On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Jim - KE8G <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello All,
> Well, Murphy raised his ugly head this weekend during the ARRL SSCW contest.
>
> I am operating remote and everything was working fine; the K3 radio, KTA500
> tuner, and KPA500 amplifier. I was monitoring things via the Elecraft
> software for the tuner and amp. I was on 80 meters and saw a HI SWR warning
> come on the KPA500 software, but not on the KAT500 software. I clicked the
> "Clear Error" area and then received a Comm ERR.
>
> The KPA500 software seemed to freeze and the only thing I could do was
> terminate the program. I re-started the software and it gave me an error
> message saying it could not make contact with the KPA500. I closed all the
> running programs on the remote PC, and then did a re-boot. All is working
> well except for the KPA500 software. I keep getting an error message telling
> me the KPA500 remote is not running and it can't find the amp.
>
> Any ideas that I can do via the Internet?
Unless you have a way to remotely cycle the AC supply to the KPA500,
you're "SOL". I have a relay on the 220VAC supply going to mine, which
runs off the K3's ACC 12V output, so if I power-cycle the K3, the
KPA500 follows. It is necessary once in a while, when the firmware
hangs.
73,
~iain / N6ML
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