[Elecraft] K2 and an External Linear

[brendan Minish]

At 15:59 14/01/2002 -1000, Jim Reid wrote:
>Wow,  those were fast responses,  guys!
>
>Thank you for the lead to the Appication Notes on
>the Builder Resource page/frame on the web site.
>Found the external amp keying circuite note.


I made up this keying ckt with a couple of transistors I found in my junk 
box and now my K2 will happily key my ACOM 1000 amp perfectly, be aware 
that the later K2 firmwares have a couple of additional options for 
external amp keying, this is NOT required but simply provides even more 
control over timings for non break in operation.
The K2 drives the acom1000 to between 200 & 300 watts on all bands, this 
sort of output power almost makes makes me get out as well as the K2 can 
hear, a properly set up K2 is a very fine receiver indeed.


>See I can order the little kit to put this circuit together.

the kit just makes it neater than using junk box parts and a little piece 
of breadboard