switch. >Could firmware be changed in order to correct that? >Thanks, Mark >__ >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 __ 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
[Elecraft] KAT500 and K3 Powering sequence
On Monday I have contacted support at Elecraft but no answer. So, does anybody know if KAT500 MUST be turned ON FIRST and than K3 - otherwise K3 will not initialize correctly (with DB15 cable connected as it should). Is this still the case? I don’t like it as I have other antennas that will not be connected to KTA500. I will not always need KTA500 to be on line. This just doesn’t make sense. KAT500 will be connected to pos. 1 of the antenna switch. Could firmware be changed in order to correct that? Thanks, Mark __ 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
