The KPA500 is a full-break-in amplifier without doing anything to it. There is 
no setup, you just use it.
There is no communications between the K3 and KPA500 as to the need for 
break-in,  just set the
K3 or K3S as desired (break-in or not) and the KPA500 will work just fine!

- Jack Brindle, W6FB
Elecraft Engineering

> On Jun 17, 2017, at 9:18 PM, Steve Ireland <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Fred
> 
> Thank you so much for the information and the K-line intro_guide PDF – very 
> much appreciated!  It looks like the key to the situation is connecting the 
> ACC connector from the K3S to the KPA500 and, once this is done, the KPA500 
> will follow the K3S settings, i.e. if the K3S is set to full-break in, the 
> KPA500 will follow this.
> 
> Have a great weekend!!!
> 
> Vy 73
> 
> Steve, VK6VZ 
> 
> From: Cady, Fred 
> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2017 10:51 AM
> To: Steve Ireland ; [email protected] 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A question about using the K3S with KPA500 on 
> fullbreak-in
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> Maybe the K-line_intro_guide.pdf available at 
> http://www.ke7x.com/home/k-line-introduction-and-set-up-guide might help.  
> Although written for the K3, there isn't anything different you need to do 
> for the K3S.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred KE7X
> 
> 
> 
> For all KE7X Elecraft books, see www.elecraft.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on 
> behalf of Steve Ireland <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 8:03 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Elecraft] A question about using the K3S with KPA500 on full 
> break-in 
> 
> G’day
> 
> A good friend of mine for who English is not his first language is wanting to 
> run full-break in with his K3S and KPA500. The KPA500 manual appears not to 
> have a section in it on doing full break-in with the K3S. 
> 
> Please can someone on the list let me know what interconnections/cables are 
> required between the two transceivers to do this and whether there are any 
> menu selections that need to be made, so I can pass this information onto him.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Vy 73
> 
> Steve, VK6VZ/G3ZZD  
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