[Elecraft] Off Topic Use IC746PRO for a K3 Panadaptor

[Kenneth A. Christiansen]

My K3 which I ordered June 13th should be coming soon.
My present rigs are K2/100 SN 1031 and an IC-746PRO. I plan to keep both 
of them as the K2 is great for my camping and I have it set up for my 
XYL WD0EWM in her new shack. The IC-746PRO is my 2 meter all mode 
station and will be a backup the new K3. The IC-746PRO has a SCP 
(Panadaptor) feature with 2 modes of operation. It is not  as good as 
the IC756PRO3 but I still find it works well. My question is this. I 
have the KXV3 option ordered for the K3 and I would like to use the 
IC-746PRO in the SCP mode as a panadaptor. It will tune the 8.215 IF but 
at this point I have two problems. Does the level from the K3 need to be 
padded down for the IC-746PRO and if so how much? The other problem is 
how can I make sure I never accidentally transmit RF back into the K3 
from the IC-746PRO as it does not have a receive only antenna jack. 
Thanks in advance for your help. I know there are many good ideas out 
there you can share with me.
73 for now
Ken
W0CZ
w0cz at i29.net