[Elecraft] Error in Kio2 Programmers PDF

[Jack Brindle]

Well, take a look at the KIO2 programmers reference manual for the PC 
instruction.
It states:
"Extended RSP format: PCnnnx; where nnn is power (extended SET format), 
and x is 0 (PA off) or 1 (PA on)."

Which explains why the K2 returns 4 digits for the response. Three for 
power and one for PA on/off.
So the K2 could receive a command to set the power to my mythical 10GW, 
but it could only tell me that the power had been set to 99.9 watts.

And a side note to Wayne: This could actually mean that _I_ am the one 
who "needs a life"...

On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 04:48  PM, Tony Wells wrote:

>> Jack Brindle wrote:
>
>> Actually, it appears that the K2 accepts both formats, and then some.
>> It definitely accepts "PCxxx;" in extended mode, but it also appears 
>> to
>> accept "PCxxxx;" and "PCxxxxx;" as well as "PCxxxxxx;".  In all cases
>
>  Folks,.
>
>  It wasn't the SET so much as  the GET  that alerted me. Go into 
> Extended
>  mode and enter "PC;" You will see nnnn  emitted, not nnn.
>
>  If you think that's esoteric, you should see my paper on the 
> undocumented
>  opcodes inside the Pentium III  8-)

Perhaps I might tempt you to discover the multiplication commands in 
the 8085 CPU which were not disclosed by Intel so as to keep from 
cannibalizing 8086 sales!


-Jack Brindle, WA4FIB
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