[Elecraft] 6 Meter Output From KRC2

[Scott Prather]

I have a KRC2 that, among other things, I would like to use to switch
between an HF antenna below 30 MHz and a 6 M antenna when the 50 MHz band is
selected. My KRC2 microcontroller came with V1.5 from the factory.

Because the KRC2 was originally designed with the 10 HF bands in mind, I'm
finding that documentation concerning its use on 6 meters to be lacking.
After searching the reflector archives, I found an e-mail from 23 January,
2009, which states that KRC2s with V1.5 firmware include bandmaps which
allow 6 meters to appear as XV1. However, nothing I've tried in the
configuration menu will cause XV1 to change when 6 meters is selected.
Instead, XV1 changes when a transverter band is defined and selected (this
is what I would expect). The only way I can associate any switched output
with 6 meters is to set KRC2 Band6=b10 in the config menu. With this
setting, I see a switched output on the 10 meter contacts for both 6 and 10
meters. This will suffice for now, but I need a stand-alone switched output
for 6 meters.

I can't get the KRC2 configuration utility to work (it will connect long
enough to read the FW version then loose connectivity), so setting an
alternative bandmap isn't possible using this tool. Has anyone learned the
secret for setting a stand-alone switched output on 6 meters from the KRC2?
Will XV1 be enabled for 6 meters if a certain jumper is installed?

Tnx,

Scott
N7NB