[Elecraft] New Elecraft Product: K-Pod Control Panel for K3S and K3 Transceivers

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 4/15/2016 9:31 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> How involved is the radio modification? I can see this as a
> convenient way to use RIT and activate the CW/SSB keyer memories.

 From looking at the K3 schematic it looks like not much more than
removing a resistor and adding a jumper or perhaps changing a diode.
There are two +5V lines on the RJ-12 jack but one has a 10K current
limiting resistor and the other a diode/120 Ohm resistor.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 4/15/2016 9:31 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I think that most contest station use a considerable amount of cables in
> back of the rig. I have a Y on my ACC for a MicroHAM device and a Band
> Decoder and am considering adding another Y for amp control. It think that
> it is great if the K-Pod can be run off of a single cable connected
> underneath the K3S. How involved is the radio modification? I can see this
> as a convenient way to use RIT and activate the CW/SSB keyer memories.
>
> John KK9A