Is the KPA switching to the same band as the K3? It should but is it? Fred Cady fcady at ieee dot org > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- > boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Withers > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 7:05 AM > To: Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA) > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 and/or KAT500 problem? > > Same problem plus terrible audio. Fighting it for days and have given > up. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID > > "Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA)" <p...@telepost.gl> wrote: > > >Just had a problem on the KPA+KAT setup while working on 80m last > night. It worked without any problems until that moment, so I'm > confident something really did change. > >I have contacted Elecraft support, but it occurs to me that someone in > this forum might have had a similar experience and may know what has > gone wrong. > > > >On a D.L. either directly on the KPA or via the KAT I have a high SWR > on the K3 (ATU in bypass mode) as soon as the KPA is set OPER. > >I need K3 P= 60W to produce 500W into the D.L , but since the K3 SWR > is so high I don't know what power is received by the KPA. Before all > this I needed 18W to get 500W out on 80m. > > > >With the KPA in STBY the KAT operates normally on both my antennas > with K3 at 100W. > >While still on the antenna with KAT having the C and L values found > above, as soon as I set KPA = OPER - even with K3 power set to 2W - I > see a very high SWR on both KPA and KAT, while the KPA indicates no > current or output power. > > > >I am confused, but probably one single fault can explain this. > >Anyone here knows? > > > >73 de OZ4UN > >Poul-Erik > > > >______________________________________________________________ > >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 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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