[Elecraft] KPA500 band change mystery SOLVED

[hawley, charles j jr]

The cable they supply is missing pins 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8 on purpose. The band data however is on pins 3, 9, 13, and 14. If you have continuity on those pins, then I guess the KPA should follow the KAT (which follows the K3). Page 19 of the KPA manual shows the required cable (so you could home brew one). It's also shown on page 8 of the KAT manual.

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Chuck, KE9UW
(Jack for BMW motorcycles)

On Dec 20, 2012, at 8:25 PM, "eric norris" <gliderboy1955 at yahoo.com<mailto:gliderboy1955 at yahoo.com>> wrote:


I have two cables. One goes from the k3 to the kat500. one goes from the kat500 to the kpa500.

Before getting the kat500, I had an elecraft cable going from the k3 to the kpa500. I moved that one to the kat 500. It is not missing pins. The cable I got for the kat500 to the kpa500 is missing pins. Are you saying it is supposed to be missing pins? In that case, its back to square one.

73,

Eric WD6DBM


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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 band change mystery SOLVED
Sent: Fri, Dec 21, 2012 2:15:58 AM

Do you mean that the cable was missing 4 pins in addition to the 5 pins that it normally does not have?

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Chuck, KE9UW
(Jack for BMW motorcycles)

On Dec 20, 2012, at 7:51 PM, "eric norris" <gliderboy1955 at yahoo.com<javascript:return>> wrote:

> Thanks to Jack Brindle's quick response from Elecraft, the mystery has been solved.  The cable from the KAT500 to the KPA500 is missing 4 pins.
>
> 73,
>
> Eric WD6DBM
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