[Elecraft] Ts-2000 and the KPA

[Jerry]

Greetings:

 

My K3 is on its way back to Elecraft for some needed repairs. So I have
placed my TS2000 into temporary duty. I have hooked it up to the KPA500 and
the KAT500 and it works very well in the transmitting mode. The problem
arises when I am in receive. If the KPA500 is in the STBY mode, receiving is
not inhibited at all (I get everything noise and all). When I place the
KPA500 into OPER (full power), the receive signal is  attenuated down about
20db. Great for reducing noise, but not so good on that rare dx station.
This same condition persists when I take the KAT500 out of line. Am I
missing something in the setup when I connected the TS-2000? I do have a
recording of the differences between the two settings and it is certainly
available to anyone who would like it to analyze. Just let me know off
reflector and I will send it to you.

 

Best regards,

 

Jerry, W1IE