hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76
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Have you connected the amplifier keying line?
Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of KC6CNN Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 19:05 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 Anyone hook up a Alpha 76 to a K3? I hooked everything up but no power when I key. Any suggestion? ----- KC6CNN - Gerald K2 # 5486 K3 # 6254 KX3 # 757 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/hooking-up-a-K3-to-a-Alpha-76-tp7574001 .html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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That's all I have hooked up to my 87A other than the coax do you have all
the menu items set correctly on the K3? 73, Fred/N0AZZ K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100 P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2 -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gerald Manthey Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:43 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 Both rca connectors. On May 21, 2013 9:42 PM, "Gerald Manthey" <[hidden email]> wrote: > Yes, from key out to relay on the amp. > On May 21, 2013 9:06 PM, "Dick Dievendorff" <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> Have you connected the amplifier keying line? >> >> Dick, K6KR >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [hidden email] >> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of KC6CNN >> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 19:05 PM >> To: [hidden email] >> Subject: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 >> >> Anyone hook up a Alpha 76 to a K3? >> I hooked everything up but no power when I key. >> Any suggestion? >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> KC6CNN - Gerald >> K2 # 5486 >> K3 # 6254 >> KX3 # 757 >> -- >> View this message in context: >> >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/hooking-up-a-K3-to-a-Alpha-76-tp >> 7574001 >> .html<http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/hooking-up-a-K3-to-a-Alpha >> -76-tp7574001.html> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at >> Nabble.com. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6342 - Release Date: 05/20/13 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6342 - Release Date: 05/20/13 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Do you hear the 76 TX relay engage or see the meters change color from green to amber when you key the K3? If not, the keying signal is not reaching the amp and you need to determine if it's a problem with the amp or the K3. I hope you've not interchanged RF INPUT with RELAY...BOTH are RCA connectors on the 76 (IMHO a really dumb idea by Alpha). KEY OUT on the K3 should go to RELAY on the 76...just above the two fuses.
73, Bill W4ZV
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Re: hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76
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How about setting it to VOX. There is a note in the manual about this.
Relay key line will go active, but no power out of the K3 and, therefore, no power out of the Alpha. This happens on my K3/Al-80B combo. 73...Rick -- W5RH -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gerald Manthey Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:19 AM To: Fred Smith Cc: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 I believe so. K3 works great by it's self. Going to try everything again today since i've had a good nights sleep. Thanks Gerald On May 22, 2013 2:59 AM, "Fred Smith" <[hidden email]> wrote: > That's all I have hooked up to my 87A other than the coax do you have > all the menu items set correctly on the K3? > > > 73, > Fred/N0AZZ > K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100 > P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gerald Manthey > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:43 PM > To: Dick Dievendorff > Cc: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 > > Both rca connectors. > On May 21, 2013 9:42 PM, "Gerald Manthey" <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Yes, from key out to relay on the amp. > > On May 21, 2013 9:06 PM, "Dick Dievendorff" <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > >> Have you connected the amplifier keying line? > >> > >> Dick, K6KR > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [hidden email] > >> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of KC6CNN > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 19:05 PM > >> To: [hidden email] > >> Subject: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 > >> > >> Anyone hook up a Alpha 76 to a K3? > >> I hooked everything up but no power when I key. > >> Any suggestion? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> KC6CNN - Gerald > >> K2 # 5486 > >> K3 # 6254 > >> KX3 # 757 > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/hooking-up-a-K3-to-a-Alpha-76- > >> tp > >> 7574001 > >> .html<http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/hooking-up-a-K3-to-a-Alp > >> ha -76-tp7574001.html> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive > >> at Nabble.com. > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6342 - Release Date: > 05/20/13 > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6342 - Release Date: > 05/20/13 > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Re: hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76
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I am having a similar problem, the K3 doesn't key up my 76A. Not a
molex problem, since the amp keys if I pull the cable from the K3 "key out" and short the center pin to the shield. Someone mentioned "config settings", but I'm not seeing any that seem relevant to "Key Out". So my question is "What config settings?". 73 Jack KZ5A K3# 4165 On 5/22/2013 9:23 AM, Rick Hiller wrote: > How about setting it to VOX. There is a note in the manual about this. > Relay key line will go active, but no power out of the K3 and, therefore, no > power out of the Alpha. > > This happens on my K3/Al-80B combo. > > 73...Rick -- W5RH > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gerald Manthey > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:19 AM > To: Fred Smith > Cc: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 > > I believe so. K3 works great by it's self. Going to try everything again > today since i've had a good nights sleep. > Thanks > Gerald > On May 22, 2013 2:59 AM, "Fred Smith" <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> That's all I have hooked up to my 87A other than the coax do you have >> all the menu items set correctly on the K3? >> >> >> 73, >> Fred/N0AZZ >> K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100 >> P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [hidden email] >> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gerald Manthey >> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:43 PM >> To: Dick Dievendorff >> Cc: [hidden email] >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 >> >> Both rca connectors. >> On May 21, 2013 9:42 PM, "Gerald Manthey" <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, from key out to relay on the amp. >>> On May 21, 2013 9:06 PM, "Dick Dievendorff" <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>>> Have you connected the amplifier keying line? >>>> >>>> Dick, K6KR >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [hidden email] >>>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of KC6CNN >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 19:05 PM >>>> To: [hidden email] >>>> Subject: [Elecraft] hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76 >>>> >>>> Anyone hook up a Alpha 76 to a K3? >>>> I hooked everything up but no power when I key. >>>> Any suggestion? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> KC6CNN - Gerald >>>> K2 # 5486 >>>> K3 # 6254 >>>> KX3 # 757 >>>> -- >>>> View this message in context: >>>> >>>> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/hooking-up-a-K3-to-a-Alpha-76- >>>> tp >>>> 7574001 >>>> .html<http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/hooking-up-a-K3-to-a-Alp >>>> ha -76-tp7574001.html> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive >>>> at Nabble.com. >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >>>> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> >>>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6342 - Release Date: >> 05/20/13 >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6342 - Release Date: >> 05/20/13 >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > . > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: hooking up a K3 to a Alpha 76
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Jack,
It sounds like the K3 Keyout is not working, It is easy to test that -- Put the K3 into TX TEST Then tap the XMIT button and check the resistance between the center and shield of the Keyout connector. If it does not go to a low resistance, it is time to contact K3support. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/23/2013 9:29 AM, Jack Brabham wrote: > I am having a similar problem, the K3 doesn't key up my 76A. Not a > molex problem, since the amp keys if I pull the cable from the K3 "key > out" and short the center pin to the shield. Someone mentioned > "config settings", but I'm not seeing any that seem relevant to "Key > Out". So my question is "What config settings?". ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Make sure something isn't wrong with your RCA cable too. I pinched one behind my desk and that caused an issue. It was very frustrating.
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Over the years I have had numerous faux paux with RCA plug cables. Two favorites are 1) the shell doesn't really connect with sides of the mating jack. 2) The pin is not long enough to contact inside the jack. This can be due to short pin, or some detail of the plug shell/jack combo not allowing sufficient insertion.
The stories associated would make a small book. 73, Guy K2AV |
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