I reported this same issue way back in May when I first got my KPA500, but at the time there were so few amps out there that no one really cared. I still think it's a bug, but I was told my Elecraft that it was intended to work that way.
73 Nels K1UR On 8/13/2011 6:24 PM, John E. Reiser wrote: > Yes, that much works here too. > > What doesn't work is setting the KPA500 MENU: BAND CHG to STBY and expecting > that the power out from the K3 will reliably switch to higher power whenever > the amp is in STANDBY mode, both whether invoked by the button on the amp or > by simply changing bands on the K3, and then reliably dropping to an > appropriate lower level whenever the amp is put in OPERATE mode by tapping > the operate/standby button on the amp. > > Whew! I got it all into one sentence. With 300+ KPA500s out there, am I > the only one to observe this? Come on guys, can't anyone test this for me > with their setup? How about it W4TV? > > 73, John, W2GW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D Joyce"<[email protected]> > To: "Elecraft List"<[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 5:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control > > >> Just to bring everyone up to date on the problem I reported last evening - >> doing the K3 Config:Power Set --> per band (as suggested by Ken K3IU) >> fixed >> the problem. Band control works from either the K3 or the KPA500 and K3 >> power settings are rememberd for all bands. Works slick. >> >> 73, Doug >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "D Joyce"<[email protected]> >> To: "Elecraft List"<[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 11:41 PM >> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control >> >> >>> Group: I'm checking out a recently completed KPA500 (#234) running FW >>> V1.11 with a K3/10 running FW Ver 4.36. The K3/100 with which it will >>> eventually be used is otherwise tied up and I wanted to confirm the the >>> per-band power control feature when used with the K3. (I'm using the AUX >>> interface cable.) >>> >>> It doesn't seem to work as described in the KPA500 Owner's Manual Rev B - >>> see page 9 Item 4 under Transmitting. If I put the Amp in Standby and >>> set >>> the K3 for 5 W as a low power level and then turn the Amp to Operate and >>> run the K3 up to a drive level of about 8 W to produce about 100 Watts >>> from the KPA500, then when I turn the Amp back to Standby the power level >>> is 8 W not 5W. >>> >>> Perhaps the per-band power control is dependent on using a K3/100 not a >>> K3/10. >>> >>> Anyone else seeing the same thing? >>> >>> 73, Doug VE3MV >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
