[Elecraft] KPA 500

[Wes]

Although I have a K3 and a K3S, they are relegated to backup service to my 
Kenwood TS-890.

A number of us Kenwood users also have KPA500 and KAT500s.  We are using mostly 
home-built cables for interconnection.  If you don't have the KAT500 then RF 
sensing is probably good enough.  The advantage to the cable when the KAT500 is 
employed is that it can be preset to the band and tuning solution, when the 
transceiver changes frequency, without transmitting.  This is particularly handy 
when just listening.

Wes  N7WS

On 3/22/2022 11:31 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> A long time ago I used a KPA500 with a Yaesu FT1000MP and the RF sensing
> worked perfectly. Perhaps if you have a KAT500 and are using different
> antenna ports or have very out of tune antennas there may be an advantage to
> having cable control but otherwise I would not worry about it.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
> F5vjc wrote:
>
>
> transceiver and the KPA500 over just relying on the RF sensing function?
>
> I want to drive my KPA500 from an FTDX 101D, is a cable the better way to
> go?
>
> 73 F5VJC
>
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