[Elecraft] [K3] K3: Limit output power with KPA3?

[K3JPS]

Well obviously it is the power control.  What I simply wanted to know was
whether or not the ability existed to set software limits on that physical
control.  To me, it doesn't seem like a hard thing to implement in firmware.

The reason for asking is I'm limited in terms of how much output power I can
run with an amplifier.  If I wanted to tune with max drive being
40-50 watts, then I wanted to know if there was a way of setting limits on
the power control knob.  I've made the mistake of adjusting power output
instead of compression on more than one occasion.

73 James

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:10 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF <
M0XDF at alphadene.co.uk> wrote:

> surely this is the PWR control - there is no way to set an upper limit as
> far as I know.
> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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> On 14 May 2009, at 17:07, K3JPS wrote:
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>> Dear all,
>>
>> I've checked the KPA3 manual along with the K3 manual, and didn't find any
>> mention of a way to limit maximum output power with the KPA3.
>>
>> What I'd like to know then, is there something buried within the menu that
>> would allow me to set max output to something like 30 - 40 watts?  That
>> way
>> if I inadvertently adjust the CMP/PWR knob when it's set to PWR (and I
>> mean
>> to adjust compression instead), that it doesn't go above a pre-defined
>> setting?
>>
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