[Elecraft] KPA100 Firmware and tPA setting ?

[Phil Wheeler]

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

>Well, I just tried it and tPA under "CAL" will, indeed, display the
>current heat sink temperature. 
>
>So the manual is incorrect where it says, on page 50, regarding the PA
>parameter on the SEC menu:
>
>"The PA parameter has five possible settings:...tPA allows TUNE mode to
>display heat sink temperature." 
>
>I would prefer a 'monitor' position in which it is not possible to
>change the calibration if I merely want to see what it's doing. 
>

Me, too, Ron.  Maybe Wayne will change the firmware; might be easier 
than changing the docs :-)

>But at
>least that works. At the moment I've got a temperature probe mounted
>inside the K2 and it agreed with the temperature reported by CAL tPA
>after transmitting for a while to heat things up.
>
>I've been doing some heavy-duty temperature cycling of the K2 and it's
>nice to know that it is possible to check the actual heat sink
>temperature. Not that the K2 is prone to any serious problems from
>overheating, according to Eric. 
>

Still, it is nice to know when the omelet will be done.

73, Phil