[Elecraft] KAT500

[Fred Jensen]

Been gone for 5 days to Alpine County CA for the Cal QSO Party [N6A - 
thanks for something around 2,700 Q's!], and came back to 200+ messages 
from this list.

A large number on K3<->KAT500<->KPA500 cabling.  I wonder what I'm missing?

 From the KAT500 ordering page:

"E850463 Optional KAT500 to KPA500 Cable"

     "KAT500 to KPA500 cable. Provides band data to KAT500 for band 
change prior to TX,, and feeds through KPAK3AUX cable data from the K3 
to the KPA500.  Typically used in addition to the KPAK3AUX cable from 
the K3 to route band data, keying and AUXBUS data through the KAT500 to 
the KPA500. (The KAT500 has AUX Cable IN and OUT connections.)"

     "This is the same 15 pin cable as is contained in the KPAP3AUX 
cable set (see above, under the KPA500). That set also includes a Y 
cable expansion adapter and a TX line keying interrupt adapter for the 
K3 to KPA500 link."

The KPAK3AUX cable is $35, the E850463 is $25. I presume the difference 
is the Y-cable expansion adapted and TX line keying interrupt adapter 
included in the KPAK3AUX cable set but not in E850463.

I'll add the E850463 to my KAT500 order.  If my understanding of the 
KAT500 order page is incorrect, possibly someone could explain it to me, 
although the above seems pretty clear right now.  The E850463 won't be 
lonely behind the rig.  I often wonder when I'm back there why this is 
called "wireless."

I truly don't care how the "K-gizmos" talk to each other, or what they 
say while they're doing it and I suspect I'm not alone.  Unfortunately, 
these threads usually drift into those sorts of details, to the 
confusion of the uninformed.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org

On 10/6/2012 9:02 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:34 AM, Oliver Dröse <droese at necg.de> wrote:
>> As far as I know AUXBUS just works one way (see the K3/KPA500 integration). Otherwise there would not be any need for the BCD data from K3 to KPA500/KAT500, would it? ;-)
>
> The KPA500 can only act as an AUXBUS sender, but the KAT500 is capable
> of both send and receive, as is the K3.
>
> Both KPA500 and KAT500 include "BCD" inputs to support non-Elecraft
> transceivers.