[Elecraft] KPA-500 / K3 firmware suggestion

[David Gilbert]

All of these responses fall into the category of "it would be cool to 
watch it work" rather than "it would be useful in such-and-such 
situation because ....".

I still don't get it.  Every situation that I can think of where you 
might want to adjust the power between 100 watts and 500 watts (150 watt 
contest limit, 100 watt limit on 30m, 250 watt limit on certain 
antennas, etc) is going to require 1) a decision and 2) an action (i.e., 
turning a knob).  Whether you turn the knob up to increase the power or 
turn it down after you turn on the amp, you still have to adjust that 
little knob while watching a meter.  The only thing I can see that would 
be gained by a "fully integrated system" might be not having to manually 
turn on the amp.

Can anyone explain to me what else would be gained??  Somebody please 
give it a try.

Dave   AB7E



On 4/7/2011 6:51 PM, goldtr8 at charter.net wrote:
> 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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