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

[D Joyce]

Just to bring everyone up to date on the problem I reported last evening - 
doing the K3 Config:Power Set --> per band (as suggested by Ken K3IU) fixed 
the problem.  Band control works from either the K3 or the KPA500 and K3 
power settings are rememberd for all bands.  Works slick.

73,  Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D Joyce" <d_joyce at sympatico.ca>
To: "Elecraft List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 11:41 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control


> 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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