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Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

john@kk9a.com
Yes a Y will work.  I have had a MicroHAM keyer, a Top Ten Band Decoder
and a KPA500 all connected to the same ACC jack.

John KK9A


Don Butler n5lz at comcast.net
Mon Feb 12 12:31:13 EST 2018

I've been studying the manual while waiting for my new KPA-1500 to ship ...
I see that the KPAK3AUX cable must run from AUX on the amp to ACC on the
K3S.   In my case I already have a microHAM MK2R+ cable connected to the K3S
ACC  (providing band data for switching bandpass filters).
I'm thinking that I can build a Y-Adapter cable assembly with DB-15s  to run
from the K3S ACC and split (1) to KPAK3AUX and on to the KPA-1500 AUX . and
(2) to the MK2R+ ACC cable.

Will that work?

Will conflicts with KPA-1500 or MK2R+ be created?

Thanks,

Don, N5LZ

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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Don Butler
Tnx John …. I guess a better option might be to just buy a VGA Y-Adapter rather than make one up and have to do all that soldering …

Don, N5LZ

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Subject: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Yes a Y will work.  I have had a MicroHAM keyer, a Top Ten Band Decoder
and a KPA500 all connected to the same ACC jack.

John KK9A


Don Butler n5lz at comcast.net
Mon Feb 12 12:31:13 EST 2018

I've been studying the manual while waiting for my new KPA-1500 to ship ...
I see that the KPAK3AUX cable must run from AUX on the amp to ACC on the
K3S.   In my case I already have a microHAM MK2R+ cable connected to the K3S
ACC  (providing band data for switching bandpass filters).
I'm thinking that I can build a Y-Adapter cable assembly with DB-15s  to run
from the K3S ACC and split (1) to KPAK3AUX and on to the KPA-1500 AUX . and
(2) to the MK2R+ ACC cable.

Will that work?

Will conflicts with KPA-1500 or MK2R+ be created?

Thanks,

Don, N5LZ

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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

john@kk9a.com
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Don't use VGA products.  Elecraft sells a Y adapter that will work
perfectly and N6TV sells a Y-Box to connect up to four devices to the ACC.

John KK9A
.

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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Don Butler <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Tnx John …. I guess a better option might be to just buy a VGA Y-Adapter
> rather than make one up and have to do all that soldering …
>
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> Don, N5LZ
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> *To: *[hidden email]
> *Subject: *[Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500
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>
>
> Yes a Y will work.  I have had a MicroHAM keyer, a Top Ten Band Decoder
>
> and a KPA500 all connected to the same ACC jack.
>
>
>
> John KK9A
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>
>
> Don Butler n5lz at comcast.net
>
> Mon Feb 12 12:31:13 EST 2018
>
>
>
> I've been studying the manual while waiting for my new KPA-1500 to ship ...
>
> I see that the KPAK3AUX cable must run from AUX on the amp to ACC on the
>
> K3S.   In my case I already have a microHAM MK2R+ cable connected to the
> K3S
>
> ACC  (providing band data for switching bandpass filters).
>
> I'm thinking that I can build a Y-Adapter cable assembly with DB-15s  to
> run
>
> from the K3S ACC and split (1) to KPAK3AUX and on to the KPA-1500 AUX . and
>
> (2) to the MK2R+ ACC cable.
>
>
>
> Will that work?
>
>
>
> Will conflicts with KPA-1500 or MK2R+ be created?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Don, N5LZ
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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Jim AB3CV
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VGA Y adapters will NOT work. They don't have a completely pin to pin thru
wiring.

Just get the Elecraft unit or shop carefully.

73

jim ab3cv

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Don Butler <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Tnx John …. I guess a better option might be to just buy a VGA Y-Adapter
> rather than make one up and have to do all that soldering …
>
> Don, N5LZ
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: [hidden email]
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:16 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500
>
> Yes a Y will work.  I have had a MicroHAM keyer, a Top Ten Band Decoder
> and a KPA500 all connected to the same ACC jack.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> Don Butler n5lz at comcast.net
> Mon Feb 12 12:31:13 EST 2018
>
> I've been studying the manual while waiting for my new KPA-1500 to ship ...
> I see that the KPAK3AUX cable must run from AUX on the amp to ACC on the
> K3S.   In my case I already have a microHAM MK2R+ cable connected to the
> K3S
> ACC  (providing band data for switching bandpass filters).
> I'm thinking that I can build a Y-Adapter cable assembly with DB-15s  to
> run
> from the K3S ACC and split (1) to KPAK3AUX and on to the KPA-1500 AUX . and
> (2) to the MK2R+ ACC cable.
>
> Will that work?
>
> Will conflicts with KPA-1500 or MK2R+ be created?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don, N5LZ
>
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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Don Butler
OK tnx again …. I understand .. no VGA adapters …..  Looking closer it looks like the KPAK3AUX INCLUDES a Y-Adapter extension …. So I may be getting everything I need with the cable package?

Don, N5LZ

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From: Jim Miller
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:42 PM
To: Don Butler
Cc: [hidden email]; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

VGA Y adapters will NOT work. They don't have a completely pin to pin thru wiring. 

Just get the Elecraft unit or shop carefully.

73

jim ab3cv

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Don Butler <[hidden email]> wrote:
Tnx John …. I guess a better option might be to just buy a VGA Y-Adapter rather than make one up and have to do all that soldering …

Don, N5LZ

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From: [hidden email]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:16 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Yes a Y will work.  I have had a MicroHAM keyer, a Top Ten Band Decoder
and a KPA500 all connected to the same ACC jack.

John KK9A


Don Butler n5lz at comcast.net
Mon Feb 12 12:31:13 EST 2018

I've been studying the manual while waiting for my new KPA-1500 to ship ...
I see that the KPAK3AUX cable must run from AUX on the amp to ACC on the
K3S.   In my case I already have a microHAM MK2R+ cable connected to the K3S
ACC  (providing band data for switching bandpass filters).
I'm thinking that I can build a Y-Adapter cable assembly with DB-15s  to run
from the K3S ACC and split (1) to KPAK3AUX and on to the KPA-1500 AUX . and
(2) to the MK2R+ ACC cable.

Will that work?

Will conflicts with KPA-1500 or MK2R+ be created?

Thanks,

Don, N5LZ

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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Bob Wilson, N6TV
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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:41 AM, [hidden email] <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Don't use VGA products.  Elecraft sells a Y adapter that will work
> perfectly and N6TV sells a Y-Box to connect up to four devices to the ACC.
>
> John KK9A
>

Correct, plus with the new version 2.1 Y-BOX, you don't have to purchase a
KPAK3AUX cable to connect the KPA1500.  A $10 MF 15-pin cable (not a VGA
cable) will work fine because the internal wiring of the Y-BOX v2.1 matches
the Elecraft custom cable wiring wiring.  It also adds a feature so you can
power up the KPA1500 remotely with a K3 macro (something not supported by
Y-adapters with an unmodified KPAK3AUX cable).

See https://bit.ly/Y-BOX

73,
Bob, N6TV
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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

N2TK
What about if you have the earlier Y-Box and have a KPA500 on it already?
How do you add the KPA1500?
Tnx
N2TK, Tony

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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:41 AM, [hidden email] <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Don't use VGA products.  Elecraft sells a Y adapter that will work
> perfectly and N6TV sells a Y-Box to connect up to four devices to the ACC.
>
> John KK9A
>

Correct, plus with the new version 2.1 Y-BOX, you don't have to purchase a
KPAK3AUX cable to connect the KPA1500.  A $10 MF 15-pin cable (not a VGA
cable) will work fine because the internal wiring of the Y-BOX v2.1 matches
the Elecraft custom cable wiring wiring.  It also adds a feature so you can
power up the KPA1500 remotely with a K3 macro (something not supported by
Y-adapters with an unmodified KPAK3AUX cable).

See https://bit.ly/Y-BOX

73,
Bob, N6TV
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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Don Butler
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Thanks to all …. Taking a closer look and reviewing the KPAK3AUX manual I see that that cable kit (which I have on order) does include the cable itself plus a key-line interrupter and a Y-adapter cable …. So I think I will have everything I need to get properly connected.  

I received the “available for shipping” notification from Elecraft late last week and just want to be ready when the KPA-1500 (which was “expected to begin shipping in mid-October” at the time I ordered and prepaid) eventually does arrive at my QTH.   😊

Don, N5LZ


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From: Don Butler
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:48 PM
To: Jim Miller
Cc: [hidden email]; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

OK tnx again …. I understand .. no VGA adapters …..  Looking closer it looks like the KPAK3AUX INCLUDES a Y-Adapter extension …. So I may be getting everything I need with the cable package?

Don, N5LZ

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From: Jim Miller
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:42 PM
To: Don Butler
Cc: [hidden email]; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

VGA Y adapters will NOT work. They don't have a completely pin to pin thru wiring. 

Just get the Elecraft unit or shop carefully.

73

jim ab3cv

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Don Butler <[hidden email]> wrote:
Tnx John …. I guess a better option might be to just buy a VGA Y-Adapter rather than make one up and have to do all that soldering …

Don, N5LZ

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From: [hidden email]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:16 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Yes a Y will work.  I have had a MicroHAM keyer, a Top Ten Band Decoder
and a KPA500 all connected to the same ACC jack.

John KK9A


Don Butler n5lz at comcast.net
Mon Feb 12 12:31:13 EST 2018

I've been studying the manual while waiting for my new KPA-1500 to ship ...
I see that the KPAK3AUX cable must run from AUX on the amp to ACC on the
K3S.   In my case I already have a microHAM MK2R+ cable connected to the K3S
ACC  (providing band data for switching bandpass filters).
I'm thinking that I can build a Y-Adapter cable assembly with DB-15s  to run
from the K3S ACC and split (1) to KPAK3AUX and on to the KPA-1500 AUX . and
(2) to the MK2R+ ACC cable.

Will that work?

Will conflicts with KPA-1500 or MK2R+ be created?

Thanks,

Don, N5LZ

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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Bob Wilson, N6TV
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If you want to connect both amplifiers to the same K3, one on Antenna Port
1, the second on Antenna Port 2, just connect a second KPAK3AUX cable
between the KPA1500 and the Y-BOX. But the K3 will key both at the same
time if they are both powered on, and they will both be on the same band,
and only one will receive RF from the K3.

If all you want to do is swap the KPA500 for the KPA1500, all of your
existing cabling to the Y-BOX and KPA500 will work exactly the same since
they are 100% compatible.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Feb 12, 2018 12:26 PM, "N2TK, Tony" <[hidden email]> wrote:

What about if you have the earlier Y-Box and have a KPA500 on it already?
How do you add the KPA1500?
Tnx
N2TK, Tony

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Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 2:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:41 AM, [hidden email] <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Don't use VGA products.  Elecraft sells a Y adapter that will work
> perfectly and N6TV sells a Y-Box to connect up to four devices to the ACC.
>
> John KK9A
>

Correct, plus with the new version 2.1 Y-BOX, you don't have to purchase a
KPAK3AUX cable to connect the KPA1500.  A $10 MF 15-pin cable (not a VGA
cable) will work fine because the internal wiring of the Y-BOX v2.1 matches
the Elecraft custom cable wiring wiring.  It also adds a feature so you can
power up the KPA1500 remotely with a K3 macro (something not supported by
Y-adapters with an unmodified KPAK3AUX cable).

See https://bit.ly/Y-BOX

73,
Bob, N6TV
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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

N2TK
Hi Bob,

My KPA500 is in the basement as will be the KA1500. I used to have an Acom 2000A alongside the KPA500. I have a switch in the shack that selects the one output from the K3 to an A/B switch for the inputs of both amps and an A/B switch on the output for both amps to a coax switch. I key the amps in parallel with diode isolation. This has worked well for a long time. I like doing it this way because while the one amp is off I can use the other amp.  If I have a problem with an amp all I have to do is turn off the one amp from the screen, turn on the other amp and hit the switch. I don’t have to go to the basement to do anything.

Guess I can use a Y-cable with a second KPAK3AUX with both amps in parallel instead of the Y-Box.

73,

N2TK, Tony

 

From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bob Wilson, N6TV
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 3:48 PM
To: N2TK, Tony <[hidden email]>; Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

 

If you want to connect both amplifiers to the same K3, one on Antenna Port 1, the second on Antenna Port 2, just connect a second KPAK3AUX cable between the KPA1500 and the Y-BOX. But the K3 will key both at the same time if they are both powered on, and they will both be on the same band, and only one will receive RF from the K3.

 

If all you want to do is swap the KPA500 for the KPA1500, all of your existing cabling to the Y-BOX and KPA500 will work exactly the same since they are 100% compatible.

73,
Bob, N6TV

 

On Feb 12, 2018 12:26 PM, "N2TK, Tony" <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > wrote:

What about if you have the earlier Y-Box and have a KPA500 on it already?
How do you add the KPA1500?
Tnx
N2TK, Tony


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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:41 AM, [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>  <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > wrote:

> Don't use VGA products.  Elecraft sells a Y adapter that will work
> perfectly and N6TV sells a Y-Box to connect up to four devices to the ACC.
>
> John KK9A
>

Correct, plus with the new version 2.1 Y-BOX, you don't have to purchase a
KPAK3AUX cable to connect the KPA1500.  A $10 MF 15-pin cable (not a VGA
cable) will work fine because the internal wiring of the Y-BOX v2.1 matches
the Elecraft custom cable wiring wiring.  It also adds a feature so you can
power up the KPA1500 remotely with a K3 macro (something not supported by
Y-adapters with an unmodified KPAK3AUX cable).

See https://bit.ly/Y-BOX

73,
Bob, N6TV

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Re: Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500

Nr4c
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You can buy one from Elecraft.

A VGA “Y” may not work. Check diagrams.

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> On Feb 12, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Don Butler <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Tnx John …. I guess a better option might be to just buy a VGA Y-Adapter rather than make one up and have to do all that soldering …
>
> Don, N5LZ
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> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:16 PM
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Y-Adapter for K3S ACC - KPAK3AUX - KPA-1500
>
> Yes a Y will work.  I have had a MicroHAM keyer, a Top Ten Band Decoder
> and a KPA500 all connected to the same ACC jack.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> Don Butler n5lz at comcast.net
> Mon Feb 12 12:31:13 EST 2018
>
> I've been studying the manual while waiting for my new KPA-1500 to ship ...
> I see that the KPAK3AUX cable must run from AUX on the amp to ACC on the
> K3S.   In my case I already have a microHAM MK2R+ cable connected to the K3S
> ACC  (providing band data for switching bandpass filters).
> I'm thinking that I can build a Y-Adapter cable assembly with DB-15s  to run
> from the K3S ACC and split (1) to KPAK3AUX and on to the KPA-1500 AUX . and
> (2) to the MK2R+ ACC cable.
>
> Will that work?
>
> Will conflicts with KPA-1500 or MK2R+ be created?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don, N5LZ
>
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