[Elecraft] K3: Storing PWR level in memories

[Jerry.Van]

I hate to add one more request to the firmware enhancements list that 
Elecraft is diligently working on but here goes.

Many were anxiously awaiting the PWR SET>Per Band menu item which has 
now been implemented in the current firmware.  Especially anxious were 
those that are driving SS amplifiers.  While this is a welcome addition 
I don't think it is enough to protect amps, especially the SS amps.

Many times I find myself sometimes using the full 100 watts out of the 
K3 and other times driving an amp which may require considerably less 
power out of the K3 and doing this on all bands that I normally use. 
There is still a danger in driving an amp even with the Power Per Band 
option.  It may be a few minutes later or several days later when I 
decide to go back to a band that I had last set my power level to 100 
watts.  If during this time I decide to crank up the amp I may not 
realize that the K3 is now set to 100 watts in that there is no visual 
indication unless I turn or tap the PWR control.  Now I transmit with 
the amp inline and suffer the potential consequences.  Yes, all of us 
should be more careful but with what seems to be expanded usage of the 
general purpose, quick, and per band memories perhaps there is an easy 
solution.

Might it be a good idea to allow the storage and then recall of the 
power level in those memories on a per band basis?  Personally I would 
like to store a power level appropriate for driving my amp on each band. 
So when I select a particular band via a memory recall I can be 
absolutely assured that it is at a specific and known level each and 
every time that I use one of the memories.  If my intention is to run 
the full 100 watts than I will need to crank the PWR control.  Better 
doing that than risk damage to an amp.  The current PWR SET>Per Band 
would remain intact.

Comments?

Jerry  N8BM