[Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control

[Ken Wagner K3IU]

And... make sure the K3 CONFIG:PWR SET 
is on Per Band.

Does the KPA500 really have Firmware 
version 1.11???

73, Ken K3IU
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On 8/13/2011 6:42 AM, Ken Wagner K3IU 
wrote:
> Make sure that you turned on the Aux 
> Bus in the KPA menu.
> 73,
> Ken K3IU
>
> On 8/12/2011 11:41 PM, D Joyce wrote:
>> Group:  I'm checking out a recently 
>> completed KPA500 (#234) running FW 
>> V1.11 with a K3/10 running FW Ver 
>> 4.36.   The K3/100 with which it will 
>> eventually be used is otherwise tied 
>> up and I wanted to confirm the the 
>> per-band power control feature when 
>> used with the K3.  (I'm using the AUX 
>> interface cable.)
>>
>> It doesn't seem to work as described 
>> in the KPA500 Owner's Manual Rev B - 
>> see page 9 Item 4 under 
>> Transmitting.  If I put the Amp in 
>> Standby and set the K3 for 5 W as a 
>> low power level and then turn the Amp 
>> to Operate and run the K3 up to a 
>> drive level of about 8 W to produce 
>> about 100 Watts from the KPA500, then 
>> when I turn the Amp back to Standby 
>> the power level is 8 W not 5W.
>>
>> Perhaps the per-band power control is 
>> dependent on using a K3/100 not a K3/10.
>>
>> Anyone else seeing the same thing?
>>
>> 73,  Doug  VE3MV
>>
>>
>>
>>
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