On Fri,3/20/2015 6:14 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I realize that one normally interrupts the amp via the key line, but it seems a little more straightforward in my particular case to do it via the inhibit line.
I think you're doing it the hard way, Jim. The KPA500 senses RF very quickly, so you don't need to feed it band data. A dit or a tap on the mic is enough. I would do only whatever switching you need to protect the tuner. If the tuner has a "loop-through" interrupt relay for the amp key line, I would use that. If it doesn't, go ahead and use the inhibit on the KPA.
Also, the KPA500 drives to full power with about 30W, so that should be your usual power out setting for the FT3000, except on 30M, where 12W is about right. Most auto tuners are happy with those drive levels.
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