Bob, Of course, you're right. I knew that - somewhere in my head. :-) I'm sure I read it in a post or in the manual.
Guess it's a case of old habits dying hard; I find a low-key, low-power dit to make sure everything is on the green -before- I need it in a pile-up, reassuring. Largely unnecessary, it's true; but reassuring none-the-less. It's not a big deal to me one way or the other. But thanks for the reminder. 73 Chris NW6V On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Robert Friess <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> >> > 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:[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
