[Elecraft] K-Pod questions

[Bill Frantz]

On 5/11/18 at 3:53 PM, rick at tavan.com (Rick Tavan) wrote:

>On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 2:51 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:
>
>>Thinking of replacing my Pigknob [which doesn't work when I'm running
>>remote] with a KPod.  Couple of questions:
>>
>>1.  If I'm reading the product description correctly the only connection
>>between the K3 and KPod is a cable to the RJ-45 jack on the bottom edge of
>>the Front Panel under the RIT/XIT?
>>
>
>Correct, if your K3 is appropriately configured. IIRC, there is a necessary
>mod to provide adequate power that isn't in all earlier K3's. I run my
>K*Pod with a single cable. N.B. It's a "special" cable with no connection
>between the Pins 1, not a standard 6-conductor RJ45 cable.

The KPod can also be run with its own power supply. I found the 
modification to my K3 easy, but I also decided to practice SMD 
rework and remove the high value resistor and replace it with 
the low value resistor instead of just paralleling them. (Yeah, 
I know, I was just showing off.)

The bottom line is that you have a bunch of choices how you 
connect it and power it. I went for minimum cables.

73 Bill AE6JV

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