[Elecraft] KAT100 Query

[Don Wilhelm]

Glenn,

Once the KPA100 is installed, you must connect all output to the KPA100
SO239 jack - do not use the BNC antenna jack anymore.  That is what the boot
for the BNC connector is all about - put it on that BNC jack and leave it
there.

The only way around avoiding changing the connecion path from the KAT100
input to the transverters is to install the K60XV and use the low power
output from the K60XV.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> I have a K2/100 that I now have ( was performing HF Serive only until
> recently ) interfaced with a XV50/XV144/XV432 and a KAT100 and
> Computer. As
> an HF performer, it was and still is great. As a stand alone K2/100
> interfaced with the XV's it was and still is fine. Now...hooking up the
> whole shebang, with a load on Ant Term 2 on the KAT100, when I Tx on the
> XV's, the SWR LEDS light up on the KAT100. Switching to Ant Term 1 on the
> KAT100 ( No  Load ) and the SWR LEDS light right up..the whole
> lot, as there
> is no load...but that is what has me stumped !
>
> I thought that as I am using the original, low power output BNC
> Connector of
> the K2/100 to drive the Transverters, and the radio has been told that all
> XV selections are a max of 5 watt output, the K2 would only output RF from
> that BNC socket. I have the Power Control set to 5W when using
> the XV's. It
> would appear that RF is obviously coming out the Type N Socket ( I changed
> from an SO239 ) on the KPA100. The XV's appear to be getting enough drive,
> as they Tx normally and the LEDS on their repective front panels all light
> up to around the 20w mark.
>
> I have re read the KAT100 Manual, and no clues in there, and my menu
> selections appear to be OK. I want to use the radio from 3.5 Mhz right
> through to 432 Mhz, which I should be able to do. All appeared
> "normal" till
> I added the KAT100...or forgot to change some menu setting ???
>
>
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