It all depends on where it is measured. It is switched after the measure point, so you will see a proper reading in both STBY and OPER. It is not applied to the PA in STBY, though.
73! Jack, W6fB > On Oct 27, 2019, at 1:32 PM, Mike Maloney <[email protected]> wrote: > > My kpa shows HV 76 both in standby AND operate. Drops to 61V, key down, 500W > output. AC line input drops from 124 to 122V at same time. > Mike AC5P > On Sunday, October 27, 2019, 03:19:39 PM CDT, Wes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You are putting it into standby two places. Don't you mean "operate" for the > second list of things? > > I have a K-Pod button dedicated to turning VOX on and off. > > Wes N7WS > > On 10/27/2019 11:54 AM, Jack Brindle via Elecraft wrote: >> The specific answer to your question isn’t in the hardware, but rather the >> firmware. With that in mind, >> going to STBY does the following: >> 1) Bypasses the TR switch, so that the signal path goes direct between the >> input and output RF ports. >> 2) Turns off the 60V power to lessen the load. >> 3) It also does some housekeeping things like turn on and off LEDs. >> >> Going into standby adds a few things to the obvious: >> 1) Check that the 270V bias power is valid, >> 2) Enables the TR switch (removing the signal bypass) >> 3) Enables 60V power. >> 4) Again, some housekeeping chores are performed. >> >> Now, what do I do when leaving the op position even for a few minutes? I >> always put the KPA in STBY mode. It just seems safer that way. >> But, I don’t really see much issue with leaving it in OPER mode. >> >> I also have a habit of disabling K3 VOX when I get up. Again, safer. >> >> 73! >> Jack, W6FB >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
