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ELECRAFT K4 OPERATING MANUAL
Contents
I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
USING THE BUILT-IN OPERATING MANUAL ................................................................................................................ 6
Key to Text Styles ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
K4 TRANSCEIVER OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................... 7
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................................................................... 9
Orientation and Air Flow ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Power Supply ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Interfacing to Station Equipment .............................................................................................................................. 10
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Software Updates .................................................................................................................................................. 11
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 11
ANT 1, ANT 2, ANT 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 11
ANT 4 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
12 VDC IN ............................................................................................................................................................... 12
12 VDC OUT ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
GROUND (Wing Nut) ............................................................................................................................................. 12
TX SMPL IN ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
XVTR IF IN / RX ANT 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 12
XVTR IF OUT ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
RX ANT 1 IN ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
RX ANT OUT ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
ETHERNET .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
USB ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13
VIDEO ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
REF IN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
LINE IN ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
LINE OUT ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
SPKRS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16
PHONES .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
MIC......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
RS-232 .................................................................................................................................................................... 17
PTT IN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17