[Elecraft] Help needed connecting Alpha 86 amp to K3

[Robert Fanfant]

Thanks for the quick replies! It works!!!! -rob
 > Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:39:01 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help needed connecting Alpha 86 amp to K3
> From: ar at dseven.org
> To: rfanfant at hotmail.com
> CC: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Robert Fanfant <rfanfant at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > My Alpha 86 has three RCA jacks:1) Relay2) ALC3) Key out What connections need to be made to the K3? -rob
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> K3 "KEY OUT" to Alpha "RELAY". That's all (apart from RF, of course!).
> Some may recommend using ALC, but it should only be as an overdrive
> protection mechanism, if used at all. Keep the drive level down so the
> Alpha is operating within (mainly grid-current) specs, and all will be
> well.
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>     ~iain / N6ML