[KPA500] Suggested checklist for installing KPA and KAT with K3?
Posted by W5UXH on Sep 28, 2013; 2:45am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KPA500-Suggested-checklist-for-installing-KPA-and-KAT-with-K3-tp7579314.html
I placed the order for the factory assembled KPA and KAT to go with my K3/100. I would like to identify any specific configuration items I need to be aware of to hopefully smooth the integration of all three units.
Things already taken care of:
Latest K3 firmware (04.67).
Two 15 pin cables assembled per AD5X instructions.
KPA and KAT utilities installed.
I plan to use a single USB to RS-232 cable (already in use on the K3) with a switch box for all three units. I still need to fabricate the DE-9 to 1/8" stereo plug adaptor for the KAT but have the wiring information needed for that.
Obvious configuration menu items to set:
Amplifier Key Interrupt Power: select "Optimize for the KPA500"
Tuner Antenna selection per band: I will set this appropriately for the two antennas I use. (It appears that this can be set in the Configuration menu, but it sounds as if one can just "train" this setting on each band while training the tuner settings.)
In reading the KPA and KAT manuals I have not run across anything else so far. I will need to set my K3 drive level for each band of course (currently set for an AL-80B/QSK amp).
My hope is to be able to hook everything up and be ready to train the KAT for each frequency segment of bands of interest, set the K3 drive level for each band, and be ready to go.
I will appreciate any suggestions / pointers that current users can provide. I suspect there will be one or more menu items in the K3 needed, so I need to study the K3 documentation next.