Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Fred Jensen
On 1/31/2014 12:41 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote: Sure am looking forward to a successful fix for the tuner's problems - then I will be able to use my tuner and amp. Otherwise, I will return to a manual tuner and tube based amplifier. This has not been a pleasant experience. I have to wonder how it is tha

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Fred Jensen
On 1/31/2014 12:59 PM, XE3/K5ENS wrote: We're also working on a new feature that will allow the K3 to retune the KAT500 automatically, in receive mode, each time the VFO is moved. This feature would be turned on/off in a K3 menu entry (default would be off). By "retune," I mean that the KAT500 wo

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Sam Morgan
I was trying to place a brief focus on the fact that with more power comes the added potential problems caused by rf gremlins I feel that point was/is being ignore by the demand that there be no glitches and if there are any it absolutely must be the designer fault the designing fool proof syst

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Bill W2BLC
"hmmm...let me have a shot at that one 100w vs 500w now I wonder what could be the difference... hello test" Of course there are mechanical differences! However, there should be a similarity of firmware approach. That is why I mentioned it. Bill W2BLC K-Line (???) _

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread AG0N-3055
On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:07:53 -0800, Wayne Burdick wrote: > We're getting excellent reports from several customers who are testing new > KAT500 and KPA500 firmware. (The changes mainly pertain to fault indications > and incorrect re-tuning.) We hope to get this code to beta early next week. Wayn

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread XE3/K5ENS
We're also working on a new feature that will allow the K3 to retune the KAT500 automatically, in receive mode, each time the VFO is moved. This feature would be turned on/off in a K3 menu entry (default would be off). By "retune," I mean that the KAT500 would select an LC combination that had been

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Sam Morgan
hmmm...let me have a shot at that one 100w vs 500w now I wonder what could be the difference... hello test On 1/31/2014 2:41 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote: Sure am looking forward to a successful fix for the tuner's problems - then I will be able to use my tuner and amp. Otherwise, I will return to

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Bill W2BLC
Sure am looking forward to a successful fix for the tuner's problems - then I will be able to use my tuner and amp. Otherwise, I will return to a manual tuner and tube based amplifier. This has not been a pleasant experience. I have to wonder how it is that the internal tuner to the K3 works so

Re: [Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Brian Alsop
Yippie. Can't wait! S&P on bands like 160M is problematic. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 1/31/2014 17:07, Wayne Burdick wrote: We're also working on a new feature that will allow the K3 to retune the KAT500 automatically, in receive mode, each time the VFO is moved. This feature would be turned on/off

[Elecraft] Update on KAT500/KPA500 firmware tweaks

2014-01-31 Thread Wayne Burdick
We're getting excellent reports from several customers who are testing new KAT500 and KPA500 firmware. (The changes mainly pertain to fault indications and incorrect re-tuning.) We hope to get this code to beta early next week. We're also working on a new feature that will allow the K3 to retune