Check the KAT500 configuration Initial Power screen to see if Power On When DC Power Applied is checked. Fred KE7X
-----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of bill conkling Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 7:47 PM To: Jack Brindle Cc: elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/KPA500/KAT500 revs 4.83/1.38/1.58 It's plugged into the same PS as the K3. ...bill Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Jack Brindle <jackbrin...@me.com> wrote: >You might want to say how you have the KAT powered. In my station I have a >relay-switch power panel that I built. The relay is powered by the K3’s 12V >output jack. When the K3 turns on, it powers the relay, which the switches 12V >power to the various station boxes, including the KAT500. By the time the K3 >is ready to talk to the KAT, it is awake and listening, as is the KRC2, P3, >etc... > > >Jack B, W6FB > > >On Feb 21, 2014, at 5:44 PM, bill conkling <n...@widomaker.com> wrote: > > >Sounds great but most of the time my KAT500 won't turn on until I turn on the >K3. > > >What now? > > >...bill nr4c > > >Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID > > > >Jack Brindle <jackbrin...@me.com> wrote: > >The KAT500 needs to be powered on whenever the K3 is on in order to avoid >loading the Auxbus. It can be powered up at the same time, but must be on >before the K3 completes its initialization. > >The KPA500 has no restriction, and can be powered on any time before or after >the K3 is turned on. > >Jack Brindle, W6FB > >On Feb 21, 2014, at 2:23 AM, Stephen Prior <eastbrantw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Chuck, >> >> I seem to remember reading that the order of turning on the K-line is >> important. I always turn on the KAT500, then the KPA500 followed by >> the K3/P3. I have not had any issues doing things in that order. >> Maybe this is why you had the 'problem'? >> >> 73 Stephen G4SJP >> >> >> On 21 February 2014 10:19, ke9uw <c-haw...@illinois.edu> wrote: >> >>> Oh yes, I remember now yesterday I got a soft fault on the KPA500. I >>> turned on the K3, the KAT500 went to the pretuned setting on 40M and >>> then I turned on the KPA500 and clicked it into operate. >>> I said one word and the KPA500 went to standby. No red lights. I >>> returned it to operate and everything worked well. Forgot about >>> that...not a problem, but don't know why it did that. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Chuck, KE9UW >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-KPA500-KAT500-revs-4-83-1-38 >>> -1-58-tp7584490p7584507.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list >>> archive at Nabble.com. >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 > >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 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
