[Elecraft] KPA-500 / K3 firmware suggestion

[goldtr8 at charter.net]

Hi Group,

I also agree for a fully integrated system this would be the best way to 
have it work.

Since it is software defined system, give it a little time and it will 
be there.

Cheers

Don
KD8NNU


On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:18 PM, ab2tc 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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