[Elecraft] Elecraft K2

[Matt VK2RQ]

So Don, that seems to imply that if you want to do CAT control of the K2 with an external EC2 enclosure, you need to make up a special cable that plugs in to the basic K2 K2IO connector and breaks out the computer control lines to one DB9 serial port connector, and runs the rest of the lines to the EC2 enclosure. Am I understanding this correctly?

Also, if a KPA100 was installed in the EC2 enclosure, it is possible to switch the lid of the EC2 over to the K2/10 in order to get a K2/100? Of course, this would mean leaving the KAT100 behind in the EC2 enclosure. Maybe the KAT100 could be put in a EC1 enclosure, so the home config is K2/10 + KPA100 in EC2 + KAT100 in EC1, and the portable QRO config is K2/100 + optional KAT100 in EC1. 

73, Matt VK2RQ

> On 4 Jan 2015, at 7:59 am, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Brian,
> 
> The web pages have gone away, but the instructions are quite easy.
> First, you need the KIO2 installed in the base K2.
> 
> Build the KAT100-2, just follow instructions - build the cable for the KAT100 as instructed in the manual.  Test and align it with the K2/10 at 10 watts - the RF output from the K2 will be from ANT1 if you have the KAT2 installed.
> 
> Then build the KPA100.  Do the alignment, test and calibration with it connected as normal to the base K2.
> 
> Then install the KPA100 in the EC2 enclosure.  It plugs right into the KAT100-2  You will have to remove pin 4 from the ribbon cable connector.
> 
> Connect a BNC to BNC cable between the base K2 ANT1 connector, a short UHF to UHF cable between the KPA100 ANT jack to the KAT100 RF IN jack.  The control cable connector with the two cables plugs into the KIO2 and the other male connector plugs into either the KAT100 or the KPA100 DB-9 connector.
> 
> The K2 senses the presence of both the KPA100 and the KAT2 and automatically forces the KAT2 to bypass and ANT1.  Operation is automatic and seamless.
> To use the K2/10 for portable operation, remove the BNC cable from ANT1 and remove the control cable - the K2 will then revert to the 10 watt transceiver with the KAT2 active.
> 
> Normally in the external KAT100-2/KPA100 combination, the power for the KAT100 comes through the KPA100 APP power cable.  If you want to set it up so the K2 will revert to low power automatically if the AC powered large power supply goes down in an AC power failure, you must power *both* the base K2 and the KAT100 from a battery backed supply.  The switch to low power will then be automatic if the large power source goes down.
> 
> Even though the KPA100 duplicates the AUX IO port of the KIO2, the computer connection part of that connector will not be functional when mounted in the EC2 enclosure.  Computer communications must be from the KIO2.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 1/4/2015 12:42 AM, Brian Denley wrote:
>> I am building a KAT100 and KPA100 in an separate EC2 housing.  There used to be some websites with details on this arrangement but I can no longer find them.  As I understand things, the KPA100 / KAT100 will operate from the KIOS cable but do I need to disable my KAT2?
>> 
>> 
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