[Elecraft] KPAK3AUX cable

[Alan. G4GNX]

Fred Cady’s book on the KPA500/KAT500 combination mentions that if you’re using two cables to connect the AUXBUS signals between a KPA500, KAT500 and K3, it’s possible to use a DE15HD cable as long as the other cable is a KPAK3AUX cable wired as per the diagram. In the UK DE15HD is a bit of an obscure description, but I take it to mean a VGA EXTENSION cable (NOT A std. VGA cable) which has a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other end. I presume that these EXTENSION cables are wired pin to pin i.e. 1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3 etc., Does anyone know if this is the case?

I realise that I would need a cable with all pins connected, then snip out the pins that should not be connected. I would happily buy another KPAK3AUX cable from Elecraft, but for an item which is readily available in the UK, it’s not really economical.

73,

Alan. G4GNX