[Elecraft] KPA500 cables needed

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Also make sure the 897 keyout line is a relay or open collector 
connection to ground during keying. Not something that provides a voltage.

73, Eric   WA6HHQ

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On 8/9/2011 6:10 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 12:57 AM, Don Wilhelm<w3fpr at embarqmail.com>  wrote:
>> Randy,
>>
>> Those posts are all looking for information about the KPA500 to K3 cable
>> - and that can be accommodated by purchasing the cable from Elecraft or
>> by building your own.
>>
>> Your question involves a non-Elecraft transceiver, and those cables are
>> not sold by Elecraft - they might be in the future, but not at this
>> time.  You will either have to build one for your transceiver and KPA500
>> combo or have it built for you by someone who might volunteer.
>>
>> You *can* operate with your transceiver without the cable.  Just connect
>> the KPA500 to your transceiver and connect a Key-out (transceiver) cable
>> to the KPA500 key-in.  The KPA500 will quickly detect the band and
>> switch accordingly.
> ... except the FT897D probably doesn't have a convenient "key out"
> jack - it's probably a pin on a mini-DIN connector, hence the need for
> a special (fiddly to make) cable.
>
>      ~iain / N6ML
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