[Elecraft] KPA500 Remote Control power on/off Questions

[Brian F. Wruble]

Hi guys:

I have been roaming the archives and emailing with a few of you.  i have
determined that the method for getting the KPA500 to power up remotely is
by connecting Pin 11 of the K3 ACC jack to Pin 8 on the KPA500 AUX
connector.  (Thanks Bob, K6XX)  Then a macro can be run at the local K3/0
to cause the remote KPA500 to turn on and off.

My setup has a KPAK3AUX cable from the K3 to the KAT500 and another
KPAK3AUX cable from there to the KPA500.  Can anyone confirm that it is ok
to tie pin 11 at the K3 to pin 8 at the KAT500 and then pin 8 at the KAT500
to pin 8 at the KPA500?

Also, to avoid surgery on the heavy-duty E850463 cables from Elecraft, I
thought I'd try buying a pair of straight-through DE-15 cable extenders,
surgically tie pin 11 at one end to pin 8 at the other, and clip off the
same pins that the Elecraft-supplied cable has clipped off.  Will that work?

Alternatively, can someone describe the best approach to making this
modification on the Elecraft KPAK3AUX cables?

Thanks again!

de Brian W3BW




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