Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
Jim, if you're observing unexpected behavior with the K3 Utility please consult the K3 Utility Help section on that topic. If I get a question that isn't answered in Help, I try to get that question answered in a subsequent revision of the K3 Utility's Help text. The first two sentences in the K3 Utility Help topic on 50 Watt Transmitter Gain Calibration are The 50 watt calibration page is shown only if a KPA3 100-watt Power Amplifier has been installed and enabled through the K3 CONFIG:KPA3 menu selection. The K3 CONFIG:KPA3 menu selection must be PA nor for 50 watt calibration. I don't know how you initially got the KPA3 out of PA nor, but that's what has to change to get more than 12 watts. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W3CP Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:01 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W) The K3 went to LP yesterday without me knowing it. I was surprised that no one on the QCWA CW net could hear me until I finally looked at the power meter. When CONFIG TX GN is examined, it says LP but I don't find a way to make it go to HP. If the PA has failed the K3 didn't tell me. I had planned on using the K3 for the 7th Call Area party tomorrow, and I hope some one can help this over-the-hill operator understand how to use this radio. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
Many thanks to W6NIA,NT6A,N5GE, AB7R for advice and suggestions, but still no success. Finally went to Elecraft Utility, did a update and turned the radio off. What software were you using when the K3 was put into the low power mode? If your software is using the K22 enhanced command set and sets low power using the enhanced command (PC###N where N=0) the KPA3 is disabled. The solution is to use the same software to reset power to more than 20 watts (PC0201) or use CONFIG:KAPA3 to enable high power (PA nor). Longer term, application software should avoid the enhanced K2 CAT command mode or always use the set power command with 1 as the final digit (e.g., PC0101 to set 10 watts) to avoid disabling the KPA3. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W3CP Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:24 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W) Many thanks to W6NIA,NT6A,N5GE, AB7R for advice and suggestions, but still no success. Finally went to Elecraft Utility, did a update and turned the radio off. Sometime later I turned the radio on and it was on HP! All operation seemed normal; it could be switched from HP to LP and then back to HP with the PWR knob, just as it should and as it didn't when the problem ocurred. Sort of an unsatisfactory fix, don't know the cause or the cure. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
That is the answer Joe. I was caught on this using K3 EZ program. I was doing a SWR plot on my antenna and it set it to low power and did not set it back. I had to look around to see what was going on but figured it out. I hope that gets fixed. Lee Buller - K0WA The New Kansas QSO Party - August 29, Sat 9am-9pm and August 30 Sun 9am-3pm CDT More Info at: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/ In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? --- On Sat, 5/2/09, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: From: Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W) To: 'W3CP' w...@charter.net, elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8:48 AM Many thanks to W6NIA,NT6A,N5GE, AB7R for advice and suggestions, but still no success. Finally went to Elecraft Utility, did a update and turned the radio off. What software were you using when the K3 was put into the low power mode? If your software is using the K22 enhanced command set and sets low power using the enhanced command (PC###N where N=0) the KPA3 is disabled. The solution is to use the same software to reset power to more than 20 watts (PC0201) or use CONFIG:KAPA3 to enable high power (PA nor). Longer term, application software should avoid the enhanced K2 CAT command mode or always use the set power command with 1 as the final digit (e.g., PC0101 to set 10 watts) to avoid disabling the KPA3. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W3CP Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:24 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W) Many thanks to W6NIA,NT6A,N5GE, AB7R for advice and suggestions, but still no success. Finally went to Elecraft Utility, did a update and turned the radio off. Sometime later I turned the radio on and it was on HP! All operation seemed normal; it could be switched from HP to LP and then back to HP with the PWR knob, just as it should and as it didn't when the problem ocurred. Sort of an unsatisfactory fix, don't know the cause or the cure. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
Many thanks to W6NIA,NT6A,N5GE, AB7R for advice and suggestions, but still no success. Finally went to Elecraft Utility, did a update and turned the radio off. Sometime later I turned the radio on and it was on HP! All operation seemed normal; it could be switched from HP to LP and then back to HP with the PWR knob, just as it should and as it didn't when the problem ocurred. Sort of an unsatisfactory fix, don't know the cause or the cure. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
And strangely, this problem will never trouble you again I hope so, anyway. 73, matt W6NIA On Sat, 02 May 2009 05:23:43 +, you wrote: Many thanks to W6NIA,NT6A,N5GE, AB7R for advice and suggestions, but still no success. Finally went to Elecraft Utility, did a update and turned the radio off. Sometime later I turned the radio on and it was on HP! All operation seemed normal; it could be switched from HP to LP and then back to HP with the PWR knob, just as it should and as it didn't when the problem ocurred. Sort of an unsatisfactory fix, don't know the cause or the cure. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
The K3 went to LP yesterday without me knowing it. I was surprised that no one on the QCWA CW net could hear me until I finally looked at the power meter. When CONFIG TX GN is examined, it says LP but I don't find a way to make it go to HP. If the PA has failed the K3 didn't tell me. I had planned on using the K3 for the 7th Call Area party tomorrow, and I hope some one can help this over-the-hill operator understand how to use this radio. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
I'm using FW rev MCU 3.11 / DSP 2.15, but a lot of revs back I saw the K3 reset to LP from HP when a high SWR was encountered. Only noticed this afterward [not watching the RF power meter at the time]. Had to manually set CONFIG:KPA3 back to nor to get HP capability back. I haven't seen this since, but it might be a bug. For my part, I just thought it was operator error... 73, matt W6NIA K3 #24 On Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:51 +, you wrote: The K3 went to LP yesterday without me knowing it. I was surprised that no one on the QCWA CW net could hear me until I finally looked at the power meter. When CONFIG TX GN is examined, it says LP but I don't find a way to make it go to HP. If the PA has failed the K3 didn't tell me. I had planned on using the K3 for the 7th Call Area party tomorrow, and I hope some one can help this over-the-hill operator understand how to use this radio. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
On Fri, 1 May 2009 01:00:51 -, W3CP w...@charter.net wrote: The K3 went to LP yesterday without me knowing it. I was surprised that no one on the QCWA CW net could hear me until I finally looked at the power meter. When CONFIG TX GN is examined, it says LP but I don't find a way to make it go to HP. If the PA has failed the K3 didn't tell me. I had planned on using the K3 for the 7th Call Area party tomorrow, and I hope some one can help this over-the-hill operator understand how to use this radio. 73, Jim w3cp [snip] Did you try increasing the power with the PWR knob at the lower left of VFO A? Tom, N5GE K3 #806, K3 #1055 XV144, XV432 W1 and other small kits. http://www.n5ge.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] How do I make my K3 go to HP (100 W)
Jim, If you have the power set above 13W it will say HP. Exit the menu and change the Power setting to below 13W and it will say LP. 73 Greg AB7R On Apr 30, 2009, at 6:00 PM, W3CP wrote: The K3 went to LP yesterday without me knowing it. I was surprised that no one on the QCWA CW net could hear me until I finally looked at the power meter. When CONFIG TX GN is examined, it says LP but I don't find a way to make it go to HP. If the PA has failed the K3 didn't tell me. I had planned on using the K3 for the 7th Call Area party tomorrow, and I hope some one can help this over-the-hill operator understand how to use this radio. 73, Jim w3cp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
