Re: LA1K Passive?
There /is/ a caution to be remembered in this regard and it has to do with having /two ATUs/ in the circuit.
A transceiver /can /be used barefoot through the LA-1K provided the external ATU (HF-AUTO
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Kent Trimble, K9ZTV
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#1219
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Re: LA1K Passive?
Dont tell me this has also been changed like the 220/120 switch thing…..
eg. New amps no longer have straight thru when amp off design?
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Barry
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#1218
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Re: LA1K Passive?
Only port one is connected with the amp powered down.
Allen,? W9DZ?
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Allen Jones
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Re: LA1K Passive?
My FT2000 plays through my Palstar auto tuner and la1k on or off.
Olen Persons
704-201-9446
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Olen Persons
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#1216
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Re: LA1K Passive?
Hi Chris,
I operate through my LA-1K with it in the off position with no issues. Also known as ‘barefoot’ mode. The exciter is a SunSDR2 Pro.
Both RX and TX.
2019 was when the amplifier was
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Roger Stein
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Re: LA1K Passive?
Antenna Port # 1 of the LA-1K is engaged when the amp is powered off.
Accordingly, a transceiver hooked up to a good powered-off LA-1K will operate with the antenna connected to Antenna Port # 1 of
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tuneupmagic (null)
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Re: LA1K Passive?
Chris...
My TS-890S will feed-thru the LA-1K while the amp is off.? Is your problem due to a setup issue?? My LA-1K defaults to BYPASS at startup.? Suggest you review the LA-1K setup menu, and see
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Jerry Webb
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Re: LA1K Passive?
Mine a 2019 model will Rx and Tx on or off.
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Eric D.Clanton DVM
1519 Pelham Rd
Jacksonville, AL 36265
256-435-8387
WN4WDE
"Life's tough......it's even tougher if you're stupid" -- John Wayne
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Eric Clanton
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#1212
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Re: LA1K Passive?
My TS890 plays through the Palstar, on or off.
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Ken Lemke AC0DQ
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Re: LA1K Passive?
Hi Chris,
Same thing here with my LA1K. I have to power it on to operate even if I'm
only wanting to listen to the radio.
Bob NN5D
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Bob NN5D <nn5d.bob@...>
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LA1K Passive?
Thanks for the ad. I have? the radio a 7610 going to the Palstar LA1K . I would think with the amp off (no power} that it would be passive and the radio could Transmit and receive with it off?. This
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Chris K2HVE
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
I appreciate the help but many postings aren’t addressing my issue so I have done some research on my own. I have found that the power supplies installed in the LA-1K seem to be faulty and that
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W2UH Hiram <w2uh@...>
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
I have seen that and mine doesn't have that switch
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 2:41 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [la1k] I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the
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w2uh@...
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
Hi Bob,
Sorry to hear about your LA-1K being DOA (dead on arrival) as opposed to having infant mortality issue with my LA-1K purchased directly from Palstar in January 2023.? I had shared my many
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tuneupmagic (null)
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
Your Palstar experience differs greatly from mine. Last summer I
ordered a LA-1K from Palstar. Earlier this year the amp developed a
problem. Speaking with Mark Ward he asked me to run some tests to
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A.G. von Luternow
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
Dirk,
I had a very similar situation with Palstar and a LA1K. My brand new LA1K
would not output over 200 watts from the very start. I contacted Palstar,
and the owner told me I had abused the
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Bob NN5D <nn5d.bob@...>
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
Hey Dirk,
In case you haven't already done so, please check out my postings in the 120/240V switch? 55 (
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tuneupmagic (null)
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
Hi Dirk,
I also find that hard to believe... Palstar will need to explain in sufficient details the failure mode of the pair of NXP MRFE6VP5600H LDMOS transistors relative to the plug miswiring in
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tuneupmagic (null)
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
Ray,
Thank you for sharing.? So sorry to hear about the switch failure.? I was notified by Palstar that both HF LDMOS? were damaged or destroyed in my new Palstar LA-1K.? They told me it occurred
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ddffbb22@...
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#1201
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Re: I need help making the cable that connects the Yaesu FT DX-10 to the Palstar LA-1K Amplifier
I guess they changed it from 2 year to 1 year at some point. It definitely
used to be 2 years. Mine was repaired under warranty in the 2nd year and,
as pointed out above, documentation still exists
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Fred Kepner
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#1200
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