The issue is regarding setting a MAXIMUM output limit. for Legal or Safety reasons!
In both cases - where accidental QRO could be consequential... Legally or health-wise. In my case, I limit max power for my children's sake! In JA and UK's cases - there was a 50w Legal upper limit. 73/Phillip/N8AYE -. ---.. .- -.-- . David Christ said the following on 1/19/2012 1:11 PM: > I don't understand. With the K3/KPA500 there is no knob on the > KPA500 but if you want to change the power level you just turn the > power knob on the K3. The K3 can remember that level the next time > you return to that band if you wish. A power knob on the KPA500 > would be redundant and superfluous. > > If the KX3 and its amplifier are set up similarly, and I suspect they > will be, then there is no need for the control. And anyway, putting > that control on the amp would constrain where you could place the amp > in order to use the power control. > > Does your issue arise because you want to use the amp with something > other than a KX3 and that other rig has no easy way to control its > output power? > > David K0LUM > > At 9:56 AM -0600 1/19/12, Richard Fjeld wrote: > >> A power limit switch would be fine, but I would still want to have a >> linear control so that I could dial up my desired power level. >> Perhaps the limit control could be menu selectible. >> >> Dick, n0ce >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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
