[Elecraft] KPA500 not reading Band Data

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 5:20 PM, w0uo <w0uo at citbroadband.com> wrote:
> Elecrafters:
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> I just installed a "Y" cable from my K-3 to an Array Solutions DBS-1 band
> decoder and my KPA 500.  The band decoder follows the K-3 perfectly, but the
> K-3 doesn't read band data.  It does tell the K-3 when it is on standby and
> operate and the K-3 sets the power level accordingly.  From this I assume
> that it is not reading the four band data pins (when powered up it reads 5.3
> MHz, all logic zeroes, and does not change until it senses RF).

If you unplug the band decoder from the Y-cable (but leave the KPA500
connected to the other "leg"), does the KPA500 work as expected?

73,

    ~iain / N6ML