[Elecraft] KPA-500 from Orlando

[Wayne Burdick]

Yes.

You might also take a look at our KRC2 band decoder, which provides  
per-band sink and source outputs to drive antenna relays, etc. It can  
be controlled directly from a K3.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Feb 15, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Mike wrote:

> Wayne -
>
> Can the K3 drive a band decoder (aka automagic antenna sw) and the  
> KPA500
> simultaneously via the 15 pin connector?
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
> On 2/15/2011 4:05 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>> Jack, doesn't the k3 have a way of automatically setting the band on
>>> the KPA500?
>> Yes. It can do this in two ways: (a) RF sensing; (b) band data from
>> the K3.
>>
>> The K3 can be connected to the KPA500 via the 15-pin connector. This
>> will provide band data for the amp when the K3's band is changed. But
>> it will also allow you to use the amp's band switches to change bands
>> on the radio, see a report of amp fault conditions, operate/standby
>> status, etc.
>>
>> The nice thing about having the K3 know about amp operate/standby
>> status is that the K3 can provide two entirely different per-band
>> power-level setups. When you put the amp into operate condition, it
>> will retrieve all of the amp drive levels you set up on each band.
>> When you go to standby, the K3 will use its "barefoot" power  
>> settings.
>>
>> Some of this is still being tested and has not been provided to field
>> testers yet.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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