[Elecraft] KPA-500 and the KPAK3AUX Cable - lessons learned

[Peter Chamalian]

I know the instructions for the KPA-500 say not to use a standard SVGA
cable.  The special KPAK3AUX cable is the way to go.  But that cable is too
short for the arrangement I had for my station so I thought I could use a
standard SVGA expansion cable (female connector on one end, male on the
other).

 

What I didn't fully digest is that the wiring is incompatible!  I thought
the difference was merely the removal of a few pins from a standard SVGA
cable.

 

Nope, that doesn't work!  So if your station requires a longer cable than
the KPAK3AUX you can either purchase two cables and put them in series or
you can make up your own.  Don't use a standard SVGA cable at all.

 

In my case, I just rearranged the equipment.

Pete, W1RM