Hi Phil: too bad I didn't jump on it. i didn't realize it had the subreceiver !!!
73, Larry Phil Hystad-3 [via Elecraft] wrote: > Don, > > OK, I may be expecting too much. Actually, I am not sure if I was > expecting as much as I was a little bit surprised by the behavior. I > didn't think that the KPA500 and KX3 communicated with each other > other than RF and Key line but maybe that was enough of a difference > from the K3. The K3 of course in my case has the AUX cable > connections with the KPA500 and KAT500. > > It is not a big deal as long as this is the way it is expected to > work. I was not sure if I had done something wrong or not. > > But, just picked up W1AW/5 MS QRP power with the KX3. Actually, it > was about 6 watts. > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > On Apr 22, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email] > </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7587681&i=0>> wrote: > > > Phil, > > > > I think you may be expecting too much. > > Consider a parallel - a computer communicating with a printer. If > you suddenly switch the printer cable to another computer, would you > expect the printer to continue printing without any intervention? > > > > The "printer" in this comparison is the KPA500 and the two > "computers" are the K3 and the KX3. > > > > It is not unreasonable IMHO to expect that a reset of the KPA500 > would be required. > > > > If the KPA500 were simply an amplifier with no communications > capability with the driving transceiver, switching from one source of > RF input to another should proceed without regard to whatever is the > driving device, but your KPA500 is more than "just an amplifier" > because it can communicate with the K3 or KX3 driving transceiver. > Expecting the KPA500 to switch data streams from two different > transceivers with no intervening reset is not realistic. > > > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > On 4/22/2014 7:41 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: > >> So, is this normal behavior? I wasn't expecting any kind of comms > between the K3 and the KPA500 that affects the STBY/OPER switching. > It does seem that a power on/off cycle for the KPA500 is required to > enable that switch. > >> > >> Is this designed to work this way or is this a flaw in the design > or maybe a missing mini-feature of configuring two different > transceivers with the KPA500. I admit to not scouring all of the > documentation yet on the expected functionality of the STBY/OPER switch. > >> > >> 73, phil, K7PEH > >> > >> > >> On Apr 22, 2014, at 4:14 PM, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email] > </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7587681&i=1>> wrote: > >> > >>> Phil, > >>> > >>> Let me get this straight - the KPA500 is communicating with the > K3, then you switch to the KX3 and the KPA500 does not talk with the KX3. > >>> > >>> If that is what is happening, I would expect that to be the case. > The communications with the K3 is not synchronized with the attempted > communications with the KX3, so a reset (power cycle) of the KPA500 > may be required. > >>> > >>> 73, > >>> Don W3FPR > >>> > >>> On 4/22/2014 7:02 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: > >>>> Some follow-up questions: > >>>> > >>>> OK, I have the KX3 and K3 configured with the KPA500 and KAT500. > Everything seems to work with one little exception. > >>>> > >>>> The exception: > >>>> > >>>> --- initial conditions, K3 is on and switched to use the > KPA500 and KAT500. KX3 is off. > >>>> > >>>> --- using K3 and so on works fine with amp on or with amp in > standby. > >>>> > >>>> --- I turn off K3. Leave KPA500 on but in STBY mode. > >>>> > >>>> --- Switch coax from K3 to KX3 (1x2 switch). > >>>> > >>>> --- Turn on KX3. KPA500 still in STBY mode. > >>>> > >>>> --- Attempt to switch KPA500 to OPER from STBY but switch > does not work. If I power off the > >>>> KPA500 (front panel switch) and power back on then > switch works fine. > >>>> > >>>> I have experimented with all kinds of starting initial conditions > and order of events but whenever > >>>> the KPA500 is left on after using the K3 and then switching to > the KX3, the switch on the KPA500 > >>>> to go from STBY to OPER does not work. 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