[Elecraft] KANT3 Replacement PC board

[David Olean]

Hello Don and Carl,

I guess I was not very clear on this. I have a couple of K3s and all 
have a KANT3. I know what that board is. This board is a bare (un 
populated) board that was made by someone to be a replacement for the 
stock KANT3 but it has some added switching and routing capabilities 
apparently.   It was a non Elecraft mod kit for the K3. I vaguely 
remember saying that I was interested in the board after someone 
mentioned the design on the Elecraft reflector.  I ended up with a board 
and the parts list. I have no idea how to implement same!

To be clear, this is not a KANT3 from Elecraft. It is a bare board and a 
list of parts that includes three ICs (TPIC6C596PW) a 78LO5 5 volt 
regulator plus a bunch of capacitors and resistors. There are two 
antenna connections that go on the board along with the 20 pin connector 
that you remove off the original KANT3 board from your radio.

I am trying to figure out what this is and if it is usable.


Dave K1WHS

On 11/26/2020 6:32 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Dave,
>
> If I am not mistaken, that board would be installed in a K3 that did 
> not have an ATU.
>
> If you bought the K3 without the tuner and later installed the tuner, 
> that would be the reason you have it in your 'junk'.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 11/26/2020 6:03 PM, David Olean wrote:
>> I hope someone can steer me in the right direction. I was trolling 
>> through my junk and found a new un populated PC board.  I must have 
>> bought it from someone on the Elecraft reflector, but I have no 
>> memory of any of it!   All I have is the PC board and a printed sheet 
>> with a parts list.  By board has "Copyright Arcom 2016  KANT3 REV 
>> 1.0" printed on it.
>>
>> The board has positions for 3 ICs and two small relays. It looks like 
>> it was made to route extra antenna connections etc. but I have no 
>> information on what it does or how it is implemented into the K3. Can 
>> anyone point me towards a description  on this accessory?  I could 
>> find no mention of anything with a google search.
>>