Actually ALC is there because people expect it to be there. We recommend not using ALC between the KPA500 and K3.
73! Jack, W6FB > On Jan 12, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep, the power control circuit does have a bit of initial character > overshoot. This is noticed when changing power levels or when changing > bands and a few other instances which I don't recall. Since it occurs on > the first CW element only, and doesn't fault the amp, I don't consider it of > concern. > > You do have the ALC active from the amp and correctly set in the amp menu and > the K3S menu.......don't you? That's what it is there for. Just be sure > during normal operation the amp ALC is not active as seen on the K3S ALC > indicator. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > On 1/12/2020 11:32 AM, Gary Hunt via Elecraft wrote: >> Just started noticing that occasionally the first character sent on CW will >> peg the watt meter on the KPA500. It does not fault. Sometimes a QSY to a >> different band or even a different band segment will trigger it again, >> sometimes not. Both of my antennas require my KAT500 which seems to have >> found acceptable matches for both antennas on the appropriate bands. It just >> uses a previous found solution when QSYing. Trying to determine which piece >> of equipment might have an issue. Planning on sending the K3 in for a check >> up but was hoping to have a K4 here first. >> Any thoughts? >> 73, Gary KC9EE >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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]
