[Elecraft] K-POD Coiled Cord?

Fred Jensen k6dgw at foothill.net
Fri Jul 17 18:13:03 EDT 2020


Mine took more than a couple of turns [9 to be exact] of the supplied 
flat cable right up next to the radio connector.

73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/17/2020 1:43 PM, Keith Trinity WE6R wrote:
> I use about a 5 foot nice flexible old computer mouse cord.
> Goes from the RJ 6-pin "Radio" jack on K-POD to bottom of K3 Front Panel.
> I did NOT connect a wire to the one unused pin on either end, so you 
> only need 5 wires.
> It works but I occasionally get RF into it on 80m as my antenna 
> radiates into the house. "ERR KP1" shows in K3 display, sometimes it 
> makes the frequency change.
> A couple turns on a toroid  at each end did NOT help.
> I suggest keep it as short as possible.
> Keith WE6R Elecraft K3 Tech



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