Re: [Elecraft] Triggering KPA500 from 2 Radios

2014-05-03 Thread Val
David, There should be no attenuation if you keep both transceivers on a same band. By the way, there is a device used mostly by the contesters who need to share an amplifier: http://www.acom-bg.com/xvcr.html Using it with K3: http://www.kotarov.com/projects/k3-and-acom-2s1 73, Val LZ1VB

[Elecraft] Triggering KPA500 from 2 Radios

2014-05-02 Thread David Inger
I have been using my K3/KPA500 setup for quite sometime. I am using the standard cable between the K3 ACC port and the KPA500 AUX for communications between the radio and the amp. This has worked perfectly from the beginning. At some time in the past, I wanted to use my Yaesu MKV Field to

Re: [Elecraft] Triggering KPA500 from 2 Radios

2014-05-02 Thread Don Wilhelm
David, Yes, the AUX cable connected to the K3 will cause the KPA500 to do strange things when attempts are made to use the KPA500 with another transceiver. And those strange things will depend on whether the K3 is powered on or off. May I suggest that you alter the K3 to KPA500 AUX cable

Re: [Elecraft] Triggering KPA500 from 2 Radios

2014-05-02 Thread d...@lightstream.net
Hi David, I've been doing this for at least a year, and it works fine. However, I always leave the K3 powered ON when I'm using the other radios, and I can switch between radios by switching only the coaxial switch. I just tried turning OFF the K3 while trying to drive the amp from the KX3, and I