I think I've identified a bug in the KPA500 software. Maybe someone else can confirm it.
I've several times found myself transmitting at low power (30w) when the KPA500 was in bypass, instead of the intended 100w. I have the K3 set so that transmit power differs by band so that I get the automatic low power setting when the KPA500 is on and the higher power setting when the KPA500 is off. What I think happens is that when I use the K3 to change bands, the KPA500 goes into standby (a non-default setting on the KPA500, but that is how I set it) but standby does not get reported back to the K3 so the K3 continues to transmit at the lower power setting as if it were driving the amp. This is confirmed by the asterisk next to the power setting which should not be there with the amp in standby. The problem does not occur if I use the KPA500 buttons to change bands. 73 Nels K1UR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
