Remote a KAT500

[Michael Blake]

Has anyone remotely  mounted an Elecraft KAT500 in a weatherproof enclosure?

My current antenna situation is an MFJ-994BRT fed with 100 feet of 9914F and then either a 30’ length of 9913F or 450 ohm ladder line to any variety of 60 foot dipole antennas.  I would like to replace the tuner with a KAT500 but unsure of control circuits other than 12vdc power which would be provided over the 9913F coax feed line.

The radio is a KX3 driving a modified ALS-600 with 500 - 600 watts to the feed line.

Michael Blake - K9JRI



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[ab2tc]

Hi Michael.

You bet. See ab2tc.com for a couple of pictures of my installation. I apologize for the immaturity of the web "site". Also search this reflector for my call sign AB2TC and you will find valuable information on how I have it set up. My setup is not the only option; others have successfully used internet CAT6 cable to connect both serial connection and  the AUX channel.

AB2TC - Knut

Michael Blake wrote

Has anyone remotely  mounted an Elecraft KAT500 in a weatherproof enclosure?

My current antenna situation is an MFJ-994BRT fed with 100 feet of 9914F and then either a 30’ length of 9913F or 450 ohm ladder line to any variety of 60 foot dipole antennas.  I would like to replace the tuner with a KAT500 but unsure of control circuits other than 12vdc power which would be provided over the 9913F coax feed line.

The radio is a KX3 driving a modified ALS-600 with 500 - 600 watts to the feed line.

Michael Blake - K9JRI

[k6dgw]

I'm interested too.  I will be running K3/KPA500 to a flag pole antenna,
hopefully with the KAT500 at the base.  I will likely power it with a
separate cable that will have room for control lines too.  In the
meantime, I am back on the air, remote to W7RN.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
- www.cqp.org


On 1/13/2016 6:04 AM, Michael Blake wrote:
> Has anyone remotely  mounted an Elecraft KAT500 in a weatherproof
> enclosure?
>
> Michael Blake - K9JRI
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[ab2tc]

Hello again,

BTW don't use 9913 cable. It is susceptible to water ingression causing higher loss. All the coax at my site is from Times Microwave. The substitution for 9913 would be LMR400. There are several variations of this cable depending on use.

AB2TC - Knut

<quote author="ab2tc">
Hi Michael.

You bet. See ab2tc.com for a couple of pictures of my installation. I apologize for the immaturity of the web "site". Also search this reflector for my call sign AB2TC and you will find valuable information on how I have it set up. My setup is not the only option; others have successfully used internet CAT6 cable to connect both serial connection and  the AUX channel.

AB2TC - Knut

Michael Blake wrote

Has anyone remotely  mounted an Elecraft KAT500 in a weatherproof enclosure?

[Michael Blake]

Thanks Knut.  The cable is actually Belden 9913F which is filled much the same as LMR-400 but has a stranded center conductor.  I will search for your articles with earnest,  It appears from the photos that you only have the PC port connected which should be easy to accomplish.

Michael Blake
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> On Jan 13, 2016, at 4:04 PM, ab2tc <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hello again,
>
> BTW don't use 9913 cable. It is susceptible to water ingression causing
> higher loss. All the coax at my site is from Times Microwave. The
> substitution for 9913 would be LMR400. There are several variations of this
> cable depending on use.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> Hi Michael.
>
> You bet. See ab2tc.com for a couple of pictures of my installation. I
> apologize for the immaturity of the web "site". Also search this reflector
> for my call sign AB2TC and you will find valuable information on how I have
> it set up. My setup is not the only option; others have successfully used
> internet CAT6 cable to connect both serial connection and  the AUX channel.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
>
> Michael Blake wrote
>> Has anyone remotely  mounted an Elecraft KAT500 in a weatherproof
>> enclosure?
>
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>
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