Bob: The AUX cable requirement makes sense. Can you recommend an aftermarket cable? I’ll need one for the KPA500 and another for the KAT500.
Thanks Tony Sent from my iPad > On Mar 6, 2020, at 2:38 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tony et al: > > Go to the K3S CONFIG menu and PWR SET. Set the value to PER BAND. Then > exit this menu by pressing MENU/CONFIG. There IS NO value to set at this > point. Then with the KPA500 on and in OPER mode, while in RX, set the PWR > value on the K3S to 20 watts or what ever power you wish to drive the amp > with for that band. That is saved for that mode and band. Then on to the > next band. > > When the KPA500 is in STBY mode the power value is what is set on the K3S for > barefoot operation. When the KPA500 is switched to OPER then the power value > is what you have set for that mode and band. This does require the KPA500 > to communicate with the AUX cable. See page 12 Fig 3 of the KPA500 manual > for the configuration. > > If you have the K3S, the KPA500 and the KAT500, then see page 5of the KAT500 > manual, Fig 1 for the correct cables and configuration. > > As they say, it is all in the manuals. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > >> On 3/6/2020 1:07 PM, Tony wrote: >> >>> Tony, The Config Menu has a Per-Band power setting (PWR SET = PEr bAnd) >>> that will set the power output depending on the band selected. If you use >>> the Aux cable between the K3 and KPA500 is is fully automatic and seamless. >>> 73 George AI4VZ >> >> George: >> >> I must be missing something because when I select PER BAND in the config >> menu, there's no power setting to set. >> >> It doesn't display the power like TUN PWR does where the tune power is shown >> within that menu item so you can adjust it. >> >> I have to order the AUX cable, but in the meantime I'd like to use this >> setting with the K3S so any suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> Tony >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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]
