Re: Help needed connecting Alpha 86 amp to K3

Posted by Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2 on Jan 28, 2012; 6:39pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Help-needed-connecting-Alpha-86-amp-to-K3-tp7232815p7232824.html

On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Robert Fanfant <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> My Alpha 86 has three RCA jacks:1) Relay2) ALC3) Key out What connections need to be made to the K3? -rob

K3 "KEY OUT" to Alpha "RELAY". That's all (apart from RF, of course!).
Some may recommend using ALC, but it should only be as an overdrive
protection mechanism, if used at all. Keep the drive level down so the
Alpha is operating within (mainly grid-current) specs, and all will be
well.

    ~iain / N6ML
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