[Elecraft] KPA500: OPER/STBY Status Comms Bug With K3?

[Jack Brindle]

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
> 
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