KX-3 DC power cable

[dlrwild1]

What does the standard DC power cable for the KX-3 look like? What type of
connectors are on each end of the cable? How long is the cable?

I imagine that when you purchase the KPA100 amp and auto antenna tuner, it
will come with a different DC power cable as a standard feature (similar to
the K3 with Anderson power poles on one end).

Does anyone know what the rear of the KPA100 looks like as far as antenna,
power connections etc.? What are the H x W x D measurements; weight?

Thanks for your help.

Bob Wilderman, K3SRO
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[wayne burdick]

Linda and Bob wrote:

> What does the standard DC power cable for the KX-3 look like?

2.1 mm barrel connector at the rig, same as the K2, K1, and KX1. No  
connector on the other end -- you can install your connector of choice.


> I imagine that when you purchase the KPA100 amp and auto antenna  
> tuner, it
> will come with a different DC power cable as a standard feature  
> (similar to
> the K3 with Anderson power poles on one end).

Yes. (It's KXPA100, though, not KPA100. The KPA100 was the 100-W amp  
for the K2.)


> Does anyone know what the rear of the KPA100 looks like as far as  
> antenna,
> power connections etc.?

SO239s for rig and two antenna jacks; APP for DC; the rest still in  
flux but nothing exotic.


> What are the H x W x D measurements; weight?

Roughly 3"H x 5"W x 9"D and less than 5 pounds.

All further details on the KXPA100 (and the companion 100-W ATU, the  
KXAT100) will be announced later this year.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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[Mike Reublin]

Today or tomorrow then? :-P

73, Mike NF4L

On 12/29/2011 6:50 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

 >>All further details on the KXPA100 (and the companion 100-W ATU, the KXAT100) will
be announced later this year.

 >>73, Wayne N6KR

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[Mike Morrow-3]

Wayne wrote:

> It's KXPA100, though, not KPA100. The KPA100 was the 100-W amp  
> for the K2.

With the growing catalog of Elecraft products, it would be a great enhancement
to clarity were the model designation of various accessories that are particular
to one rig revised to contain the full base model designation in the first few
letters, viz.:

KX3PA vs. KXPA100
KX3AT vs. KXAT3
K1NB vs. KNB1
K1FL4 vs. KFL1-4
K2R160 vs. K160RX
K2AT100 vs. KAT100
K2XV60 vs. K60XV
K2PA100 vs. KPA100
K3TCXO vs. KTCXO3
K3FLA400 vs. KFL3A-400
etc., etc., etc.!

The suggested revision would make it obvious what accessory goes to what rig,
which has certainly not been the case for several years.  It will only get
worse as the Elecraft catalog grows.  IMHO, of course.

> All further details on the KXPA100 (and the companion 100-W ATU, the  
> KXAT100) will be announced later this year.

In 2011? (Only a few days left.)  Or...later, in 2012?

Mike / KK5F
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[wayne burdick]

Mike,

This is easy to do in hindsight, but difficult in practice because of  
the reams of internal, vendor, and customer documents that would have  
to be changed.

Also, we had specific reasons for using certain model numbers, and  
they have semantic and historical significance. For example, the K2's  
amp is a "KPA100" rather than a "KPA2" because we wanted to emphasize  
the "100" (watts) as Elecraft broke out of the QRP-only genre for the  
first time. Also, we originally planned to allow use of the KPA100 as  
a generic 100-W amp sometime in the future. That never happened,  
though the FCC changes would actually allow it now. Note that the  
KX3's 100-W amp *is* generally applicable -- hence "KXPA100". Etc.

If we're lucky, our model number choices will inspire curiosity and  
discussion among linguistic paleontologists in the future.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Dec 30, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:

> Wayne wrote:
>
>> It's KXPA100, though, not KPA100. The KPA100 was the 100-W amp
>> for the K2.
>
> With the growing catalog of Elecraft products, it would be a great  
> enhancement
> to clarity were the model designation of various accessories that  
> are particular
> to one rig revised to contain the full base model designation in the  
> first few
> letters, viz.:
>
> KX3PA vs. KXPA100
> KX3AT vs. KXAT3
> K1NB vs. KNB1
> K1FL4 vs. KFL1-4
> K2R160 vs. K160RX
> K2AT100 vs. KAT100
> K2XV60 vs. K60XV
> K2PA100 vs. KPA100
> K3TCXO vs. KTCXO3
> K3FLA400 vs. KFL3A-400
> etc., etc., etc.!
>
> The suggested revision would make it obvious what accessory goes to  
> what rig,
> which has certainly not been the case for several years.  It will  
> only get
> worse as the Elecraft catalog grows.  IMHO, of course.
>
>> All further details on the KXPA100 (and the companion 100-W ATU, the
>> KXAT100) will be announced later this year.
>
> In 2011? (Only a few days left.)  Or...later, in 2012?
>
> Mike / KK5F
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[Rick WA6NHC]

Or from future historians who want to know how Elecraft became the ham
equivalent of Apple.  ;-)  iHam what iHam.

Rick nhc

-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Burdick

If we're lucky, our model number choices will inspire curiosity and  
discussion among linguistic paleontologists in the future.

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