[Elecraft] K2 with KXPA100

[Jay Rutherford]

Don (and Ed and Heinz),

Thank you for the information. I have Tom's legacy website so will look up the board. 

Don, I enjoyed my day with the Elecraft gang at the hamfest; thanks for the invite. I'll see you at Dayton, if you can make it.

73 Jay K3BH

On Sun, Apr 21, 2019, at 22:47, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Jay,
> 
> You will need to key the amplifier with a keying output from the K2. 
> Yes, the amp will detect band and frequency, but you still need a KEYOUT 
> from the K2.
> The best solution is to use the N0SS Amplifier Keying board.  Since Tom 
> is SK, no kits are available, but I understand you can obtain the boards 
> from FAR circuits - or the circuit is simple enough that you can build 
> it on perfboard using Tom's full size board layout.  See 
> http://www.mmccs.com/mmarc/n0ss/k2_t-r_rly_drvr.pdf.
> 
> Thank you for your help at RARSfest - the Amazon package arrived today - 
> Thanks.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 4/21/2019 8:23 PM, Jay Rutherford wrote:
> > Greetings all,
> > 
> > How could I use the KXPA100 amp with my K2? I don't think the K2 has a keying line, and so I wonder if the KXPA100 would automatically detect band and frequency through the built-in tuner without a keying line cable. Any info appreciated.
> > 
> > 73 Jay K3BH
>