Re: [Elecraft] K3+KPA500+Steppir or K3+Expert KFA+ Steppir ?

2014-11-22 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,11/22/2014 2:58 AM, Anton Koval, MW0EDX via Elecraft wrote: I understand that K3 can change, depending on the bands, drive power to equally drive the KPA500 so the same output power will be on all bands ? Yes, the K3 can be set to remember drive power by band and mode. The KPA500 does

Re: [Elecraft] K3+KPA500+Steppir or K3+Expert KFA+ Steppir ?

2014-11-22 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi Anton, I have a K3, KPA500 and two SteppIRs (two controllers). The SteppIRs follow the K3 precisely. It's totally transparent. Just remember to use protection so that you don't accidentally transmit high power when the antenna is tuning. Damage to the SteppIR EHU can result. Use the KPA500 aux

Re: [Elecraft] K3+KPA500+Steppir or K3+Expert KFA+ Steppir ?

2014-11-22 Thread Mike Reublin NF4L
Yes the SteppIR will follow the radio. I don't have a KPA500 so cannot answer that one. 73, Mike NF4L > On Nov 22, 2014, at 5:58 AM, Anton Koval, MW0EDX via Elecraft > wrote: > > GM/GA/GE, > The K3 question in connection with Steppir yagi(s). > Will Steppir yagi follow K3 in the same manner a

[Elecraft] K3+KPA500+Steppir or K3+Expert KFA+ Steppir ?

2014-11-22 Thread Anton Koval, MW0EDX via Elecraft
GM/GA/GE, The K3 question in connection with Steppir yagi(s). Will Steppir yagi follow K3 in the same manner as it follows Icom rigs, that is, one tunes the Icom rig and the Stepper exactly follows it or does one need to transmit on K3 so the Steppir knows where to tune ? Or even manually tune t