[Elecraft] cable management

[Monty Shultes]

I am constantly disassembling/reassembling my K3 station because of lightning.  Disassembling is pretty easy "blindfolded".  I move the K3 forward to be sure everything is disconnected.

To reassemble:
--Put K3 on right side feet
--Attach 3 antennas (ANT1, ANT2, and Aux for second receiver)
--attach power pole, ground wire
--Attach key and paddle, KeyOut wire to amp.
--attach external speakers
--Place K3 normally
--attach IF output, Line In, Line Out
--Attach 2 DIN connecters, (ALC is only signal I use) and serial port
--attach microphone

That's 15 connections.

Having a routine makes it go faster and best assures nothing is missed.

Monty K2DLJ

On Mar 25, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:

> Or you can put one of those mirror tiles against the wall behind your 
> radio.  That said, I would give almost anything for enough room in my 
> shack to have a 24 inch walk through behind my station.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
> On 3/25/2012 6:14 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote:
>> Pierfrancesco Caci wrote
>>> Pulling out the K3 is sort of doable, but putting it back in
>>> position is a real pain.
>>> 
>> This mirror image of the rear panel may help:
>> 
>> http://www.n5na.net/download/k3_rear_panel_mirror.pdf
>> 
>> 73,  Bill
>>