[Elecraft] Fw: KPA500 kit

[Dave Perry]

Andy,

How do you get the KPA500 to turn on when you turn on the K3?  Mine do not
 do that.

 Thanks,

 Dave, N4QS

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew Faber" <andrewfaber at ymail.com>
> To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 3:40 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 kit
>
>
>> Just to whet everyone's appetites further, here's a one week report on my
>> new KPA500 (ser. 077, almost matches my K3, ser. 076), built as a Field 
>> Test
>> kit.
>>  The assembly was very straightforward, easier than the K3.  It was 
>> speeded
>> up by the fact that the parts inventory was missing from the preliminary 
>> kit
>> manual, so no time was spent checking for completeness -- I just kept
>> building, waiting to see if anything crucial had been omitted (nothing 
>> was).
>> There was a pre-production glitch with a ribbon cable, but that was 
>> quickly
>> remedied by Bob Wolbert, K6XX, the project manager, and the finished kit
>> works great.
>>  Although this may not bear management's approval, I gave it several 
>> hours
>> of workout in the All Asian contest this weekend, running JA's at a 
>> steady
>> 600 watts on my wattmeter.  Nary a problem, and the temperature readout
>> never went above 60 degrees C. (it's rated for 90 degrees C.).
>>  The integration with the K3 is delightful.  The amp and radio follow 
>> each
>> other's band changes, and the K3 remembers two power levels, the standby 
>> and
>> operate levels, and switches automatically.  The KPA500 also comes on 
>> when
>> you turn on the K3 (provided the main power switch on the back of the amp 
>> is
>> on), so it's just like having a more powerful radio.  All in all, 
>> operation
>> is really seamless with the K3.  I imagine it would be almost as good 
>> with
>> any other radio, as the amp, when not connected to the K3, switches bands
>> with the first dit due to rf sampling.
>>  Anyway, I'm one happy camper with the KPA500, and wanted to share my
>> experience.
>>  73, andy ae6y
>>
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