[Elecraft] KpA500 to K3 band change,fault/status

[shwhafen at comcast.net]

For you who will be soon getting   a KPA500 to add to your K3, don't forget to download the latest firmware for the K3: MCU 4.36, DSP, DSP2.73. Probably most have already routinely downloaded these .Among other things, these updates enable the individual band buttons on  the KPA500 to set the band on the K3 and allows two sets of power per band on  the K3:One for use of the K3 only["barefoot"] and the other for the amp on line. We certainly don't want to overdrive the KPA500.

Yes, I forgot, briefly, to do this download on my factory assembled serial nr 71 and could not do the control mentioned above.. All is fine now..this is my first amp[after 61 years a ham] If this is to be your first amp too, don't forget the power limitations on some bands, such as the 30 meter band.   I really like this amp.As my antenna is just a "screwdriver", it can help me be heard.....

73, Steve, W6HPK