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

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Sorry, didn't mean to be rude, started with 'just use the power  
control' in my head and then realised you wanted a limiter, which at  
present there is not.
-k
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On 14 May 2009, at 17:37, K3JPS wrote:

> 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
> -- 
> Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons,
> For you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!
>
>
> On 14 May 2009, at 17:07, K3JPS wrote:
>
>
> 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?
>
>