OK Folks, I will confirm the bug. We are working on it now and will have a solution ASAP. My tests show that communications is normal after this point, meaning that the KPA properly communicates the OPER mode to the K3. The work-around is to set the POWER-ON mode to STBY.
Our apologies for this glitch. We will have it resolved shortly. Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering On Dec 20, 2012, at 6:43 PM, "hawley, charles j jr" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm seeing exactly the same behavior. You have to cycle to standby and back > to operate if turning on the amp and it's set to start up in operate. > Also, if I set the pwr in the K3 to "nor", the drive and bypass power feature > doesn't seem to work at all. To have the feature work, I have to have the pwr > set to "by band". > > Sent from my iPad > Chuck, KE9UW > (Jack for BMW motorcycles) > > On Dec 20, 2012, at 5:02 PM, "Gary Gregory" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I believe 1.15 had the issue, and 1.18 is the latest revision that should >> have fixed the issue. >> >> Gary >> >> On 21 December 2012 09:41, GDanner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm having the same issue. >>> >>> Recently I installed a KAT500 & upgraded both the KAT500 & KPA500 firmware. >>> >>> I'm sure the K3 was sensing when to use full power (KPA500 = OFF or STBY) >>> or >>> reduced power (KPA500 = On & OPER) before; it did not seem to matter >>> whether >>> the K3 or KPA500 was turned on first. >>> >>> Now I have to make sure both are on and then switch the KPA500 to STBY then >>> back to OPER otherwise the K3 sends full power (100 watts) to the KPA500 & >>> it faults. >>> >>> George >>> AI4VZ >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Steve Jackson >>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 5:31 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500] latest upgrade >>> >>> Don >>> >>> I believe that I do, and, apparently it wasn't. >>> >>> The new amp code is set to work 'better' with the KAT500, which I do not >>> have, since I would need a remote version and that's either not yet >>> available or it won't ever be available, I can't tell which. >>> >>> I will simply go back to the old version of KPA500 code since it was fine >>> for my use. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> *** >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Steve, >>>> >>>> Do you have both the K3 and the KPA firmware up to the latest level. >>>> I recall seeing something about that relationship before, and I am >>>> thinking it has been fixed. >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> Don W3FPR >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/20/2012 4:43 PM, Steve Jackson wrote: >>>> >>>>> My KPA500 used to very reliably automatically set the radio to the >>> 'drive >>>>> power' setting when I switched the amp on. >>>>> >>>>> Now, I installed the latest amplifier firmware and it doesn't do that >>>>> anymore ... I have to manually toggle the OPER / STBY function. >>>>> >>>>> Was I supposed to change a variable that I missed? >>>>> >>>>> Steve KZ1X >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Gary - VK1ZZ >> Motorhome Portable >> The Shack* >> *Elecraft K3 >> P3 Panadapter >> KPA500FT >> KAT500FT** >> KX3-K >> * >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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
