Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-10 Thread Phil Hystad
I probably looked in the index and found nothing. Something like that needs to be in the index. I almost always use an index before looking at the table of contents when I search for something. I am a believer in that an index is a rich information source (or should be) and should contain a

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-10 Thread Phil Wheeler
It may depend on the edition you have. I have the 2nd edition and page 147 relates to the KRX3 subreceiver. Phil W7OX On 4/10/14, 6:26 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: I probably looked in the index and found nothing. Something like that needs to be in the index. I almost always use an index before

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-10 Thread Phil Hystad
Phil, The Cady book being referenced here is the KX3 book which is still first edition only as far as I know. The K3 book is now in second edition. phil On Apr 10, 2014, at 8:53 AM, Phil Wheeler w...@socal.rr.com wrote: It may depend on the edition you have. I have the 2nd edition and page

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-10 Thread Phil Wheeler
That's the confusion. I thought you meant the K3 book (which seems a more logical place to have something, anything, on the KPA500). Now that I look I see the KX3 book does discuss using the KPA500. 73, Phil W7OX On 4/10/14, 9:25 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: Phil, The Cady book being referenced

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-10 Thread Phil Hystad
The KPA500/KAT500 is a new book that Cady is producing and it will also have sections on configuring with KX3 (and, other transceivers of course). I think the KX3 book though is more appropriate for connecting the KPA500/KAT500 with the KX3 as the connection strategy for the K3 is already

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-10 Thread Mike Reublin
Download the .pdf version of the manual(s). They're searchable. 73, Mike NF4L On 4/10/14, 6:26 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: I probably looked in the index and found nothing. Something like that needs to be in the index. I almost always use an index before looking at the table of contents when

[Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-09 Thread Phil Hystad
I am planning on configuring my KX3 to use the KPA500 and the KAT500. Has anyone done this and what did you need to do? I already know how to hook up the KX3 to the KPA500 but would like to hear from someone using all three together. In particular, connections between KPA500 and KAT500.

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-09 Thread Wayne Burdick
Phil, This should work well. You'll want to install the latest firmware on all units (use the beta if it's more recent than production). In particular, we recently updated the KXPA100 to be more tolerant of SWR swings when driving into an antenna tuner. 73, Wayne N6KR On Apr 9, 2014, at

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-09 Thread Jim Bennett
phil, I'm doing exactly that - I have a KX3 and a K3 that share a KPA500, KAT500, and several antennas. I went by the diagram in Fred Kady's book on the KX3. Works like a charm. I can get up to 250 watts out with the KX3 driving the amp at 12 watts. And, no, I do not disconnect anything when I

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-09 Thread Phil Hystad
Jim, I think you mentioned the Cady KX3 book to me on a previous similar message. If not, it was someone else. But, at that time, I searched for the diagram and could not find it. Upon the message below I searched again, page by page. Finally found it. Now, I looked in the

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-09 Thread Phil Wheeler
Surprising, because I couldn't find any mention of the KPA500 in his K3 book by searching the pdf version. Maybe I did a typo. 73, Phil W7OX On 4/9/14, 8:55 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: Jim, I think you mentioned the Cady KX3 book to me on a previous similar message. If not, it was someone

Re: [Elecraft] Configuring: KX3 -- KPA500 -- KAT500

2014-04-09 Thread Jim Bennett
It be on page 147 in my book. Figure 9.17 shows a complete K3--KPA500--KAT500 setup. This is exactly how I've got mine set up. Nothing in the index, but it is in the TOC in the front. :-) Jim / W6JHB On Wednesday, Apr 9, 2014, at Wednesday, 9:25 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: Surprising,