[Elecraft] KPA500/KAT500 paired with AL-1500?

[george allen]

I have built a switch to switch radios to a particular antennas to take to our club shack.  The best isolation I could get was 37dbm. Not good enough, so we are moving a jumper between UHF connectors.

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> On Oct 22, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm considering adding a bigger amp to the shack. I'd like to continue to
> use the KPA/KAT combo for quick hits and the bigger amp if/when needed. So
> I'd like to make it convenient to switch between them.
> 
> The people I've talked to so far actually move coax to make the switch. I'd
> like to avoid that.
> 
> I'd need to switch the K3s output from the KPA to the AL1500 and obviously
> switch the outputs as well.
> 
> Obviously I'd also need to set the non-KPA power out of the K3 to the per
> band power needed by the AL1500. I seldom run 100w so that wouldn't be a
> big deal.
> 
> I'd love to hear from anyone who has done this without screwing/unscrewing
> UHF connectors.
> 
> Extra credit for idiot proofing. ;-)
> 
> 73
> 
> jim ab3cv
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