[Elecraft] One minor issue with the KPA500

[Dave Perry]

Richard,

I noticed the same thing with my new KPA500.  I searched the archives and found this note from Jack at Elecraft.

Dave, N4QS

This is a timing problem in the communications, and will be fixed in the next firmware release.

Jack Brindle, W6FB
Elecraft Engineering

On Jun 7, 2011, at 10:05 AM, John K3TN wrote:

> If I hit the Oper/Stby buttons on the KPA500, the K3 displays a message and
> selects the proper power drive level. However, I've enabled BAND CHG to
> STBY, which switches the KPA500 to STBY whenever I change bands. It does
> that, but going to STANDBY by changing bands does NOT send the STBY message
> to the K3, so the K3 drive level stays at the OPER level, even though the
> KPA500 is in STBY.
> 
> Shouldn't the KPA500 tell the K3 it has gone to standby via QSY? That would
> keep things in synch better.
> 
> John K3TN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Squire - HB9ANM" <hb9anm at bluewin.ch>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 2:05 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] One minor issue with the KPA500


> My KPA500 is working like a champ with my K3 and AUX cable.
> But I noticed when BAND CHG is set to STBY (which I prefer in order to avoid
> tuning my dipole on the new band with 400 W instead of 20 W by mistake!),
> the KPA500 does go into STBY when changing bands but the K3 keeps the lower
> power setting and does not return to 100 W. This does not happen if BAND CHG
> is set to NOR.
> Anyone else noticed this?
> I guess that can be resolved in some future FW release
> 
> 73
> Richard
> 
> 
> -----
> Richard - HB9ANM
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