Wayne, I have my THP HL-2.5kfx, is there a way to control both via the K3? I would like to select the device to use based on conditions without going through a lot of switching.
Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Person Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:43 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 from Orlando Wow. Everything I ever wanted in an amp. This is a great feature. Fantastic integration. I can hardly wait another 2 months or so to order one. 73, Doug -- K0DXV On 2/15/2011 2:05 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Jack, doesn't the k3 have a way of automatically setting the band on >> the KPA500? > Yes. It can do this in two ways: (a) RF sensing; (b) band data from > the K3. > > The K3 can be connected to the KPA500 via the 15-pin connector. This > will provide band data for the amp when the K3's band is changed. But > it will also allow you to use the amp's band switches to change bands > on the radio, see a report of amp fault conditions, operate/standby > status, etc. > > The nice thing about having the K3 know about amp operate/standby > status is that the K3 can provide two entirely different per-band > power-level setups. When you put the amp into operate condition, it > will retrieve all of the amp drive levels you set up on each band. > When you go to standby, the K3 will use its "barefoot" power settings. > > Some of this is still being tested and has not been provided to field > testers yet. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
