[Elecraft] KPA-500 / K3 firmware suggestion

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

Actually, if I'm interpreting the messages properly, you will be able
to switch between 500w and 100w just by placing the KPA500 in active
or standby mode ... provided you have the AUXBUX connection in place.
The K3 will "notice" whether the KPA500 is active or not, and choose a
different output level (preset by you) for each situation.

The continuous adjustment would be useful if you wanted to dial in a
power level less than 500w, without having to search for it while
watching a meter....

    ~iain / N6ML


On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 10:18 PM, ab2tc <ab2tc at arrl.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Why the negative reaction to this suggestion? I think it would be really
> useful if I could operate the K3/KPA500 combo as if it was a single
> transmitter with power settings from (whatever the lower K3 power is) to the
> full 500W and turn the KPA-500 on and off accordingly. The real context is
> what do I have to do to quickly switch from 100W to 500W when I realize I am
> not going to break through the pileup. Without this feature I would have to
>
> 1) switch the KPA-500 from standby to active
> 2) dial back the K3 power to whatever is appropriate for this band
>
> I am sure this can be done with a macro, but having this built in would be
> more than "nifty".
>
> Knut
>
>
> David Gilbert wrote:
>>
>> Aside from it possibly being "nifty", in what real world context would
>> you find that to be useful?
>>
>> 73,
>> Dave  AB7E
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/7/2011 1:55 PM, Toby Deinhardt wrote:
>>> Hi Wayne&  the list,
>>>
>>> not sure if this has been suggested before, but it would be really nifty
>>> if when using a KPA-500 together with a K3/100 the power would be
>>> continuously be adjustable from milliwatts up to 500 W.
>>
>>
>
>
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