[Elecraft] K2/100 with Alpha 99

[Vic Rosenthal]

Unifiedtx at aol.com wrote:

> Is it possible to key the K2/100 for CW QSK operation with the Alpha  99.  If 
> so, how should the delay be set in the K2.  I would  rather key the K2 first 
> rather than keying the Alpha 99 and running the keying  line back to the K2.  

Roy,

I'm keying an Alpha 86 with my K2.  Obviously it's not the same, but it's 
similar.  There is enough time between the activation of the K2's amp keying 
circuit (which is all solid-state and follows the 8r line) and the appearance of 
RF to allow me to key the Alpha from the K2 with no problems.  Actually, the 
only thing that seems different to me when running the Alpha at 1.5 KW output is 
that various things (resistors in my alarm system, traps in my LF antenna, my 
DSL router) tend to explode in the latter case.

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco