[Elecraft] Retiring my MK-II

[Peter Dougherty (W2IRT)]

Hi all,
Now that I have my K3s out of the desk for repairs, one of the things I'd
planned to do is to retire my MicroHam Microkeyer-II. 

Since the K3s has its own built-in sound card it connects via USB I don't
see the need for the MK-II any longer, and frankly I'd like to reduce the
complexity and clutter behind the radio in a very tight space. I am using
both the K3s and a P3 (with TX monitor), so I'm unsure of the needed
cabling. I also have a Y-box installed at the moment, for my band decoder to
the antenna switch and to my KPA-1500.

I set this all up in July, 2015 and quite honestly, I've forgotten all the
steps I needed to get the rig working with the MK-II, so  I'd appreciate any
details of how to get everything working without it. 

I know I'm going to lose two things: The Winkeyer, and true FSK RTTY. I've
operated away from home just using the K3s's internal keyer and never had a
problem (I'm still a relative slowpoke, rarely over 32WPM in contests and
lower other times). RTTY will be a challenge for me, though. I haven't used
AFSK for 17 years so would greatly appreciate help in making that work,
especially with dual VFOs.

Thanks in advance!

 


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Regards,
Peter Dougherty, W2IRT

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K3s S/N 10023
KPA-1500 S/N 0398