[Elecraft] K2 Firmware change request

[Hank Kohl K8DD]

And this is very important even for SO1R stations who move stations or get 
moved
to other bands!

And thanks for the Q's in NAQP, Tor

73    Hank    aka Duck

At 8/9/2004 11:29 AM, Torsten Clay wrote:

>I used my pair of K2/100's in last weekend's NAQP CW. Band conditions were
>pretty good for August, and I ended up with 789 qso's. I use the pair
>SO2R, meaning I am listening on one band while transmitting simultaneously
>on another band.  In the NAQP mults count on every band (including 160),
>and you change bands a lot.
>
>I was reminded again of a K2 firmware "bug" that has been very annoying to
>me: after changing bands, the K2 transmit power is reset to zero. I takes
>several dits for the power to come up to 100%. That means if I change
>bands, the first station I call gets something like "AOGW" instead of
>N4OGW! If I forgot to hit the tune button or send a string of random dits,
>the station I was calling frequently came back with "?" I'd rather not
>have to QRM other stations "tuning up" every time I change bands.
>
>Is it possible to make the K2 start out at 100% TX power? Is this supposed
>to protect the finals?
>
>In the NA Sprint contest (coming up in September!) this is a really big
>deal. There, you must QSY after calling CQ, and if the station I am
>calling misses my call, I may never hear him again!
>
>Tor
>AOGW
>
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