I have a Kill A Watt meter. Plugging the kpa 500 in with front switch off draws 
7 watts. Standby draws 12 watts and operate draws 13 watts.  500 watts out on 
20 meters draws 1,140 watts. 
Hope that helps. 
Ken. W0CZ
 w0cz@i29. Net

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> On Oct 27, 2019, at 11:38 AM, Macy monkeys <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I am in and out of the shack all day with various nets and ragchews. Is 
> there any advantage to putting the amp into standby between QSOs...or should 
> I just leave it in operate? 
> 
> John K7FD
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