[Elecraft] KPA100 Firmware and tPA setting ?

[Phil Wheeler]

That's different, Gary.  We all have done CAL tPa in the CAL menu.  But 
there is apparently supposed to be an entry related to tPa for 
monitoring purposes in the PA menu.

73, Phil

Gary Bartlett wrote:

>Phil:
>
>    I accessed tPa via the CAL menu a couple of times after having run my
>rig hard during contests.  The internal temp never exceeded 60 deg C, which
>is well below the threshold of alarm but slightly above a heatsink
>temperature which was comfortable to the touch.
>
>Gary
>VE1RGB
>K2 #2519 (and another one on the way)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Wheeler" <w7ox@earthlink.net>
>To: <rondec@easystreet.com>
>Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 9:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA100 Firmware and tPA setting ?
>
>
>  
>
>>Or maybe it was never there .. or is planned for a later rev.  Has
>>anyone used this feature?
>>
>>73, Phil
>>
>>Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Got a follow-up message off-line that this feature had been dropped
>>>intentionally!
>>>
>>>Could this be true??
>>>
>>>If so why???
>>>
>>>See what happens when the documentation is not 'up to date' ...
>>>questions, questions, questions.... Hi!
>>>
>>>Ron AC7AC
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>
>>>I have the same question, so I've been watching for an answer since
>>>Saturday...
>>>
>>>Did I miss it?  I don't find the tPA setting as described in the manual
>>>either...
>>>
>>>Ron AC7AC
>>>K2 # 1289
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>My KPA100 manual shows five possible settings for the PA parameters, one
>>>of which - tPA - "allows TUNE mode to display heat sink temperature" My
>>>KPA100 has firmware v1.06, but will not display tPA: all I can get is
>>>OFF, ON, Fx.xx, and E.
>>>
>>>Is it me, or is this function not available in v1.06 ?
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>