[Elecraft] microHAM DB37-EL-K3 cable labelling and color error

Enno J. Korma, PF5X cw at dx.nl
Wed Aug 13 14:15:16 EDT 2008


I found that the Elecraft K3 cable I ordered and received from
uHAM-USA has a nasty little error. It appears that the labels and wire
colors for AF in/out are not correct.

The orange cable, labeled 'AF IN' has on stereo 3mm plug and an 3mm
female outbraker for the sub RX.
The yellow cable is labeled 'AF OUT' and has just one 3mm stereo plug.

According to the the cable schematics
(http://www.microham.com/Downloads/DB37-EL-K3.pdf) the color and label
are consistent which each other - except for the fact that the female
sub-RX outbreaker should be attached to AF-out.

Fortunately it appears by checking with an ohm-meter that electrically
everything is OK when the orange cable + outbreaker is re-labeled as
'AF OUT' (tip of stereo plug goes to DB37 pin 19) and the the yellow
cable as 'AF IN'.

Maybe this is an isolated batch issue, but better check ...

-- Enno, PF5X



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