[Elecraft] Reasons to Split a K2/100?

Wed Feb 11 15:55:01 2004

if you remote the kpa100 and the kat100 then beside the I/o cable don't you
need to run an rf line to the back of the ec2 and then don't you need to run
a jumper out of the kpa100 into the kat100 and then out to the antenna?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Acito W1PA" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reasons to Split a K2/100?

> fyi, consensus (6 or 7 emails) seemed to be
>
> if you want to swap back and forth from a QRP to the 100W version of the
K2,
> then mounting the
> KPA100 (and KAT100) in a seperate EC2 is the way to go. Most (not all) who
> responded found swapping the lids tedious, and dangerous (possibly
dropping
> a heavy lid into the K2)
>
> Jim K4ZM wrote "going
> from QRO to QRP just involves disonnecting the rf cable and the data cable
> and resetting the KAT2 to the auto mode.  When you have them connected
with
> the data cable the K2 MCU senses the KAT100 and automatically puts the
KAT2
> in the CalP mode and selects Antenna1.This bypasses the KAT2 when the
KAT100
> is connected to the Aux Bus.  When you seperate them you have to return to
> the menu and select the auto mode for the KAT2.  ...no changes to the K2
> except to
> replace an rfc with a small toroid to increase the current capacity on he
> 12CTRL line.  If you do not have the KIO2 in your K2 you will have to
> purchase the interface board and it connectors to connect the data line to
> the rear connector of the K2."
>
> Thanks guys!
>
> Bill
> W1PA
>
>
> > At 17:47 09/02/2004, Bill Acito W1PA wrote:
> >
> > >Besides the ability to remote mount the PA (e.g. in a mobile), and
> keeping
> > >the KPA100 and KAT100 in one box, are there any other reasons for
> > >configuring a K2/100 in the split configuration?
> >
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