"Remoting the KPA100 into the EC2 Enclosure" Web Site Missing?

[scottw]

I was just contemplating ordering the components to do this project
and tried to find the referenced KK7P site
(http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html) but it seems to have "gone away".
Did anyone save the instructions?
-Scott N3SW-
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[EricJ-2]

Don, W3FPR posted the information after my sig a couple weeks ago. I
used it myself to remote a KPA/KAT100 into an EC2. I didn't save all the
header info for the post, but it shouldn't be too hard to find it in the
archives.

You didn't say whether you are including the KAT100 in the enclosure. I
did and everything goes together fairly simply once you sketch it all
out on paper first.

Eric
KE6US

"The KAT100-2 contains all the connectors for plugging in the
KPA100(except for the speaker cable), connect the base K2 RF (the ANT1
jack ifthe KAT2 is included) to the RF IN jack on the KAT100 and connect
theKAT100 control cable between the KIO2 option in the base K2 and the
DB-9jack on either the KAT100 or the KAT100.If you do not wish to use
the KAT100, it is just as easy. Drill a holein the bottom of of the EC2
enclosure (right rear area) to mount a BNCconnector. Solder an E620012
header to the back of the BNC jack toprovide a connector to plug the
KPA100 input coax into - you will have 2of those parts with the KPA100
kit - they are normally used at K2 RF P3and P6. Make certain the
orientation is correct, the center conductorof the input coax must
connect to the BNC jack center conductor.Download the KAT100 manual from
Elecraft and build the control cablethat is shown in that manual.Connect
the base K2 RF output to the BNC jack on the EC2 enclosure andthe
control cable to the DB-9 connector on the KPA100. The connectorwith 2
cables must be plugged into the KIO2 if you use the connection tothe
computer.Just one additional caution - do all the KPA100 alignment
andcalibration and checkout while connected directly to the base K2 (no
QRPtop cover), and check out the KAT100 using that same
configuration.Once everything works in that configuration, move the
KPA100 to the EC2and put the QRP top cover on the K2 - connect the 2
cables between theK2 and EC2 and it should work OK." [W3FPR]

On 7/11/2013 11:04 AM, richardscott w wrote:

> I was just contemplating ordering the components to do this project
> and tried to find the referenced KK7P site
> (http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html) but it seems to have "gone away".
> Did anyone save the instructions?
> -Scott N3SW-
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Scott,

You will find this in the archives from 5/5/13, but ! am copying it below.

I do not have the website information, but I think I can describe it on
words - it is not that difficult.
If you are adding the KAT100 as well as the KPA100, order the KAT100-2
as well as the KPA100. (If you already have a KAT100-1, there is a
conversion kit available from Elecraft - or at least used to be)

The KAT100-2 contains all the connectors for plugging in the KPA100
(except for the speaker cable), connect the base K2 RF (the ANT1 jack if
the KAT2 is included) to the Aux RF IN jack on the KAT100 and connect
the KAT100 control cable between the KIO2 option in the base K2 and the
DB-9 jack on either the KAT100 or the KAT100. Don't forget that you
still have to connect a coax from the KPA100 SO-239 jack to the KAT100
RF IN SO-239 - the coax can be short and left permanently in place.

If you do not wish to use the KAT100, it is just as easy.  Drill a hole
in the bottom of of the EC2 enclosure (right rear area) to mount a BNC
connector.  Solder an E620012 header to the back of the BNC jack to
provide a connector to plug the KPA100 input coax into - you will have 2
of those parts with the KPA100 kit - they are normally used at K2 RF P3
and P6.  Make certain the orientation is correct, the center conductor
of the input coax must connect to the BNC jack center conductor.

Download the KAT100 manual from Elecraft and build the control cable
that is shown in that manual.

Connect the base K2 RF output to the BNC jack on the EC2 enclosure and
the control cable to the DB-9 connector on the KPA100.  The connector
with 2 cables must be plugged into the KIO2 if you use the connection to
the computer.

Just one additional caution - do all the KPA100 alignment and
calibration and checkout while connected directly to the base K2 (no QRP
top cover), and check out the KAT100 using that same configuration.  
Once everything works in that configuration, move the KPA100 to the EC2
and put the QRP top cover on the K2 - connect the 2 cables between the
K2 and EC2 and it should work OK.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/11/2013 2:04 PM, richardscott w wrote:
> I was just contemplating ordering the components to do this project
> and tried to find the referenced KK7P site
> (http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html) but it seems to have "gone away".
> Did anyone save the instructions?
> -Scott N3SW-
>

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