Chris, You don't have to go to STBY and send a dit for a band change to avoid hot switching. When the need to bandswitch is detected, the KPA500 automatically goes to BYPASS, performs the band change, and then switches itself back in line all within a small fraction of a second.
Bob, N6CM On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Chris Rutkowski <chrisr...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi George. > > I use a KX3 with a KPA500 as my everyday rig. > > With the KX3 set for maximum output (12W) into resonant antennas (SWRs > <1.5:1) in the CW portions of the band I see from 160W on 20M up to > about 220W on 10M. I don't use SSB often enough to recall, but they in > a similar range. > > Thus the real-world and the math agree. > > Operationally, the auto-band changing of the amp allows me to QSY and > transmit without thinking about the amp - it just tracks nicely. > However, I -do- usually give the amp a single dit in STBY mode to get > the band right. No sense hot-switching everything needlessly. > > 73 Chris NW6V > > > On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 12:34 PM, George Rebong <ke6t...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> I would like to try this combination and wonder how many watts will I > get > >> out in the KPA-500. > >> Happy Thanks Giving > >> > >> 73 > >> George > >> > >> Sent from my iPad 3G > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
