The kpa500 is also compatible with most popular rigs. If you chose the kxusb cable when you ordered your kxpa100, you can purchase the kxser cable from elecraft or make one yourself. And, of course, pin 3 is the common ground for all of this. The second edition of the elecraft kpa500 amplifier and kat500 tuner the kline dream station is not substantially different that the first edition. They are considered unsupported, contributed utilities. If you dont have a pdf viewer, follow this link to download a free adobe pdf viewer. Learn more by clicking on the powercombo tab below. The newer acrobat free reader may be more compatible. Hi all, will a schematic be forthcoming soon for the kat500.
I have noticed that the port to port isolation between the 3 antenna ports is rather poor, even worse than the rxmain. For the kpa500, if your kusb cable has a silver sheath on the wire, it is no longer supported. Elecraft kpa1500 amateur radio external linear amplifier user. Get the best deals on elecraft when you shop the largest online selection at. Building an elecraft kat500 antenna tuner i have had a number of automatic antenna tuners in recent years. Elecraft kpa500 pinging during operating qrz forums. Protection and monitoring circuitry is extensive and foolproof, letting you focus on the job at hand breaking pileups and overcoming the most difficult operating conditions. Elecraft k3 schematics this document contains the schematics for the elecraft k3 transceiver and its internal options. Bottom line is the kpa1500 is super easy to use and i recommend it now with a 55.
Front and back views of the kat500 kat500 overview the kat500 is a switchablel autotuner that can match a large variety of loads. Buy elecraft and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Elecraft kpa1500 amateur radio external linear amplifier. It completes the elecraft kline as it currently exists, and is designed to interface seamlessly with the k3 transceiver and kpa500 amplifier. Elecraft kx3 and kx2 win4k3suite for the elecraft k3 k3s.
For those who may wish to develop their own software, a command reference manual is available on the elecraft web site. The elecraft kat500 automatic antenna tuner by phil salas. Monitor the elecraft email reflector where announcements are made when new releases become available. Additionally, an spe, acom or elecraft amplifier, or a steppir antenna controller or equivalent, can be connected to the sbox at the same time, tracking rig 1. Elecraft k3 or k3s, p3, and kat500 kpa500 or kpa500 ham radio dust cover.
Kpa500 owners manual ftp directory listing elecraft. View and download elecraft kpa500 owners manual online. Add more punch to your signal with elecraft s kpa500kat500 powercombo. Oct 19, 20 ok i know its an odd mix but details here of min input drive and max output power.
A problemam az lenne hogy egy dvbt tunert hasznalok media lejatszonak usbs tapellatasu vinyoval. Title manual revision download size kpa500 owners manual kpa500 owners. Building an elecraft kat500 antenna tuner kg3v ham radio blog. I stumbled across some pictures of a new 500 watt 1. Firmware updates and the utility program for the kpa500 are available as a free download from the support section on the elecraft website. The elecraft kpa500 500watt hf power amplifier phil salas ad5x introduction a recent entry into the solidstate amplifier market is the elecraft kpa500, a 1606 meter 500 watt solidstate amplifier with autoband switching and silent pindiode tr switching. I have had mfj tuners, ldg tuners and the builtin tuners in my ts930s, elecraft k2, icom ic7600, and yaesu ftdx3000.
Firmware updates and the utility program for the kat500 are. Elecraft may elect to update them but makes no commitment to do so. Elecraft kpa500 sch service manual download, schematics. The kpa500 can be controlled remotely using a personal computer connected to the rs232 port. The team will be operating seven k3s transceivers and kpa500 amplifiers. This is the complete k3 book and offers the k3 owner all the material of the 2 nd edition plus operation details of the new kio3b io interface and the new kxv3b receive antenna and transverter interface. During operating it seems to ping about 1 ping every 2 3 seconds. I shipped the amp back to elecraft and they repaired it under warranty and its been running flawlessly ever since.
Many elecraft products are available both as kits and as readybuilt units. Kat500 owners manual ftp directory listing elecraft. Elecraft kpa500 owners manual ftp directory listing. Rs232 xvcr connects the kpa500 to a kenwood transceiver using a standard 9pin serial cable. Title manual revision download size k3s schematic files k3s schematics including options rev a 7242017 3. Win4k3suite will automatically send frequency and band information to the radios giving an automatic selection of pretuned antennas and full integration of the kpa500 via serial commands. This connector cannot be used to update kpa500 firmware. May 22, 2016 first of all, i use yaesu pin 2 tx gnd as the key line for the kpa500, rather than the elecraft s separate phono cable.
Kx1 assembly and operations manual with schematics. Introduction kpa500 compact 1606 m solid state amplifier available as a factory assembled or modular nosoldering kit. Elecrafts product lineup includes a range of qrp cw transceivers, the k2 and k3 allmode 100w transceiver, kx2 and kx3 portable 160m2m transceiver, linear power amplifiers, two panadapters and a range of accessories including antenna tuners and signal generators. Amateur radio linear amplifier schematics details for fcc id utr kpa500 made by elecraft, inc document includes schematics expresssch. Title manual revision download size kpa500 owners manual kpa500 owners manual rev e1 11519 1. Win4k3suite for the kx3 and kx2 brings big station performance to these radios. Good morning, it looks like my kpa500 has gone down for the count.
It has some k3s specific references added and some wordsmithing to clean up some of the explanations. Its one of the smallest 500w amplifiers available, yet it includes a builtin lownoise linear power supply based on a rugged toroidal transformer. Elecraft recommends that a kusb cable be purchased for full support. The ftdi driver allows your computer to create a virtual com port so that the utility can communicate with the elecraft product. The biggest and best ham radio classifieds on the web. Kpa500 amateur radio linear amplifier schematics expresssch. Like our kpa500, the kpa1500 offers fast qsk without a noisy relay.
Dec 02, 2011 an overview of the elecraft kpa500 amplifier. All software on this page is free for use by elecraft operators. And it wouldnt be an elecraft amp without robust pindiode tr switching. The kpa500 offers a unique combination of features. Kpa1500, kpa500, kat500 remote software the software provided for download on this page is provided as a free service to our customers and is provided asis without warranty.
I have used the returned kpa1500 for over a week without any issues. Fcc id utrkpa500 amateur radio linear amplifier by elecraft. Ok i know its an odd mix but details here of min input drive and max output power. Is there a schematic available for this amplifier best regards, jerry. Both the kx3 and kx2 can be integrated with the kxpa100, kat500 and kpa500. The elecraft kpa500 500watt hf power amplifier phil. May 10, 2017 the elecraft k3 and p3, 3rd edition incorporating the kxv3b and kio3b is available now. Kpa500 500 watt linear amplifier firmware and utility elecraft.
Secondly, i used yaesu pins 4, 5, 6 and 7 to supply the band data to the amplifier rather than rely totally on the kpa500 s autosense of the frequency. The manual and schematics for the new elecraft kpa500 hf amplifier is now available and attached to this post. Elecraft k2 schematics compiled by sverre holm, la3za, from manual pages of. On behalf of our entire design team, wed like to thank you for choosing the elecraft kpa500 amplifier. Amateur radio linear amplifier schematics details for fcc id utrkpa500 made by elecraft, inc document includes schematics expresssch. Elecraft kat500 with nonelecraft amplifier and transceiver. Elecraft has called several times to discuss my shack environment. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. This software is helpful in using your k3s, k3, kpa1500, kpa500 or kat500 in a remote setup. Van a tunerben 12volt ami csak bekapcsolt allapotban van jelen tehat ezzel egy fetet vezerelve ez. Block diagram k310 rf board main module band stop filter 1st if rejection. In the schematic below, the logging program keys cw on the dtr line pin 4 of the rig control port, and keys ptt on the rts line pin 7. User manual instruction guide for amateur radio external linear amplifier kpa1500 elecraft, inc setup instructions, pairing guide, and how to reset.
The schematics are ordered as the basic k310, then various options. A gondom kezdettol fogva az hogy ha kikapcsolom a tunert az usb rol akkor is kap tapot es neha bedugva felejtem,unom mar folyton kibe dugdosni. A basic remote operating capability is built into the kpa500 utility program see pg. Buy, sell, trade hf and vhf equipment, towers, antennas, rotators and more. The schematics are preceded by a block diagram for context. Elecraft k3 transceiver service manual download, schematics. Nice little box, just over 25lbs, quiet, interfaces very well with the k3, just the right amount of multicolor glimmerblinkies on the front panel to let you. Is it possible to run an ic7610 and hrd with the kpa500 and kat500 along with the remote control software for the amp. I firmly believe that the alc overshoot from my icom 718 is what damaged and eventually killed r9 but now that ive replaced the 718 with an elecraft k3s i have experienced zero problems and everything is silky smooth. Elecraft kpa500 hf amplifier manual and schematics. As a result, you should consider the release notes as an extension of the owners manual.