KPA500 & KAT500 POWER COMBO (NOTE: SELECT 1 PWR CABLE BELOW) $75 PACKAGE SAVINGS

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Plays Well With Most Popular Rigs. Add more punch to your signal with Elecraft's Power Combo and take your transceiver to a full 500 watts out.

 In addition to the K3 and K4 Transceivers, the DXpedition-proven KPA500 and KAT500 combo is available for most recent Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood and Flex transceivers.  We've taken the guesswork out of operating by providing cabling and instructions for some of the most popular rigs in shacks today.

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    Cables for Radio Brands/Models

     

    Elecraft

    Cable # Transceiver Model Notes
    E100416 (Included w/ Amp) Phono Cable works with most radio models.  Please Select additional cable(s) below based on desired operating mode.

    Standard Mode – Keying.   Phono Keying Cable included with Amp. 

    Amp/ATU selects band and freq. by using its internal frequency counter to measure TX freq. in this mode. Works with all radios with a keying output phono jack.
    KPAK3AUXSET K3, KES Enhanced Mode. Aux Cable set for KPA500 + second E850463 aux cable for KAT500. AUX Cable Set incl: 15-Pin to 15-Pin DE-15 + Key Line Interrupter adapter.

     

    Cables for non-Elecraft Transceivers

    Yaesu

    Cable # Yaesu Model Notes
    E100416 (Included w/ Amp) Phono Cable works with most radio models.  Please Select additional cable(s) below based on desired operating mode. Standard Mode – Keying.   Phono Keying Cable included with Amp.  Amp/ATU selects band and freq. by using its internal frequency counter to measure TX freq. in this mode. Works with all radios with a keying output phono jack.
    CBL-YAESUKEY FT-817, FT818 Standard Mode – Keying.  Incl. 8-pin MiniDIN to phono
    CBL-YAE-BANDKEY FT-920, FT990, FT1000 family, FT2000, FT5000, FT9000 family Intermediate Mode. Incl. 8-pin DIN to DE15 cable for band data plus keying, plus Aux Cable to connect the KAT500 to the KPA500.
    CBL-YAE-BKMINI

    FT857, FT891, FT897, FT991, FT710AESS

    FTX-1 Optima*

    Intermediate Mode. Incl. 8-pin MiniDIN to DE15 cable for band data plus keying, plus Aux Cable to connect the KAT500 to the KPA500.

    FTX-1 Optima: Provides PTT/Keying only (no band data). Set amplifier/tuner to Serial Mode
    CBL-YAE-BKDIN10

    FT450, FTdx1200, FTdx10

    FTX-1 Control Head*

    Intermediate Mode. 10-Pin MiniDIN to DE15 cable for band data plus keying, plus Aux Cable to connect the KAT500 to the KPA500.

    FTX-1 Control Head: Compatible with KPA500/KPA1500, but output is limited to approximately 200 W because radio is QRP
    CBL-YAE-BKDA15 FTdx3000, FTdx101 Family Intermediate Mode. DA15 to DE15 cable for band data plus keying, plus Aux Cable to connect the KAT500 to the KPA500.


    *Yaesu FTX-1 Compatibility

    • FTX-1 Optima: Use CBL-YAE-BKMINI for PTT/Keying only. This connection does not provide band data. Configure amplifier/tuner for Serial Mode.
    • FTX-1 Control Head: Compatible with the KPA500 and KPA1500 using CBL-YAE-BKDIN10. Because FTX-1 is a QRP radio, amplifier output is limited to approximately 200 W.


    Icom

    Cable # Icom Model Notes
    E100416 (Included w/ Amp) IC7300, 7600, 7700, 7851, 9100 Standard Mode – Keying.   Phono Keying Cable included with Amp. 
    CBL-ICOMKEY Icom "small" radios: IC703, 706, IC7000 Standard Mode. ICOMKEY to KAT500. Use Phono cable from the KAT500 to the KPA500. (Phono Cables incl. w/Amp & Tuner.).

    Flex

    Cable # Flex Model Notes
    E100416(Included w/ Amp)  Flex 3000, 5000 Standard Mode – Keying.   Phono Keying Cable included with Amp. 
    CBL-FLEX-PWRCMB Flex 6000-family Enhanced mode. Incl. KUSB cable for freq. data, null modem cable, gender changer to KPA500 (Phone Cable for keying incl. w/Amp)

    Kenwood

    Cable # Kenwood Model Notes
    E100416 (Included w/ Amp) Phono Cable works with most radio models.  Please Select additional cable(s) below based on desired operating mode. Standard Mode – Keying.   Phono Keying Cable included with Amp. 

    Amp/ATU selects band and freq. by using its internal frequency counter to measure TX freq. in this mode. Works with all radios with a keying output phono jack.
    CBL-KENKEY Kenwood TS140, 430, 440, 450, 570, 820, 830, 850, 930, 940, 950, 2000 Standard Mode-Keying.  Incl. 7-pin DIN to Phono Keying Cable.
    CBL-KENKEYM TS-480 Standard Mode -Keying.  Incl. 8-pin MiniDIN to Phono Keying Cable.
    CBL-KENSER500 Kenwood 580, 590, 890, 990 Enhanced Mode - Keying & Freq. Data. Incl. DE9 to 3.5mm 7-Pin Din, and CBL-KENKEY

     

    Standard Mode = Keying (amplifier to transmit mode) Amp’s internal frequency counter auto-selects band and ATU frequency.

    Intermediate Mode = Intermediate Mode-Radios w/BCD band data lines only. Keying plus band switching prior to TX. Amp’s internal frequency counter selects ATU frequency.

    Enhanced Mode = Keying & Frequency Data from radio select amplifier band and ATU frequency prior to TX.

     

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