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

[Alan Bloom]

I think they are using pin 6, the one with the 10K resistor, to get +5V 
to the pod.  So it probably will involve bridging the 10K resistor with 
a smaller value.

Alan N1AL


On 04/15/2016 06:58 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> 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
>
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