I also have suggested this. I wrote a macro which toggles the DIGOUT1 line which I use to enable/disable my 'dumb' amplifier. The macro also switches between 100w and 65w, which is more or less what I use to drive the amplifier. But I would really like to have access to the per-band settings used for the KPA500.
This feature is only available if you have a KPA500 now, but it shouldn't be hard to make it accessible to everyone. On 8/28/2012 4:41 PM, Thomas Horsten wrote: > Hi all, > > I know that the K3 can remember a separate power level for transmitting > with an intelligent external amplifier like the KPA500, but I have an old > boat-anchor amplifier which I switch in and out with a simple switch > connected to the KEY OUT line of the K3. > > Sometimes I am working barefoot on the K3 with 100W and then I decide I > need some extra power and turn on the amplifier. Then I have to turn the > drive down on the K3 to about 40W to drive the amplifier, but sometimes I > forget and the result is amplifier overdrive and burnt smell from the tubes. > > It would be very nice if there was an input on the K3 that would switch to > the alternative per-band memory for drive power. It might already be there > and used for the KPA500, but I couldn't find it in the manual. > > 73, Thomas M0TRN -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ ______________________________________________________________ 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
